Getting ready for our sheepdog trial
We've been busting our butts for the past couple of weeks getting our place ready for a 3 day sheepdog trial on our farm. We put up the set-out pen a few weekends ago. Last weekend we put in 22h...
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Gunner45 wrote:
Oh man, I wish we were closer so we could help! My 14 yr old daughter and I went to our first agility trial this summer and helped in the ring both days :) We had a blast and would love to help at a herding trial!
~ Dori ~
There is no better way to learn about a sport than working the events, that is for sure. People who are willing to help out are the heart of any event! I'll never forget the first time I worked the rings at an agility trial....as the "newbie", they saddled me with straightening the "chute" in the Excellent B class (Now called Masters). Biggest class, lasted several hours, up and down for every dog that ran. Boy were my knees sore!
Herding trials don't have the same "manic" pace as agility, but nobody has ever turned down a willing volunteer! :)
