Macrae Stockdogs -Patricia MacRae Border Collies

MacRae Stockdogs
Raising the Bar

We are selling our beautiful dog training heaven. Information link on homepage. Inquiries by e-mail please.

LESSON SCHEDULE:

We will not offer July or August lessons at our farm, but they will be offered at several ranches in our travels west.

Clinics:
August 10 & 11, Tulelake, CA, Advanced Handling Clinic, Clinic is full, please contact Geri Byrne for details & wait list information..........

August 27 & 28, New Richmond, Wisconsin, Training & Handling Clinic, clinic is full, please contact Polly Simpson to be included on wait list pollywac@frontiernet.net

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Incredibly 'CAP'tivating................
07/27/10

Proof that excitement inspires bad puns!
Below are pictures of my newest puppy, Alba Bute. Bute is out of Dr. David Grinstead's Cedes (mother of my Max) X Alba Cap.

We are very excited about Bute.....Cedes is a grand daughter of Elwy Glen, the dog Alasdair was 4th with in the Supreme the year he won it with Nan.
In addition to being a half brother to Max on the mother's side, Bute is related on the father's side. Max's great grandfather is Mirk. Mirk is a litter brother to Alasdair's Nan & Nan is Bute's great grandmother on Cap's side....
We were hoping for 2 males as we each wanted one.....Cedes was ill for a very brief period during the pregnancy & lost the additional puppies.
There was just a single female & Dr. Grinstead was incredibly generous & let me have her!!

Bute in my arms on the way home from Kentucky looking just like Cap...Bute looking very adorable, if not very clever: this is Bear's bed!

Bute plots to overthrow the unsuspecting king atop his throne & her single handed successful coup.....

Immediate Family: Cap, Max & Bute

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New Litter Announcement:

Alba Lyn (Cap's litter sister) X Imported Don
3 females & 3 males
July 24, 2010
Please contact Eileen Stineman with Inquiries
(325) 357-4681

Have a training problem and can't make the trip to see us? Needing to know the next step with a young dog, but can't get away?

Just wanting to make certain you are on the right track?

What you'll need for Remote Lessons:

First, make a still video/DVD of you working your dog. If you just need to know the "next step", video/DVD a typical work session, but keep the video from 10-15 minutes in length. If you have a problem, capture that on the DVD/video. Not certain what to include?---try setting up a small course. Outrun length depending on how far forward you are in your training--for broken dogs, 200 yards is plenty. Then a drive, cross drive and pen/shed if appropriate. Again, the objective is to highlight any problem area or see where you are in your training, so we can advise on the next step. You will need 2 copies of the video/DVD if possible (one for us, one for you to have for reference) Please remember, this must be a still video (use of a tripod rather than freehand) to ensure quality.

If we have worked with you in the last 90 days, a 30 minute lesson should be plenty, if we haven't worked with you and your dog in that time frame, we may need an hour lesson to allow time if necessary for background information. Please e-mail me with the desired amount of time (1 hour or 1/2 hour). Standard lesson rate applies. Lesson start times will be between 8:00 am-5:30 pm Central time. Please send videos/DVD's & payment at time of purchase to:

12894 Maries Rd. 452