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Adventures on the Ranch
Hi Everyone ! Welcome to Omega
Shepherds Adventures!
-----Located
on a beautiful Montana ranch - in the mountians completely surrounded by
forest service, our nearest neighbor is about 2 miles away! We raise German
Shepherds - but everyone of our dogs and pups are like family to us, we
pride ourselves on how our dogs are raised and treated. They are not kennel
dogs -- in fact we actually live in a giant dog house because there are
always more dogs in than people ! We also raise Quarter Horses, Persian
cats and have a pet Bobcat as well as to many wild animals around to even
mention but include bear, mountian lions, moose, elk, deer and coyotes.
On top of all that - I also have an all girl country/rock band and enjoy
singing, playing guitar, keyboard, drums and bass.
----As
you can imiagin we have many unbeliveable experiences! -So be sure to book mark this page and check back often !
Agility Championships -- HERE WE COME !
Hello!
-----Boy, it's
been a long time since I have updated this page. The quest to qualify
for the NADAC Nationals with Rhett and Zeus has kept me on the road! BUT
I am excited to announce we DID IT! So NADAC Nationals here we come.
-----Both the
dogs and my first NADAC trial was the end of November last year. I knew
nothing about NADAC trials – 8 months ago if you would have asked
me what “Tunnelers” was or “Weavers” or “Touch
N Go” I would have said I have no idea! But true to my style knowing
nothing about it I entered my first trial – not so sure I would like
all these strange sounding classes but thought we would give it a shot.
All my friends did it – they said they loved it. Hum..... well I
was hooked after my first trial and haven't missed a trial in the state
since then. Which was almost every other weekend. Our first trials were
freezing cold – sometimes 10-20 below 0 F ! Our last few trials it
was 100 F .... but with lots of cold water and TLC the dogs ran great.
-----I am looking
forward to heading down to Wyoming this fall and running the dogs with
the “big wigs”. It will be a fun experience anyway – get
to see all the judges run their dogs. The founder of the association and
her daughter and son will run their dogs. I am sure I will learn a lot
as well as have fun! So now we will hit a few more trials and try to finish
up there Superiors in all the classes but the pressure is off – we
made the time limit!
-----Other than
that – there is still everyone here (dogs and horses) that needs training.
So when I am home I am super busy. I kept a Rhett/Tess female that is
about 5 months old now – Kira. After loosing “my Kira”
2 years ago I knew it would take a VERY special dog to ever call Kira again.
Even though she was going on 15 years old – she was my buddy –
my constant companion right to the very end. Then this little girl came
along and from the moment she was born she was different. She has an “air”
about her. She kept this as she got older and at 3 weeks was the first
to get out of the whelping box – a trick she would do every time she
even heard my voice. I just loved her. So it was an easy decision to
keep her and the name just fit. I think she will be an awesome agility
dog in the future – but she is so much like her name sake. She follows
me every where and even though she is just 5 months acts like a mature
dog. I have taken her to several trials to let her get used to being away
over night and just the whole trial atmosphere. She handled it like a
pro.
-----My mom has
been working with Stetson in agility a lot. He is doing so well –
he is only 8 months old but has more agility focus that many adult dogs.
He just LOVES it. He already has solid weaves and solid contacts. He
won't be old enough to compete til next spring but we are both looking
forward to his debut – he should be awesome.
-----My fiance
has “dreamed” of bull riding since about the time he could walk.
Well, his Birthday present this year was everything he needed to bull
ride and he rode his first bull several weekends ago at the East Helena
Rodeo. He has NEVER been on a bull before or even practiced. We arrived
at the rodeo several hours before bull riding started because he had to
find someone to borrow a rope from as his didn't arrive in time. He got
“hooked up” with a man that has been riding bulls for 15 years
and spent the whole evening with him. He borrowed his rope and learned
a lot from him – however – nothing can really prepare you for
bull riding – other than – riding! I was supposed to video tape
his ride but I was so nervous I couldn't keep the camera still! But I
braced myself against the fence and got a great video of his first ride.
Of all the bulls there – there were 2 NRA FINALS BULLS! Of course
Andy drew one of those but did an awesome job and rode him for 5.6 seconds.
Not bad for his first ride ever plus on a bull like that! So now we are
hitting rodeos every weekend the rest of this month. Luckily – the
2 agility trials I am going to are in the same town as rodeos he is going
to ride, so I will run dogs all day and then we will go to the rodeo in
the evening.
-----Congratulations
Andy ! And thanks mom for taking care of all the “babies” at
home while we are on the road – you're the best!
-----Till Next
Time,
-----Leah and
Everyone at Omega Shepherds
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