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 I got Pete from Teddy Hill when he was a year and a half old. He was a started dog. The main problem I had training him was when he got in the pen with cattle he just wanted to eat them up. He would bite on the head, heel or front foot. 
He was a normal type dog when it came his outruns. He puts fear into
both cattle and sheep whenever he works. I
have won several trophies with Pete in the last four years. He finished
16th last year in the open in the National Finals due to
 a bad handler,
but I did better this year. Pete enjoys his work and is a willing
worker, always aiming to please his trainer. He has a very gentle
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I bought Jim from Wilton Goligher, at the 2000 Welsh Nationals. His Sire
was Wilton's "old" Glen. Wilton had him started and was beginning his
training for the following Nursery season. Jim is a big baby, comfortable
anywhere, pleasant to work with and more than willing to move anything
when asked, quickly! He has not been running in Open long,
cows or sheep, so we don't have a long list of achievements behind us.
He's still young at 4 yrs, and is just now beginning to come into some
maturity and seasoning. I look forward to him having many good trialing
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I bought Chris when he was about 7 months old from Cindy Vondette. I
already had Charlie, a full brother to him from a previous litter, who was
really working. Cindy said that she had another one, and I replied that I
wanted him. I was just starting to trial with Charlie and thought that
having another dog coming along would double my chances. Cindy's Peg had
already produced some outstanding trial dogs ( Angie Coker's Sam) and I
thought that I should go with what had already been proven.
Bob Roe's Scott had run well in both sheep and cattle trials. Chris went
right to work at 7 months. This was against everyone's advice but he was
so keen that I just couldn't leave him in the pen. I entered him in his
first trial at 10 months of age. I ran him in the ranch and pro-novice
classes all last summer and he edged out older brother Charlie to win
Mid-States Stock Dog Association and the Arkansas Stock Dog Association
"High Point Ranch Dog " of 2001. I work the 2 dogs together almost every
day and Chris is always trying to outdo his older brother. I moved both
dogs into the open classes in October of last year and didn't get any open
cattle points with Chris before year end. I run him in both sheep and
cattle trials. He is very serious and determined in his work. I use him to
gather cattle from pastures and to sort cattle in the pens and he is very
easy to teach something new. He will be 3 yrs. old in Sept. of 2002.. 
