Woof! Woof! I’ve recently had the pleasure of attending another giveaway of registered border collie pups to area 4-H’ers. Norstog Border Collies, that is Konrad and Sharon Norstog of Watford City, awarded “Booker” to Haley Brodhead Voll and “Turk” to Thadd Hall. Hayley is the 15 year old daughter of Pam Voll of Watford City and Thadd is the 12 year old son of Todd and Pattie Hall of Killdeer.
Norstogs have awarded six Border Collie pups to 4-H youth in the past four years.
Youth interested in receiving a dog complete an application. Those awarded a pup must actively agree to train and use the pup as a stock dog. These dogs come from a long and impressive line of working Border Collies in Scotland and Wales.
The Norstogs breed, train and show Border Collies at their farm a couple miles south and west of Watford City. They will host the “Best of the Badlands” Dog Trials at their farm May 25 to 28. The trials will include dogs moving sheep around obstacles on command. Sharon says “it’s poetry in action!”
Dog handlers will attend from across the United States and Canada including the states of Washington, Florida, Virginia, Mississippi, New Hampshire and California. About 50 people and over 100 dogs are expected to visit our area for this event.
The public is invited to the “Best of the Badlands.”
A Dog Trial will also be hosted by Norstogs during the McKenzie County Fair on June 26. This will be a timed event in the Rodeo Arena of the McKenzie County Fairgrounds.