Photo Credit XPRanch Photography I never thought about training a herding dog before I got Pyra, my Czechoslovakian Vlciak. I started looking at what kind of sports I could do with Pyra outside of conformation shows and we started working on nose work, NASDA, and obedience. I then thought about the energy level of the CSV, Pyra in particular, and started looking at sports that used more energy and were more for a “thinking” dog. So, we went to our first lesson in herding! I w

“The CAT stands for Coursing Ability Test, and the “fast” stands for, well, fast!” What is FCAT? FCAT is a race, the dog against the clock, chasing a white plastic garbage bag tied to a string on a pulley system. It’s a 100-yard straightway, where some dogs can get to speeds of up to 50 miles per hour! “It may not be a real bunny, but most dogs have no problem pretending!” If you’d like to read more about FCAT and how to get started teaching lures and what to expect at an eve

On Saturday, May 18th Ana (Anastasia Direwolf), my 3-year-old Czechoslovakian Vlciak and I ran in the Canine Biathlon event in Anniston, Alabama . The Czechoslovakian Vlciak is an amazing breed of dog, perfectly suited for such an activity! The course was about 4.5 miles long with an elevation change of almost 1500 feet up…and down. There were obstacles throughout the entire course. There were switchbacks so steep you needed to use the mounted ropes to climb up and down, cars

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