Author Archives: All Breed Herding Club of Western Washington

The sun shone on the Hearts & Flowers AHBA Trial at Packleader Farm last Friday and Saturday. Originally scheduled for three days, last minute circumstances led to an altered format with two judges. Many many thanks to Saturday’s judge Annette Hoffmann who graciously came to our rescue when others had to cancel. Congratulations to Friday’sContinue reading “Hearts & Flowers Trial Results”

We had amazingly pleasant weather for our Fall D Course Trial at Packleader Farm. It was a challenging weekend, with very frisky sheep. Must be the cool temperatures. Thanks to our judges, Connie Gohl, Cathy Balliu, and Craig Watson, and to our volunteers for making the trial possible. Special thanks to Donna Berotti for providingContinue reading “ABHCWW Fall D Course Trial Results”

Barbara Davenport and Elsie Rhodes hosted a small, laid-back AHBA Herding Ranch Dog trial October 28-30 at Packleader Farm and managed to dodge the rain for two of the three days. Thanks to judges Craig Watson, Barbara Davenport, Mary Peaslee, and Brian Abington and our hardy competitors! Special thanks to Donna Berotti for stellar brunchContinue reading “Goblins & Ghouls Results”

A number of ABHCWW members competed in the PNWHC trial last weekend. A write up of the trial can be found on the PNWHC’s webpage along with the marked catalog. REMINDERS: Our bimonthly club meeting is this Saturday, October 15 at 5pm. Members check your email for the zoom link. Interested nonmembers May contact theContinue reading “PNWHC Fall Trial Results + Reminders”

Premium lists for upcoming trials are posted on the Events page. The ABHA Goblins & Gouls trial flyer and the newly-posted November D Course trial premium list can be found there, along with the marked catalogs of most previous trials this year.

The venue for the Goblins & Ghouls Trial at the October 28-30 has been moved to Packleader Farm. Here is the flyer, also available on the Events calendar.

The November D Course Trial at Packleader Farm has been moved to take advantage of the holiday. The new dates are November 11-13. The club has added a day to the original schedule to respond to the demand. Judges are Connie Gohl, Cathy Balliu and Craig Watson. The premium list link will appear soon onContinue reading “Date Change for D Course”

The club’s August trial was a success, with pleasant weather (if damp on Friday) and some stellar accomplishments. Thanks to judges Craig Watson, Sandy Moore, and Ashley Wright, to Barbara Davenport and Steve Weigley for hosting us at Packleader Farm, and to all of the club members and other volunteers for putting on a greatContinue reading “August ABHCWW Trial News”

Congratulations to Barbara Davenport and Packleader Farm for running a great week of herding at Packleader July 9-17. Thanks also to the many volunteers and folks that pitched in to make it all work. We started off with the Ranch Large Flock trial, put on by Barbara Davenport and Elsie Rhodes. Barbara writes, “I thinkContinue reading “Kelpie Roundup and RLF”

How hot was it? Not as hot as last year, but we were close to 90. Luckily the breeze moderated the heat this weekend as the club held its first D Course event of the year. Warm thanks to judges Linda Bell, Cathy Balliu, and Craig Watson, to Barb and Steve for hosting at Packleader,Continue reading “June D course results”