Plans are in hand for our next herding training venture, which is to be a Herding Clinic with guest trainer Gianni Canapoli, all the way from Italy.

He will be visiting us over the weekend 13th/14th June and we hope to organise another action-packed and fun weekend with Beardies and sheep!

The more the merrier so if you are reading this and think you would like to come, with or without your dog (spectators are always welcome at these events, especially those handy with a camera!) then do please get in touch, as numbers will be limited.

Gianni is quite happy working with absolute beginners as well as with more advanced dogs and handlers, and has extensive experience with many "other" herding breeds as well as Beardies and the more usual Borders, so it looks like being a very interesting weekend when we could all learn a thing or two.

Diva is certainly looking forward to it and she and Mirk will be getting all the practice they can in the meantime, if others want to join us they would be most welcome.