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Written by Faansie Basson
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Sunday, 05 February 2012 15:04 |
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I have been fortunate to be asked to do some clinics in Australia.
FIELD TRIAL WORKSHOPS
(ISDS style)
by top South African & International
sheepdog trialler & trainer -
FAANSIE BASSON
INTERESTED? FIND OUT MORE
- Contact Co-ordinator - Denise Agnew - after 6pm. Mob: 0402 160 626
COST:
$240 for the weekend, with dogs
$80 w/e fence sitters without dogs - morning teas and lunches included -
What is ISDS?
International Sheep Dog Society
International Sheepdog Trials are held in paddocks and demonstrate useful, practical skills worked by
dogs on farms.
Dogs and handlers work together to achieve tasks like gathering sheep from afar, driving them on a set course,
shedding (separating some sheep and holding them away from the rest) and putting sheep in a pen.
Plans are in train to begin these trials here later in 2012. The South African system suits Australian conditions
with suitable courses for dogs and handlers working at different levels - Beginners to Top Dogs. Early levels
don’t have the more difficult aspects of the ISDS course - the full ISDS course is Senior Dog level - and there are
even more challenging tasks for Top Dogs. South Africa began sheepdog trials with Australian arena
trials, later introducing field trials. Both now sit comfortably together.
Faansie Basson will come here understanding current Australian trials as he introduces us to new skills for
dogs and handlers for the ISDS field trials.
Enjoy the company of other sheepdog enthusiasts as we
learn together at the workshops
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Written by Faansie Basson
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Sunday, 05 February 2012 10:26 |
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Jill, Molly and Don
The year 2011 was a really good one for me and the dogs. Don won the ''Dog of the Year'' title and Jill was second.
This means they were the most consistent dogs and gathered the most points through out the year.
At the National championship Jill won it for the second time and one of our young dogs Molly came second, which
was a little bit of a surprise.
At Soldier Hollow Don won one of the qualifying rounds and ended up third in the final.
But the competion side is just a small part of these dogs day to day llives. All these dogs work day in and
day out on the farm and play a big role in our farming operation.
Hopefully we can continue this form for 2012.
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Written by Faansie Basson
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Monday, 05 December 2011 21:18 |
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In June Drew Hadra and his camera man Andrew Hachem visited us to start filming on their new documentary film about sheepdogs.
Drew was fascinated by the dogs when he visited Soldier Hollow Classic a few years ago. In fact he was so intrigued that he decided to make a documentary film about them. The film is build around the competion at Soldier Hollow, they also profiled a few competitors and I was fortunate to be one of them. Making the long journey al the way from California they visited for a week. We did a lot of filming on the farm as well as the trial at Knysna.
It was great to have you guys here and we are looking forward to the movie in 2012. For more info www.sheepdogmovie.com .
Filming the trial in Knysna with the Knysna Lagoon in the back ground |
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Written by Faansie Basson
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Sunday, 27 November 2011 19:17 |
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We are very pleased to announce that Nestle Purina are Elfa Dogs new sponsors for 2012. We are looking forward to this mutally successful venture. From now on all the dogs in our kennels will be on Purina Olympic Conditioning pellets. This is one of the new products from Nestle Purina. It is for high performance active dogs and will be ideal for our working dogs. If you want to find out more about this company and its products contact Nestle at AskPurina@za.nestle.com
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