CLEARFIELD
STOCKDOGS
Welcome to
The
Clearfield Stockdogs website home of hard working Border Collies.
We are
currently located in SE Indiana. My love of animals began as a child and I
have been hooked since. I grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio
but always felt I should have lived in the west. I
moved to South Dakota
in 1998 and for 8 years lived
on the on the edge of the beautiful sand hills.
I have always had horses and a dog or two but in ranch country
my
“livestock” quickly expanded to include other critters.
I bought 4 bottle lambs one spring and by the
next spring I had 20 ewes and was buying 30 to 40 bottle lambs to raise. My ewe flock grew quickly and soon I found
myself in need of good – willing help. I
bought a Border Collie pup and although I didn’t really know much about
herding
we figured things out together. Luke has
been a wonderful companion and although his commands were “Go get the
sheep” and
“Watch the gate” we got the job done.
The National Sheep Dog Finals were in South Dakota and I went out to watch
and was
intrigued after I saw those wonderful dogs move the sheep around the
course. The following year I went to the
finals on a mission to find someone to teach me how to teach a dog to
herd. I met Laura Hicks, who quickly
became an
incredible friend. She soon found me
an
older open dog to teach me the ropes – enter “my main man” LAD. Teach me he has, although there is always
more to learn. In the following years my
sheep flock has expanded and decreased and my “Border Collie family”
has
grown. I now enjoy training the dogs the
most of all. There is nothing better
than seeing the natural talent in these dogs, the light come on and a
young dog
finally figuring out what you are asking him to do. As most
of you know this Border Collie thing is super addictive. I am
super
excited about all the dogs I have and that I am now at a point where I
am training and trialing successfully. I am pleased to be
able to offer many opportunities to folks that are interested in good
working
dogs and herding. I
am now certified in Canine Massage so that will be a great benefit to
these wonderful canine athletes. I am offering lessons as
well as hosting several great clinics during the year.
Hope you
can join us.
Come
browse through my
pages and meet everyone.
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More clinics in the works for 2012
with some of Europes and the UK's top handlers
Kevin Evans returns October
2012
Border
Collies
UP and COMING
For Sale
Puppies
Sheep & Guard
Dog
Current Happenings
Canine Massage
Lessons
Training Clinics
Clinic Registration Form
Directions / Hotel Info
Links
Denice Rackley
12002 William Turner Rd
Bennington, IN 47011
812-427-2303
cell 605-842-6321
denice.r@lycos.com