Whew!!!  What a last week.


Where to begin...it was a busy week with the Red River Cattle Dog Classic starting last Friday in Healdton, Oklahoma.  We had a ball with company and seeing old friends and making new friends in Healdton.  Click here to see some of the Classic - won by our good buddy, Roger Urricelqui of California with his Kelpie, Hashknife Smoke.  A lot of good dogs and good dog men ("persons :>)) all in one place.  If you can make it next year - do it!


Sue Clark of Buckeye, AZ

Sue has Kelpies, along with Belgian Sheepdogs and an Australian Shepherd.  She heard all about last year's RRCDA Classic and decided to find out for herself what it was all about.

Sue and Ben worked dogs for 2 days and headed out for the Classic on Friday morning early.  We're hoping Sue will make this a regular stop!

Reddy showing us his "stuff."  Sue hopes to enter him in the Classic one day.

"Rockett" below left and "Flip" below right.


Steve Johnson of Orlando, Florida

Minnesota born and raised, Steve's cowpunched in Wyoming to his current endeavor Road Rock Promotions, Inc.  He was on his way to Oklahoma City for a weekend long festival and swung by to meet the crew and see dog work.

Pictured at right is Steve, left, with our neighbor Mike Kessel.  Mike is "guessing" what Steve's pulling.  Mike was right.  A rock climbing wall!


George Honeycutt of Ozark, Missouri and Todd and Terri Friese of Illinois

These folks all stopped in to drop off dogs headed southwest.  Ben and Sue were carriers.

Leslie, "Nasty", George and Sue pictured at left.

Lower left the Friese's, Ben and Steve checking out the wall.  Lower right, Steve, Ben, Todd and Terri talking dogs.


The "challenge" is on.  Goats on the wall.  The goats "thought" about it, but the best we did was Ben on the wall!


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