By Sheila McMillan
On June 15th, 16th and 17th , 2023 Viki Kidd had her first Sheep Herding Clinic which was held at Handy Dog Farm. I was one of the lucky ten participants who received education and then practiced…
Read moreJul 17 2023
By Sheila McMillan
On June 15th, 16th and 17th , 2023 Viki Kidd had her first Sheep Herding Clinic which was held at Handy Dog Farm. I was one of the lucky ten participants who received education and then practiced…
Read moreJul 7 2023
By Cynthia Palmer and Annie-Claude Laniel
What it Takes to Organize for a Clinic...and then the ABCQ clinic itself!
By Cynthia Palmer
Two years ago John did a clinic for the ABCQ at the Rember farm in Ormstown QC. It…
Read moreJun 23 2023
By Daniel Turcotte
In order to become a pilot, I had to fly several hours accompanied by an instructor. That’s just the way it is, we all need help at some point in our lives to perform better at work,…
Read moreJun 2 2023
Read moreI had a delightful time at the Learn to Trial Better day for novice handlers at Jimmie’s Farm, near Athens, led by a wonderfully supportive team of Anne Wheatley, Carol Guy and Lorna Savage. Of course, much…
Jun 2 2023
By Beth Harris
The first event of the Learn to Trial Better Series was hosted at Cloudberry Farm near Roseneath, Ontario. The weather was perfect - sun blazing with a nice breeze cutting through the heat. The field was long…
Read moreMay 19 2023
by Kent Kuykendall
This article first appeared in the OBCC newsletter in 2001. Descended from three generations of shepherds, Kent’s life’s work has encompassed his passion for border collies for decades. His long and distinguished trialing career includes Reserve Champion…
Read moreMay 3 2023
By Peter Bangarth (with additional content provided by Aoife)
Bitter, cold wind driving a steady pelting of rain. And yearling sheep unaccustomed to dogs. What could
be a better environment for a day-long clinic for rookie handlers and dogs? Well,…
Apr 28 2023
By Bruce Fogt, reprinted with permission of the author and The Working Border Collie in 2009 OBCC newsletter
Using a variety of terrain when training a dog is perhaps one of the most important tools in building a really useful…
Read moreApr 21 2023
By Mary Thompson
Let me begin by saying that “setting sheep” for a fellow handler’s run is a very important job at any trial. A well set packet of sheep gives every handler the best chance of a great score…
Read moreApr 14 2023
By Helen Knibb
We talk about it, this idea of getting ‘inside’ the dog’s head – but how do we do it, and how do we know when we have got it? Over a two-day clinic co-coordinated by Celeste Lacroix…
Read moreMar 19 2023
By Tania Costa
Lee was able to assess each dog by watching the outrun lift and fetch and taught many of us “out”. Basically this was a means to have the dog lie down as they are doing their outrun…
Read moreMar 19 2023
The Learning and Development Committee presented their first OBCC online clinic with Lee Lumb, the 2021 CBCA Champion, in March 2022.
Here is some feedback from participants:
I found the clinic excellent and great value for the price. Lee is…
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