TRAINERS

 

 

 

 

Illinois

  • Tammie Rogers
    DarnFar Ranch
    Brownstown, IL
    (618) 427-3333 Lessons, clinics, stock rental and trials
    Facilities include small pens, arenas and open fields, up to 13 acres. commercial hair sheep and ducks. Located just off I-70 in south central Illinois, we offer lessons, stock/field rental, clinics and trials. 
    www.darnfar.com    
    tammie@darnfar.com      

  • Sean and Sharol Hathaway
    46W097 Middleton Road
    Hampshire, IL 60140 
    HRTimber@aol.com     
    847-683-3341

  • Linda Franklin
    5625 Duffy Rd
    Shabbona, IL 60550 (Near DeKalb)
    815-824-2746

  • Larry Sisson
    7820 State Route 4
    Worden,  IL 62002
    (618) 633-1990  
    farview@midwest.net      

  • Kenneth Kuykendall & Joyce Burnham
    Custom Stockdogs
    Steeleville, IL ~ about 60 miles south of St Louis, MO 
    training@customstockdogs.com  
    www.customstockdogs.com  
    All sizes of training pens and larger fields. Sheep for every level of dog and a good selection of Indian Runner ducks. Cattle when available We conduct herding training clinics both at our facility in IL and other locations in IN, KY and OH. Contact us for references and information about attending clinics, private lessons or hosting a clinic.

  • Kathy Kawalec
    Dancing Hearts
    Manhattan, Illinois     
    www.DancingHearts.org   
    Kathy@DancingHearts.org 

    Kathy offers a supportive, educational environment, teaching shepherding skills and guiding you to effectively shape your herding dogs natural instinct using calm patience, clarity, positive reinforcement and mutual respect. All levels of dogs and handlers, all herding breeds, various sized pens/fields, hair sheep, woolies, ducks. Private lessons and clinics.

Indiana


 

Iowa area

 

Kentucky

 

  • Bob Blount
    280 Merrimac-Peck Rd.
    Elk Horn, KY 42733
    270-465-9296 or 270-465-1264
    Stock: Sheep and ducks
    All breed stockdog training, group and private lessons
     
  • Sherry Moss
    1523 Mays Rd
    Lawrenceburg KY 40342-9552
    (502) 859-5585
    Stock: Sheep
    All breeds with emphasis on upright dogs.
    Training, handling, group and private lessons available.

 

michigan

 

  • Becky Bailie
    Manchester Michigan 
    imaginefarm@provide.net      
    http://www.starstuffaussies.net  

  • Gail Winnick
    Perry, MI 
    HeartSongAussies@peoplepc.com     

    • Diane Wright
    13535 6 1/2 Mile Road
    Battle Creek, MI 49014
    Facililty/Livestock: Large unfenced pastures, with grazes marked. Flock of cross-bred hair sheep.
    Tending lessons, tending evaluations and tending clinics.
    Tending, Large Flock or AKC C Course work is the type of herding historically done by European herding breeds, German Shepherds, Briards and Belgians and differs from the work done by BCs. I have trained & trialed an AKC Herding Champion GSD from A Course & am currently training & trialing an HCh pointed GSD from C Course
    Email: diwri@yahoo.com 
    Phone: 269.979.0209

     

  • Sharon Woolman
Woolman Herding
Grandville, MI
All-Breed Herding, Private or group lessons, field/stock rental to qualified handlers.  New facility includes 60-foot round pen, packed pen, small arenas and 450 by 100 foot large field.  Hair sheep (katahdin and barbs) with a few woolies at times - will consider getting ducks if enough interest.  Located near the intersection of M-6 and I-196 south of Grand Rapids, Michigan.
(616) 669-8778
www.woolmanherding.com
Sharon@woolmanherding.com

minnesota

 

 

MISSOURI 

 

 

OHIO 

 

  • Judi Bigham
    324 County Road 1171
    Nova , OH
    (419) 652-3647

  • Eric Brickson and Gemi Sasson-Brickson
    Springfield, Ohio 
    imgnr@dnaco.net     
    http://www.imgnr.com   

  • Kathryn M. Allen
    16710 Main Market
    P.O.Box 648
    Parkman, OH
    440.548.2817 
    Kmartct@yahoo.com     
    Training area from a small round pen to a 300x400' area
    Lessons, stock rental, crossbred wool and Barb sheep. I train for practical work as well as trials. All breed experience with emphasis on upstanding dogs. Successfully trialed in AKC, AHBA, and ASCA. Licensed to judge by AKC and AHBA


     

    wisconsin 

  • Marie Murphy
    Diamond Aire Kennels
    Hager City, WI 
    diamaire@redwing.net     
    www.redwing.net/~diamaire 
    all herding breeds

  • Shannon Wolfe
    Magic's Legacy
    Genoa City, WI
    brass@execpc.com
     Custom training of all herding breeds.

    Show site, clinics, duck and sheep demonstrations.


  • Kathi Schwengel
    Shadowdance Australian Shepherds
    Grafton, WI
    shadowdance@att.net
    http://shadowdance.home.att.net 

  • John Wentz
    N5085 hwy. 78
    Portage WI 53901
    608-697-3681
    Border Collies, Aussie and Kelpies