Park Pictures

Mo and Izzy the Lab. Mo running down the trail. Mo and Apollo the Golden Rtev.

Yeah! She's home!!

Mo is finally home! Back from a romp with a "Mr. Stud" at her breeder's kennel. Around April 3rd we will get an ultrasound done to see if she in whelp and hopefully how many puppies. Keep your fingers crossed!! Anyway, Mo has settled back in and never missed a beat. She has picked right back up on her agility and obedience training like she was never gone. We were supposed to go to herding class tonight, but I think we will put it on the back burner until maternity leave is over. It will be too difficult to keep up continuity with her missing so much. Welcome home Mo!!

March 10 2006

PUPPIES???? Well maybe. Mo came into season and was sent back to her breeder. She has been mated with CH Duwest Stonewash Blues. He is a very nice blue male with tons of substance and type. I will post some pictures soon. I really miss Mo and can't wait 'till she comes home!!!

February 16 2006

Besides training for the herding arena, we have been going to Agility(pre agility) class at Dallas Dog Sports. Mo is incredibly smart. A trait this breed is known for; as is the independent thinking which sometimes gets her in trouble! :-) It has been very interesting learning new techniques. I was used to Kohler methods and choke chains, but this has been all positive reinforcement .... Clicker training. All I can say is WOW!!!!!!!!!! For anyone that doesn't know what I'm talking about, do some research. It is absolutely amazing watching the dog's mind working, learning the commands and tasks and loving it!!! Mo is a natural. She is very athletic and appears to be catching on quickly.

February 9 2006

Well, Mo has been doing ok in herding. Sometimes she acts like the sheep do not exist. Then the next time she wakes up and starts working. Marie says she's just learning to balance the "pressure". We got to work goats for the first time and Mo LOVED them. They move quicker and it really turned her on. The only problem was I am not that far along in my handling skills so she almost had goat for lunch! There is so much to remember. The trainer has been having me add a few voice commands to our training now and it's a little mind blowing!

February 2 2006

Now my hubby and I are officially hard core ACD fans!!! "Mo, the legendary kid, aka Diva, aka hey I'm talking to you! Has settled in and has been having great fun teaching us how to teach an aristocratic individual lady like herself. We went to our first herding lesson last night. What a blast!!! So many neat people & dogs! There was a lot going on with action in several different pens & pastures. At first Mo was more interested in trying to greet everyone & eat sheep poo than actually paying attention, but by our 3rd & 4th turns in the pen she was engaging and actually trying to figure the game out. Quite interesting to watch just how flat a red blur can make itself when it's nipping a heel. Marie Keopke said the "light bulb" went off in her head. The dog did much better than me. I felt like a complete idiot... turn, stop, watch your sheep, get off the fence, step on the long line, don't step in the long line, go, stop, turn, push your dog out with the stick - no! not that much! Turn into your dog, no the other way, push , back off, ....... Whew! well you get the idea. Anyway, we had a super time and can hardly wait for our next lesson.I'll keep ya'll updated on our progress.

December 1 2005

Miss 'Mo Betta" came to live with us in late November. We were actually looking for a blue male pup, but fell in love with Mo! Thank you Michael Stettler for allowing this darling diva to come be a part of our pack! Michael finished her conformation championship from the "bred by" class and now it's up to us to see what else she can do. For the time being she is getting adjusted to a house cat(which she's never seen before), three rowdy teenagers, two Labs & a Golden Retriever.