COPPER
COPPER
SDCH Justus Southpaw Raisin Cain RN, AFTDcs, OFTDdm
Copper is the 2022 ASCA Cattle Finals Champion!
Copper is the most naturally talented dog I have ever worked. He is super smart and pretty much has to be shown something once and he gets it. His ability to read stock is impeccable. He is a strong head dog. He will heel only when there is no other option, like loading trailers, but it is not his preference. He will head and hit front feet when needed. His strength and intelligence and animal savvy gets it done every time. He has had to dog break heifers in the pasture and did with with confidence and aplomb. He can gather cattle on his own out of big pastures. His sense of group is about as good as it comes. He is gorgeous and passes his biddability and talent to his offspring.
He has a good mind and is a trustworthy loyal dog. I use him as a demo dog during herding training and let my students work him as well. He is kind to student dogs and teaches everyone a whole lot every day.
He has a good mind and is a trustworthy loyal dog. I use him as a demo dog during herding training and let my students work him as well. He is kind to student dogs and teaches everyone a whole lot every day.
Flynn
Flynn
WTCH In Like Flynn @ Arcadia
Flynn is a Copper son out of a W Lazy J female. Flynn is the sweetest and smartest dog I own. He has a heart of gold and loves everyone and everything. Flynn was my 2024 Working Aussie Source Futurity dog. I ran him FEO since the futurity was at my place on my stock. He did well. He was barely trained but had a decent showing.
He is a great sheep dog and works easy cattle very well. 90% of his training was done by his daddy Copper. I ran them together and Flynn picked it all up very quickly. He can work tougher cattle when he has back up. He even learned his flanks from Copper! Maybe a few bad little habits as well.
When it came time to trial, Flynn showed what he is made of. He breezed through his started and open titles and when it came time to finish his WTCH, after exactly 3 duck herding practice lessons his entire training life in addition to his trialing runs, he laid down beautiful duck runs on some really hard ducks. He qualified in all 6 of his advanced runs to get his ADVdcs on one day to finish his WTCH.
Flynn went on to compete the following weekend at our trial and each run was more spectacular than the last. Everyone kept saying, "He just keeps getting better and better." And he ended up being the only dog over two trials to pen all 5 cattle in a very small pen! He won the buckle for his class!
Flynn can do blind gathers in the back pasture bringing up the sheep from 1/2 mile away. He is uber smart.
His sense of group isn't the greatest. And he doesn't like to work tough cattle alone. But his brains and personality make up for his weaknesses. He is one of my favorite dogs and has a permanent home here with me.
He is a great sheep dog and works easy cattle very well. 90% of his training was done by his daddy Copper. I ran them together and Flynn picked it all up very quickly. He can work tougher cattle when he has back up. He even learned his flanks from Copper! Maybe a few bad little habits as well.
When it came time to trial, Flynn showed what he is made of. He breezed through his started and open titles and when it came time to finish his WTCH, after exactly 3 duck herding practice lessons his entire training life in addition to his trialing runs, he laid down beautiful duck runs on some really hard ducks. He qualified in all 6 of his advanced runs to get his ADVdcs on one day to finish his WTCH.
Flynn went on to compete the following weekend at our trial and each run was more spectacular than the last. Everyone kept saying, "He just keeps getting better and better." And he ended up being the only dog over two trials to pen all 5 cattle in a very small pen! He won the buckle for his class!
Flynn can do blind gathers in the back pasture bringing up the sheep from 1/2 mile away. He is uber smart.
His sense of group isn't the greatest. And he doesn't like to work tough cattle alone. But his brains and personality make up for his weaknesses. He is one of my favorite dogs and has a permanent home here with me.
HARLEY
HARLEY
WTCH Cut'N Loose Harley Tucker TD, TDU, AFTDcsm, OFTDd, RTDcs
She made me a better dog trainer.Harley is the strongest dog I have ever worked and I would put her up against any other dog in strength on cattle. Don't let her cuteness fool you. Observers have been heard saying, "She could stop a freight train!" And I guarantee she would try. She has heart and absolutely no quit in her. She heads and heels and is the first dog that works on new cattle here at my place. She is a pro at dog breaking cattle and has been around Texas dog breaking other peoples' cattle and goats and sheep the past few years.
She is super kind to sheep and loves to make big wide outruns. She settlers her stock and is as gentle on ducks as a dog can be. It's quite an interesting paradigm to see her work cattle like a force of nature, and then gently quietly move ducks around a few minutes later.
She is a hard-headed opinionated dog. That's why we don't trial anymore. She is quite certain when we go in to the trial arena that she knows the course and has been known on more than one occasion to take them around random panels in random directions. Well, random to me, but confidently correctly to her. And then bring them to me at a center pen, and expect me to open the gate for her....She is quite irritated when I ask her to do the course correctly. It's why we don't trial anymore. But as you can see above, we were quite successful at it before we called a truce and decided to let her be a ranch dog.
She is super kind to sheep and loves to make big wide outruns. She settlers her stock and is as gentle on ducks as a dog can be. It's quite an interesting paradigm to see her work cattle like a force of nature, and then gently quietly move ducks around a few minutes later.
She is a hard-headed opinionated dog. That's why we don't trial anymore. She is quite certain when we go in to the trial arena that she knows the course and has been known on more than one occasion to take them around random panels in random directions. Well, random to me, but confidently correctly to her. And then bring them to me at a center pen, and expect me to open the gate for her....She is quite irritated when I ask her to do the course correctly. It's why we don't trial anymore. But as you can see above, we were quite successful at it before we called a truce and decided to let her be a ranch dog.
WYATT
WYATT
WTCH Sliding S Better'n A Real Job RN, OFTDdm
4/30/2017 - 8/23/2023
Wyatt is a very talented dog. He can read pressure situations on stock better than any other dog I know. He will hold pressure on the heads of ornery sheep or hungry cows with confidence and anyone that tries to slip by is corrected without blowing up the situation. It is amazing to watch him work. He will head and heel and his drive is the prettiest thing to watch. He rules with an iron paw though. He is smart and quirky in a good way. He reminds me of those old school aussies in so many ways. He learns as he goes and has a nice off button on stock.
We wanted to try something new so I decided to give rally a try. He had about 10 sessions of training- because we happened to be really busy at the time. He walked into the rally trial and earned his RN in 1-2-3 performances and then moved right up to off lead in Advanced and got his first 2 legs with no additional training! Covid curtailed the rest for awhile. He just figures stuff out and then does what you want on the fly. He never gets in to trouble. He was one of those puppies who didn't chew anything or cause any problems. Just a good old dog with an exceptional temperament. He makes make me look good as a dog trainer.
Wyatt is a very talented dog. He can read pressure situations on stock better than any other dog I know. He will hold pressure on the heads of ornery sheep or hungry cows with confidence and anyone that tries to slip by is corrected without blowing up the situation. It is amazing to watch him work. He will head and heel and his drive is the prettiest thing to watch. He rules with an iron paw though. He is smart and quirky in a good way. He reminds me of those old school aussies in so many ways. He learns as he goes and has a nice off button on stock.
We wanted to try something new so I decided to give rally a try. He had about 10 sessions of training- because we happened to be really busy at the time. He walked into the rally trial and earned his RN in 1-2-3 performances and then moved right up to off lead in Advanced and got his first 2 legs with no additional training! Covid curtailed the rest for awhile. He just figures stuff out and then does what you want on the fly. He never gets in to trouble. He was one of those puppies who didn't chew anything or cause any problems. Just a good old dog with an exceptional temperament. He makes make me look good as a dog trainer.
RANGER
RANGER
WTCH Arcadia's One Riot One Ranger
Ranger is a Copper x Harley son and my first home bred WTCH (Working Trial Champion). He is smart dog that works nice and wide and soft on sheep and goats and ducks. He has power to move cattle as well. He figures things out quickly and learned his flanks faster than any dog I have trained. Ranger wants to please and has a nice biddable personality.
He is young and has a bright future. Look for more from him!
He is young and has a bright future. Look for more from him!
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