Redwood Empire Sheepdog Championship 2019

Full trial from Sept. 15. 2019 as recorded at the Mendocino County Fairgrounds in Boonville, CA. Commentary from Kevin Owens and W. Dan of KZYX radio.
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[@vanished3306]

I am glad to see some USA trials being posted! Thank you👍🏻

[@Cheere]

Love to all dogs, so smart

[@StJohnOfCross]

Great event, thanks for posting!!

[@markelton2594]

Thanks for posting, enjoyed the trial with commentary.

[@vidatranquila193]

This is lovely. Thank you so much for posting this.

[@danielab1924]

Thanks for posting this! I think this is the same group that comes to the highland games in Pleasanton. We're really missing not having the games this weekend so this is a nice substitute.

[@Asa-Sol]

Wow I really like how meg and her handler worked together, she's a lovely dog :)

[@lanesanti3819]

Good runs

[@zacharyzambrana9360]

I had no clue the dogs had maintain distance to prevent stressing the sheep out. Crazy

[@carolv8450]

Amazing 🐕

[@lacey1714]

These sheep stress me out 😂

[@jsxl6006]

Poor sheep! They must be frightened and tired after so many rounds of running.

[@earthshineshadow]

They bring in new sheep after each run. They might have to cycle through two or three times, depending on how many sheep and dogs there are.

[@susansnow1976]

How do you spell "Resda?"

[@earthshineshadow]

You got it. Here's their website: www.resda.com/ Acronym for Redwood Empire Sheep Dog Association

[@johnw5584]

Why dont they just train the sheep to do this?

[@lanesanti3819]

Because it's the dogs job

[@cameronshaw599]

Because (in theory) this is a test of the dog’s and handler’s ability to bring a group of sheep through tasks, equipment, and conditions that may be encountered on a ranch. The location of the sheep, the terrain, the layout of gates, chutes, and handling equipment may change depending on the task of the day or the location on the range. Sheep can become more accustomed to certain handling tasks and equipment layouts and handling them will become easier, but a dog gives the handler the ability to work sheep in an unfamiliar set up if need be. Plus, training a dog is *much* easier than training sheep, and a flock of sheep will turn over in its entirety several times during the life span of the typical border collie.

[@pepemacias8835]

👋👋👋👋👋👍

[@dicekiwi]

Got a lot to learn , it aint a race and the dogs need screwing down some what racing around only upsets the sheep.