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Tag Archives: shepherding
Herding Dog Demonstrations, 2017
Several times a year we load up some of our sheep and our Border Collies and travel to festivals to put on demonstrations. They are herding dog demonstrations, but much more. As the dogs amaze the crowds with their focused … Continue reading
Posted in Border Collies, John's Posts, Sheep
Tagged demonstrations, dog, herding, kline creek farm, Naper Settlement, Sheepdogs, shepherding, shepherds, St. James Farm
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The Glories of Glum and Sheep Keepers New Year
Lots of people complain when clouds and rains come. They think it dreary. Not me—especially when we have endured the long, hot, dry summer of 2012. I complained when there was not a cloud in the sky for days … Continue reading
Posted in Border Collies, Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Sheep
Tagged animals, Border Collies, Dogs, drought, farm, heatherhope, rain, ram, Sheep, sheepdog, Sheepdogs, shepherd, shepherding
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Post-Sheep-Handling Thoughts on Olympian Spirit
The great 19th century Danish-Lutheran philosopher, Soren Kierkegaard, wrote scathingly of a certain bishop who was called a “faithful witness of the truth” at his funeral. Kierkegaard thought that faithful witnesses, or, what he would also call “knights of faith,” … Continue reading
Posted in Border Collies, Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Sheep
Tagged animals, athletes, athletics, Border Collies, cross, Dogs, farm, handling, heatherhope, heroes, olympian, Olympics, Sheep, sheepdog, Sheepdogs, shepherd, shepherding, suffering
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Saving 254 from Death by Bloat
It had been one of those busy days–even a rough day—so Connie and I felt sufficiently sorry for ourselves that we got carry out Chinese food for dinner. We got up from our meal and I saw that telltale … Continue reading
Posted in Border Collies, Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Sheep
Tagged animals, bloat, Border Collies, Dogs, heatherhope, Sheep, sheepdog, Sheepdogs, shepherd, shepherding
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Prayerfully Gathering with Spot
February 2, 2012 As an apprentice sheepdog, Spot has had a tumultuous work history. With the help of the insights from three of the very best sheepdog trainers in the world, Bobby Dalziel, Aled Owen and Gordon Watt, I … Continue reading
Posted in Border Collies, Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Prayer, Sheep, Spirituality
Tagged animals, Border Collies, Dogs, Faith, farm, handling, heatherhope, herding, patience, Prayer, puppies, Sheep, sheepdog, Sheepdogs, shepherd, shepherding, Spot, training
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Dogs Show Their Stuff at Carol Stream Dog Fest
The dogs of Heatherhope put on a herding demonstration in Carol Stream, Illinois, at the CSBarks Dog Fest. Fighting stubborn ewes they showed how to gain the sheep’s respect. Each dog has its own personality. Continue reading
Posted in Border Collies, Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Sheep
Tagged animals, Border Collies, Carol Stream, demonstration, Dogs, farm, herding, pets, Scotland, Sheep, Sheepdogs, shepherding
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Our New Sheepdog from Scotland
Straid Nell is the newest Border Collie at Heatherhope Farm. She came from Ayrshire, Scotland, very near where Robert Burns wrote his first song about “Handsome Nell.” Continue reading
Posted in Border Collies, Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts
Tagged Alloway, animals, Ayrshire, Border Collies, Dogs, herding, Peter Hetherington, Robert Burns, Scotland, Sheep, sheepdog, shepherding, Straid Nell, training
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Mister Frodo Sir
Frodo is gentle of soul and strong of will. Frodo is fearless in fending off threats to those he is bound to defend. The Frodo I am speaking of is our Great Pyrenees guard dog. He was so unimaginably cute … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Sheep
Tagged animals, Dogs, farm, Frodo, heatherhope, Pyrenees, Sheep, shepherding
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Naper Settlement Demonstration Defies Heat
Crowds brave the heat to enjoy a Heatherhope herding demonstration at Naper Settlement. Continue reading
Posted in Border Collies, Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts
Tagged Church, Dogs, heatherhope, herding, shepherd, shepherding
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Trials and Tribulations
Competing at sheepdog trials robbed John of energy and shrank his world. He learns not to rely on drugs, but on spiritual work to counter these forces. Continue reading
Posted in Border Collies, Faith, Farm Diary, Featured, Free Range Philosophy, John's Posts, Prayer, Sheep, Spirituality
Tagged animals, Border, Border Collies, Dogs, Faith, farm, grace, heatherhope, herding, nature, patience, Sheep, shepherd, shepherding, Spirituality
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