TRAINERS
Illinois
- 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.
- Wendy Peters Claycreekfarm
845 220th St. Aledo, IL
Aledo, IL
16 years experience training a variety of herding breeds, but primarily border collies. Competitive in USBCHA Open trials as well as AHBA trials. Focus on calm, confident stockmanship.Contact: bordercollie65@yahoo.com
Website: http://www.claycreekfarm.info/index.html
Indiana
- Michelle Durkin
Mooresville, IN
blueboniff@yahoo.com
www.blueboniff.com - Ferreh Hiatt
Stockdog University, Muncie, IN
(765)759-0127
ferreh@stockdoguniversity.com
www.stockdoguniversity.com
Stock: Sheep, cattle and ducks
All breed stockdog training, group and private lessons
- Mary Lou Hayden
Dogwood Farm
2118 North Watson Hill Rd, Williamsport, Indiana 47993
(765)427-7009
dogwood@iquest.net
www.dogwoodfarmherding.com
Stock: Sheep and ducks
All breed training available, stock rental, lessons, clinics, etc.
Stock: Sheep, some ducks seasonally
All breed stockdog training, basic building blocks, chore work, competition
- Karen Newhall
Shady Creek Herding
2764 S Bird Sanctuary Road, Connersville, IN 47331
All breed training available, stock rental, lessons, clinics, etc.
www.shadycreekherding.com
shadycreekherding@gmail.com
Stock: Sheep and ducks.
Shady Creek Herding offers a herding experience for inexperienced dogs and handlers as well as dogs that have experience. We can start dogs for general ranch work on sheep. Shady Creek Farm raises commercial Katahdin sheep and has several groups to herd with. We primarily work with Border Collies but welcome all herding breeds. We offer facility and stock rental to qualified individuals for training and practice. Our farm is 26 acres with 4 joined pastures (3-6 acres each), a small starting pen and indoor arena.
- Tammie Van Deusen
Muncie, IN
focus is working with Shelties. Tammy has worked many upstanding breeds and welcomes all herding breeds. Tammy's focus is to work with you as a team to help you build a solid foundation with all your stock work.
small round pen, 50x50 pen, 80x100, AKC A course. ranch course. Lessons on Thur, Fri, Sat and Sun
faerieshelties@yahoo.comfaerieshelties@yahoo.com
www.faerieshelties.com
Iowa area
- Ann Witte
Gaelyn Glen Farm
11708 Capehart Rd. Springfield, NE 68059
(402) 339-5200 adoannie@webtv.net
Stock: Sheep and Ducks
Trainer: Ann Witte
All Breeds: primarily upright dogs (Approved Judge; AKC and AHBA)
Successfully trialed multiple dogs in AKC, ASCA and AHBA
Kentucky
- 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.
- Shelby Cook
2525 Bondville Road
Salvisa, KY 40372
sheltiesandbcs@gmail.com
Stock: Sheep
All breeds with emphasis on upright dogs.
Training, handling and private lessons.
AKC A course arena and large unfenced pastures for working.
- Tenley Dexter
Fairplay, KY (winter months)
All breed stockdog training, group and private lessons
Ten11ey@yahoo.com
clinic list
- Tammie Van Deusen
- Sean and Sharol
Hathaway
High Reaches Farm
612 Fuqua Rd.
ROCKFIELD KY 42274
HRTimber@aol.com
708-638-0895
michigan
- Becky Bailie
Manchester Michigan
imaginefarm@provide.net
http://www.starstuffaussies.net
- Gail Winnick
Perry, MI
HeartSongAussies@peoplepc.com
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- Diane Wright
Diane Wright
13535 6 1/2 Mile Road
Battle Creek, MI 49014
13535 6 1/2 Mile Road
Battle Creek, MI 49014
Facililty/Livestock: Large unfenced pastures, with grazes marked for tending/border work/AKC C Course work... no course set up. Flock of St. Croix-cross hair sheep.
Tending-style evaluations/instinct testing, tending lessons and tending clinics... breeds limited to GSD, Belgians, Briards, Beauceron. Dogs must be mentally mature... no young puppies.
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 (sheep) & Herding CH GSD from C Course.
Email: diwri@yahoo.com Email preferred.
minnesota
- Becky Beckman
www.risingsunfarm.com
- Kathy Flynn
Cannon Falls, MN,
sognvalleybc@citlink.net
507-263-4767
- JoAnna Yund
Scandia, MN
JoAnnaY@aol.com
www.trainingcampinc.com
Lessons, clinics, stock rental (crossbred wool sheep) and trials.
Facilities include small pens, arenas and open fields.
Stock: Crossbred wool sheep, ducks
MISSOURI
- Larry Painter
Cleveland, MO
kuawarri@casstel.net
http://www.kuawarri.com
- Pam Wolf
Eldemar Farms, Atchison, KS
eldemar@grasshoppernet.com
Training and Handling for "real life" not just for trials! Sheep, goats, ducks and occasionally cattle. Group & private lessons available.
All-Breed Training with experience with most herding breeds. Experienced with AKC, USBCHA, ASCA & AHBA trials, clicker training. Training the handler is my specialty!
- Sandra Holmberg
Krakow, Mo
sholmbrg@fidmail.com
Australian Shepherds, loose-eyed breeds
- Jim New
P.O. Box 198
Risco,MO 63874
573-396-5730
jimnew@sheltonbbs.com
- Marc Christopher
2104 St Rt 142
Moody, MO 65777
417-284-3393
chrisdogs@townsqr.com
- Debbie George
Away2Me Farm
8634 State Hwy J
Puxico, MO
573-222-6083
debbie@away2mefarm.com
www.away2mefarm.com - Becky
Henson
Montara Collies
Bunceton, MO (near Columbia/Boonville)
All breed training and lessons
Stock: hair sheep and ducks
Montara5@aol.com
660-427-5033
660-888-8358
- Heather Elijah
Ava, MO
We offer both sheep and cattle stock dog training. 25 years experience.
417-683-0886
www.elijahfarms.com
elijahheather@yahoo.com
- Becky Bailie
OHIO
- Judi Bigham
324 County Road 1171
Nova , OH
(419) 652-3647
- www.facebook.com/hadobarfarm
hadobar@gmail.com
http://hadobarfarm.com
- Kelly Malone Karma Performance
14980 Marshallville St. NW, Canal Fulton, OH 44614
330-618-1776 karmasreva@aol.com
5 acres, with a 200'x200' trial arena, a 150'x140 test arena, and a 50x50' training pen.
45+ head of mixed sheep which can be mixed and matched to give you any level of difficulty desired.
Lessons, rentals, clinics, demos, sheep camps and outside clinicians are all available at Karma Performance.
- Gayle Garrison
- Ellen Schwab
Aunt Ellen's Farm
Junction City, Ohio (one hour SE of Columbus)
gentle cattle, flighty sheep, pocket goats, docile ducks, and feisty geese
various size pens and fields, rolling terrain, lots of shade and cool creek
AuntEllenS@aol.com (740)987-8668 - 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
www.shannonwolfeherding.com
brass@genevaonline.com
Garrison
Farm Herding Lessons
Wilmington, Ohio
Fenced competition area suitable for AKC/ABHA competition prep
100 foot round pen
2 acre fenced work area
8 acre fenced work area
Sheep and ducks available
Gayle Garrison
garrisonfarm@msn.com
513-378-2562
on Facebook as Garrison Farm Herding Lessons
wisconsin
Show site, clinics, duck and sheep demonstrations.
- John Wentz
N6042 Fox Glen rd
Portage, WI 53901
john@bigyellowboots.net
608-697-3681
Bigyellowboots.net
All herding breeds, lessons, lessons at your site for you and your friends.
Started dogs and puppies sometimes available.