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My name is Donna Brinkworth. Four years ago I moved to Alberta from Northwestern Ontario. I recently completed the requirements to be a CKC tracking judge for TD and TDX and will now work on becoming an urban tracking judge, as it is one of my passions. I've also become involved in the sport of Schutzhund as a member of the Calgary Schutzhund Club, and my boy Caden is showing a lot of promise in this exciting sport. All I need is some land and sheep for the Border Collies to be completely happy in Alberta, and we are working on that! This blog honours tracking, herding and life with the dogs who are my teachers and who bring so much joy into my life. It started out as a training blog for my tracking students. You can check those archives, back in 2005. Over time I have used this blog to journal my own training, share information, and most recently discuss my personal journey since moving here.

All content and photos are copyright Donna Brinkworth (Smith), 2005 - 2012 unless otherwise noted. Please use the private comment function after each post to contact me with questions or comments.

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This blog may have come to an end, but I hope you will still find good information in the posts from over many years. Thank you for visiting, and enjoy your journey!

29 September, 2011

Happy 10 week old Birthday Ben!

Where have 10 weeks gone? He has grown so fast! In this little clip, you can see him do a little crouch herding pose. He is a Momma's boy, even though he looks just like his dad Ted - mannerisms, expression, coat, size - all Ted. What a stamp he put on this puppy! Including Ben's cheerful demeanor.

The pose is at 14 seconds~!! Below is a photo, the video is underneath it :)




We hope for some of Jet's uncanny brilliance though. Sometimes, I see glimmers, plus this puppy fears nothing. I have yet to see him react extremely to anything. He figures stuff out and never really cries. I've been taking him back and forth to lessons with Calvin, a 3 hour round trip, and he curls up and sleeps in his crate. He's just so easy!

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