We have begun the journey towards the infamous Bluegrass Classic Sheepdog Trial, taking a detour to Chillicothe, Illinois to partake in the Three Sisters SDT, a beautiful farm donated, not surprisingly, by three sisters to the area to be used for local agricultural type events.
The Open trial started on Friday, and the field was quite tricky...lots of undulations and blind spots. Mary Lou ran second in the trial and it was hard to see the sheep due the morning lighting. After giving Dyna a quick widening whistle on the outrun to help her see the sheep, Dyna ran very well, but a missed cross-drive panel combined with the commands on the outrun numbed her to 7th place.
Craig and I were fortunate to manage a high-headed ewe around for an 83, which held the top spot until the last few runs of the day. We finished in 2nd place.
Open 2 has started, more tonight!
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Dogs on Wicklow hike
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