On today’s adventure, we left Larne after getting the dogs walked and worked and began to drive south to the place we are staying for the International Sheepdog Trial. My favorite trip of the day was Beyond the Trees Avondale Forest Park. The park had a neat history and a wonderful treetop walkway. We had… Read more

For today’s recollection, I think it is best to start with a bit of a story. As most of you could imagine, driving on the other side of the road is difficult as it is, and a job almost as difficult is navigation. (Thankfully it was not my job.) And today, we opted for the… Read more

After eleven hours of beauty sleep I was ready to begin my wonderful day, the second in Ireland. Today, Mike Neary and Marianna Schreeder joined us here at the Barn Lofts. We loved Matties Meeting House so much last night that we even accompanied Mike and his wife, Dana, there tonight! Here at the Barn… Read more

After a short flight from Dayton to Charlotte, and after one rather filling salad, we hopped back onto another plane for our journey from Charlotte to Dublin. I quite enjoyed watching the monitors telling us the outside temperature as well as altitude and distance to our destination. To my great happiness, it was much warmer… Read more

I want to start off by thanking Mike Neary for first suggesting, almost a year ago, that I should go to Ireland and compete at the World Sheepdog Trial as a youth handler. I also want to thank Mike for convincing my parents that I should go. At my first sign of interest in the… Read more