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Dogs Training Videos,
Book, Perfect Stock Dog Training Program with Ben Means, Cattle, Sheep,
Goats, Ducks |
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What a deal ! We went to the
monthly flea market over by Afton, Oklahoma in November. Ben
hit the jackpot - a booth that said "Everything Free."
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October - November 2007
- Where do the days go? The time change really shortened our
work day....or, made us get up earlier? We're still
confused. Ben's kept busy training outside dogs, hauling in
firewood, inspecting and fixing all those little things to get us
ready for winter. John and Karen Tate, Seneca, Missouri have
been over a couple times. Allen Sanders, Bluejacket,
Oklahoma has been in and out and about. He and Ben went to
the OKC and Tulsa State Fair Cattle Dog Trials and leaving
Thanksgiving weekend for Steve Sturtz's in San Angelo, Texas.
More dog trading. Son Blaine, wife Karen and grandsons A.J.
and Joseph got to visit in October. Leslie spent a week in
Houston the first part of November at the
American Veterinary Chiropractic Association annual
conference. Everyone's been in and out, bringing and picking
up dogs. Bill Hannan, Trezevant, Tennessee and John and
Misty Tutor, Demascus, Arkansas. Matt and Liz Fullbright purchased
a place north of Vinita on Highway 2 for their Cross 7 Veterinary
Clinic. The big move was mid October. Happy Veteran's
and Thanksgiving Days !! Safe travel. |
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Leslie and Keeper brought the
goats up, Ben sorted and got them loaded with his handy-dandy
chute. |
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Deer Season. Check Station
at Jerry and Twila Garrett's General Store in Bluejacket.
Local ladies group has a bake sale at the same location.
Yummmm. |
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Ben working John Tate's "Sky" early morning. |
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John and Misty Tutor drove over
from Demascus, Arkansas to pick up a Hunter x Patch pup.
Their Westie gave the pups a run for their money. Right
- John taking home the nice white male pup. |
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Left - Patch pups see goats for
first time. Only 2 pups left. Both black/white
males. Showing some work. Above - Friend Allen
Sanders hauled us gravel from his place to fill in around the
dog pens. Thanks Allen ! |
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Neighbors and fellow church
members, the Bill McHone family out for an evening ride before
it cooled off. |
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Left
Grandson Joseph and Miss Perch
snuggle. Above Meemaw and AJ
saddle up. AJ helped gather
cattle from the pasture this year. |
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John Tate drove
over to work dogs on a f-o-g-g-y morning
before the state fair dog trials. |
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Ben worked the Tate
Ranch Holstein Sale in mid-October. That's
him on the horse in the midst of the buyers. Part
of the sale they drove through the alleyways and
sold pens at a time. |
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It's that time
of the year to batten down the hatches for
winter. Ben checking our rooftop,
finishing touches on a wheelchair ramp the
men's ministry built and loading up early
morning to go help out at a neighboring
ranch. Below he loads an old
fireplace insert to haul to the scrap
yard. |
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Bill Hannan
from Trezevant, Tennessee drove over with
his young Border Collie. |
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Above -
Abracadabra ! Ben does a switch
and we have a Boer billy to turn in
with the nannies. Really, he and
Cody Tullis, Welch, Oklahoma, did some
goat trading again this year.
Left -
Allen Sanders drove over with Steve
and Vicky Bruner, all Bluejacket
folks, to look at the Katahdins.
When Leslie took Keeper to the
pasture, all he knew was that he was
gonna go get something - he lined out
on Allen and the Bruners. True
to form, he was only mildly surprised
to find people and went right on past
on a blind cast to gather the sheep. |
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John and Karen
Tate drove over to pick up Sky and leave
another dog for training. Above
Ben's brother Bernard came over to spend
the day. They're checking in with
Keri Eskridge, AVCA Secretary. |
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Above left -
office "cat in a box" as we pack for the
AVCA annual conference in Houston.
Above right - Ms. Sharlotte Snedden
getting boxes ready to ship - conference
bags, logo clothing, informational
brochures, and all that other good stuff.
Left - Dr. Don
Howard (DVM - Oregon, Chair of the
Certification Commission), Leslie, AVCA
Secretary Keri Eskridge and Mrs. Maria
Lawson, examination consultant.
Below - Dr.
David Browning (Texas - Parker College of
Chiropractic faculty) gives the opening
lecture of the conference. Over 200
in attendance. |
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Cross 7
Veterinary Clinic new
location on Hwy 2 No of Vinita.
Right - Ben "supervises" Matt's sign
painting. |
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GREG HIGHSMITH'S CD. Greg Highsmith's long awaited CD. Leslie (with Ben's input,
of course) designed the cover. It's very
well done and Greg can sing. If you are interested in
ordering a copy, all proceeds go to the
Cowboy Junction
Christian School, contact the church at 918-256-4180. They
are $15 each. Greg is the 1994 International Champion
Auctioneer. |
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