I drove down to Midway yesterday morning for one of my favorite events of the year – The Soldier Hollow Classic Sheepdog Championship. If you've never seen a sheepdog work, this is your chance to watch the best of the best. They come from all over the United States and Canada, sometimes from across the ocean and they are a wonder to behold!

The youngest dog I saw competing yesterday was four years old.

He let out three or four of them, and left one in the
kennel. She was recovering from a broken leg. That poor dog was just
dying in there, watching all of the other dogs do her job. He finally
walked over and let her out. “She's my best dog,” he told us.
She
was off like a shot and she beat all of the other dogs on her three
legs. Clockwise on the low whistle, counter-clockwise on the high
whistle, short means lay down, long means go get 'em. There were
probably 50 ewes out there, but she was in control. He finally called
her back and put her away again, her tongue hanging out and her leg
trailing. But for a moment she had transcended the definition of
“beast.”

They said their record was a 28
foot long jump! I asked a lady how she got started doing it. “Oh,
we just came and tried it one time before the show started. My dog
loved it, so we entered the contest.” Well there you go. So if you
have a dog that loves to swim, come try it out!
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We want to go with you next year!
ReplyDeleteAshley and I went last year and it was amazing! I couldn't believe what those dogs can do!
ReplyDeleteIt's awesome! I could go all three days, definitely come next year.
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