sulu

Sulu came from Hathaways' High Reaches (HR) farm, where we first learned how to sheepherd. I think she was a reincarnation in body and personality of her mommy Skye, who made me fall in love with Tervs the first time I met her.

Sulu has been another teacher for me - about work ethic, intensity, drive, and trust; she's my girl soulmate - a perfectionist, obsessive, always thinks she's right, kind of like me�I learned about competitive obedience with her first. She is most definitely the brains in the house and always wants to be working and doing something with you. When she came home to us, she endeared herself to Spock, took charge of him and never looked back.

She earned advanced herding titles in 3 countries, & earned her HSBs in Aussie with HITs each trial. We're working on HIBs in the US; she's got one leg. People always watch in awe when she goes out on that big, wide outrun; she loves the space. In 2010 Sulu finished her CKC Herding Ch to be the 1st Dual Champion Belgian in Canada! She's our main chore dog due to her ability to fetch sheep out of the big open pasture or to sort sheep in tight spaces. She has an impressive presence on sheep & a keen ability to read stock; she finished her Adv Stockdog title up here easily in 3 straight trials. We've now tried cattle - she earned her HIAc in May 2011, one leg an RHIT, & a Combined Score HIT w/her cow & duck runs! In 2012, she earned her adv A-cattle title (one of only a few BSDs to do this!), and her ASCA Open Cattle. She has a leg of Adv ASCA cattle.

In the winter months we do obedience to keep warm. She finished her CD easily in 3 consecutive trials in Novice A, with three 2nd placements. In February 2011 we tried CDX, and she made me proud, with her first 2 legs in Open A being 1st place runs too! Once we finish that, then, tracking!

Sulu is a nice moderate bitch. She is square with a nice front and lovely movement - she single-tracks with ease and to watch her move on an outrun in the sheep field is a beautiful thing to behold! She covers a lot of ground and she could move all day at this pace. She carries a lot of coat (like her mommy) despite having lived in Aussie for 4 years.

NEWSFLASH!! Sulu finished her AHBA herding ch in Oct '14 at age 13!! She received her Versatility Belgian Intermediate in 2014! Sulu finished her HX A-cattle title Oct 2012! Sulu #5 in the ABTC Herding rankings for 2011! In Canada, Sulu #2 in CKC 2009 All-Breed Herding in Advanced!