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http://www.theperfectstockdog.com/visitors/visitors03br.htm Friday and Saturday before Thanksgiving. Ben visits Marvin Zimmer, Howard, Kansas. Ben worms the goats before the cold front moves in. Leslie and Slingshot round up the goats on opening day of deer season. |
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http://www.theperfectstockdog.com/visitors/visitors03bq.htm Week before Thanksgiving. Ed Hamersley and Ben drive over to see Don Moss, Gentryville Missouri along with Paul Uhlman and Harley Hancock. Keeper and Lena gather from the pasture and "drive" and "fetch" back to the corrals. November sunset in Oklahoma. |
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http://www.theperfectstockdog.com/visitors/visitors03bp.htm More Mid-November. Mike Booth and John Silka of Tahlequah, Oklahoma stop in to work dogs. Ben defrosts the refrigerator. Keeper helps Leslie with the pasture calves and Kate's winterized dog house. |
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http://www.theperfectstockdog.com/visitors/visitors03bn.htm First week November. Ed Hamersley and Eual Beard, Nevada Missouri dropped in with Eual's Buck dog. Robert and Janice Barnes and kids Colton and Carolyn, Gore, Oklahoma came up Sunday the 9th to visit. The two new pups have grown. |
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http://www.theperfectstockdog.com/visitors/visitors03bl.htm Last week of October. Heath Wentworth, Haskell Oklahoma brings Max for training. Ronnie and Rita Bryant, Ashland Alabama drive over from Arkansas where they are trail riding vacationing with their horses. |
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http://www.theperfectstockdog.com/visitors/visitors03bk.htm Week of October 19th. George and Judy Sheets of Tonkawa, Oklahoma dropped Daisy off on their way through late Thursday evening. Work as usual. "Stinky" the new Boer buck. Lena and Keeper at work. |
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http://www.theperfectstockdog.com/visitors/visitors03bj.htm Mid October. Ben and Laura Stimatze place at the Chisholm Trail Beef Expo in Enid, Oklahoma. Penny King, Quapaw, Oklahoma picks up Buck. Keeper at work. |
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2003 July, August and September |
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http://www.theperfectstockdog.com/visitors/visitors03bh.htm End of September, First of October. Busy time for us. Lots of great visitors. Harvey Price, Holdenville Oklahoma, Ed Hamersley, Walker Missouri, and Rodney Sullivan, Adair Oklahoma all picked up dogs. William Hetzel, Jennings Louisiana and Dr. Charles Long, Overton Texas dropped in for a visit while vacationing at Branson. |
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http://www.theperfectstockdog.com/visitors/visitors03bg.htm Week of September 21st. Jack Warden Bluejacket, Oklahoma stopped by to help Ben castrate a horse. Ed Hamersley Walker, Missouri stopped in to work dogs, leaving a couple for Ben to train. Cowboy Junction Church, Vinita, Oklahoma talks about 40 Days of Purpose campaign. Ben makes a machinery auction in Chetopa, Kansas. |
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http://www.theperfectstockdog.com/visitors/visitors03fb.htm September 13th. Jeff Hill, J-H Farm, Cameron, Oklahoma and Shawna Johnson, Columbus, Ohio made a quick trip up Saturday morning. Greg Griffith and Chance Chandler, Rawhide Cattle Dog Co., Cushing, Oklahoma slipped over Saturday afternoon to pick up a dog in training. It was a beautiful day here in Oklahoma. Skyler Humble made it back for his second lesson with Checkers. |
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http://www.theperfectstockdog.com/visitors/visitors03eb.htm Second week of September. Harvey Price, Holdenville, Oklahoma brought Jesse to be bred. Ben works Jet, a young female Border Collie. Had a nice rain which greened everything up and Keeper is a dog on a mission. |
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http://www.theperfectstockdog.com/visitors/visitors03cb.htm First of September. What a week. Skyler Humble, Bluejacket, Oklahoma came over with Checkers for obedience lessons. Dani and Rodney Sullivan drove up from Adair, Oklahoma to check on Rusty's progress. Ben drove up to Larry and Marilyn Painter's, Cleveland, Missouri to pick up a dog. The goats took an unscheduled road trip, spending the night out and Ben took a spill from the young horse! |
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http://www.theperfectstockdog.com/visitors/visitors03bb.htm End of August. Much needed rain. Ben works the young horses and young dogs. Slim Jim looks like a good one. |
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http://www.theperfectstockdog.com/visitors/visitors03ab.htm Last week of August. Will Rogers Memorial Rodeo Parade pictures, Ben takes Lena out on horseback to gather from the pasture. Dr. Crystal Newman floats Nasty's teeth. |
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http://www.theperfectstockdog.com/visitors/visitors03z.htm Heath and Jamie Wentworth, Haskell, Oklahoma stop in a couple times with dogs. Neighbor Mike Kessel breaking another young colt, rides in. Slingshot puts the cattle in the working pens. |
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http://www.theperfectstockdog.com/visitors/visitors03v.htm Early August. Greg Griffith, Cushing Oklahoma stops in to work dogs with Ben. Ben works Queen, Lena and Gus. Greg hauled a bunch home with him. Ben buys replacement calves, Leslie waters the front yard and the goats are content! |
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http://www.theperfectstockdog.com/visitors/visitors03u.htm First of August. Max Nidiffer, Bluejacket, stops by with his matched team of Haflingers geldings, Ben hauls some of last fall calves to the sale, Art Bryant and Tom Greer of Richland Missouri pick up and leave dogs. Art and Nancy sent over a plentiful supply of their good garden vegetables. The neighborhood's a buzz about the great ranch rodeo. Jamie Martin neighbor UPS driver special delivers our packages. |
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http://www.theperfectstockdog.com/visitors/visitors03t.htm Last week in July. Randall and Russell Hall, George Benson all from Howe Oklahoma stopped in to pick up Randall's new pup from Ed Hamersley. New kids on the block. Leslie goes to Poccola for chiropractic adjustments from Dr. Bill Schmidt, AVCA certified doctor. Ben heads off to the Vinita Cattle sale. |
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http://www.theperfectstockdog.com/visitors/visitors03r.htm Third week of July. A little break in the weather. Less humidity and low 90's! Central AC on the blink with the Teal Brothers Heating and Cooling Chetopa, Kansas to the rescue, Dwight and Connie Newton Salina Oklahoma stop by for a visit and dog work, gathering the calves in the evening and neighbor Max Nidiffer stops in on his Farmall tractor. |
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http://www.theperfectstockdog.com/visitors/visitors03q.htm Weekend July 19 & 20. Good friend Laura Stimatze, Macksville Kansas stopped in Saturday en route to her parents the Bob Buckman's of West Plains Missouri; Ben's brother Bernard Means, wife Kay, daughter's Janet Mareth and Lori Byrnes came over with their families for a get-together on Sunday. |
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http://www.theperfectstockdog.com/visitors/visitors03p.htm Week of July 14th. Razzer's goes home with Ruenette Boyette of Glencoe Oklahoma, Ellie leaves with Jim Tapley Greenbriar Arkansas for Janis Skiles', Ben brush hogs and Oklahoma is hot! |
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2003 April, May and June |
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http://www.theperfectstockdog.com/visitors/visitors03m.htm June 24 through first of July. Denise Bever, LMT and Leslie head off to Weirsdale Florida for the American Veterinary Chiropractic Certification Examinations. The exams were held at the Austin Equine Education Center. John Tate Seneca Missouri stopped in to work dogs early one day before the heat set in. Ben and Denise trim the colts. |
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http://www.theperfectstockdog.com/visitors/visitors03l.htm Cowboy Junction Church, Jack McCoy leads the CJ singers, Joe and Hoss Hopping of Coweta Oklahoma pick up Jan and Spook, Kelpie antics and Ophelia the goat with foster nannie. |
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http://www.theperfectstockdog.com/visitors/visitors03j.htm Early June - Coffeyville Livestock Auction, Spencer Huckaby Trader 40 years Ben's junior, Ivan Rule of California stops by for a visit, Ophelia - the new kid on the block, Ed Hamersley (Walker, Missouri) comes over with Willie and Sorrowful, Ed and Ben make the Vinita Livestock Auction... http://www.theperfectstockdog.com/visitors/visitors03h.htm Last week of May - we try the young pups and new dogs out on stock, Ben vaccinating for blackleg, Keeper (Leslie's Kelpie) and Oklahoma skies... |
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http://www.theperfectstockdog.com/visitors/visitors03g.htm Mid-May - Ben returns from John and Cody Duvall's, Granada, Colorado, Gregg Clay, Australian breeder and stockman, Laura and Joe Stimatze of Macksville, Kansas, new grandbaby, JW and Christina Bever visit, JW is Nasty's personal farrier and Miss Mamie... |
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http://www.theperfectstockdog.com/visitors/visitors03e.htm May 10th George and Judy Sheets of Tonkawa, Oklahoma bring Daisy by to see what she does, Joe and Hoss Hopping haul up a truck load of dogs to sort through and leave some for training... http://www.theperfectstockdog.com/visitors/visitors03d.htm The week after the Red River Cattle Dog Classic - Ronnie and Wardell Yates of Kevil, Kentucky stop in to visit and work dogs, Ed Hamersley of Walker, Missouri dropped by, Mike Kessel our neighbor rode up on a colt he's breaking, we visit Todd and Michelle Small of Welch and see their Cattlemaster... http://www.cowdogcentral.com/rrcda/classic_03/classic_photos_1.htm Red River Cattle Dog Classic - this is the premier cattle dog trial in the world. Here are photos we took this year... |
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http://www.theperfectstockdog.com/visitors/visitors03b.htm Last week of April - Ben puts the pups on stock, Perch and Slingshot (Kelpies) help, Keeper (Kelpie) gathers from the pasture... http://www.theperfectstockdog.com/visitors/visitors03a.htm Happy Easter, dog work and the horses... http://www.theperfectstockdog.com/visitors/visitorsz.htm Mid-April - Mark Kirkus of Molino, Florida, Ronnie Yates of Kevil, Kentucky, lawn work and putting the calf back in... |
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http://www.theperfectstockdog.com/visitors/visitorsx.htm Ben's sister Sue and nephew Steve dropped by, Tony Maeder of Bonham, Texas, Kelpie run in the pasture and breaking the new horse... |
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http://www.theperfectstockdog.com/visitors/visitorsw.htm End of March - Kim Ezell, Ft. Smith, Arkansas picks up Panda, Rodney and Dani Sullivan bring Rusty over to see what he has... http://www.theperfectstockdog.com/visitors/visitorsv.htm Late March - ice on the water buckets, Kelpie adventures, Ben Means handy-dandy invention, and the new horses arrive... |
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http://www.theperfectstockdog.com/visitors/visitorst.htm Mid-March - Horse hunting, stopped by Bob and Rita Bell of Lockwood, Missouri, Poco Pine gelding, Kelpie adventures, Scooter wishes Harley would leave, Katadhin sheep... http://www.theperfectstockdog.com/visitors/visitorss.htm Dustin (grandson) and the Dadeville Missouri Bearcats tromped their opponents in the basketball game, the Bell's good paint horses, Rodney Sullivan drops in from Adair, Oklahoma with Susie (Border Collie) for training... http://www.theperfectstockdog.com/visitors/visitorsr.htm Diamond, Missouri horse sale, Buster Hargis and Dustin (grandson) team whoops their opponents... |
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http://www.theperfectstockdog.com/visitors/visitorsp.htm Mark and Jackie Martin, Mountain View, Arkansas bring over Jake (Border Collie cross), Ben gathers from the pasture with Panda, Kim Ezell's nice Border Collie in for training... |
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http://www.theperfectstockdog.com/visitors/visitorsn.htm End of February - Winter's last hoorah, Keeper (Kelpie) gathering in the snow, the Kelpie pups trying to move in the snow, Angel (the guardian dog), Ben knee-deep, Harley (Kelpie), visiting with Jim and Judy Etling of Newcastle, Texas... |
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http://www.theperfectstockdog.com/visitors/visitorsl.htm Valentine's Day, working outside dogs, Ben with the newest pups, Harley and Cody (Kelpies), more snow??... http://www.theperfectstockdog.com/visitors/visitorsk.htm Winter returns - checking out the mustangs and Kelpie adventures... |
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http://www.theperfectstockdog.com/visitors/visitorsi.htm Last of January - Kelpie games, Ben's on the road again visiting Bill and Katy Wingo, Ft. Supply, Oklahoma, KJ Stewart, Woodard, Oklahoma and John and Cody Duvall of Granada, Colorado, Leslie, Keeper and Slingshot hold down the fort... |
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http://www.theperfectstockdog.com/visitors/visitorsg.htm Crisp January morning Jerry Henry of Mt Vernon Arkansas hauled up Tuff (Border Collie) for training,Ben works James Loftis' Kate and Kim Ezell's Panda... http://www.theperfectstockdog.com/visitors/visitorsf.htm Ed Hamersley, Walker Missouri working dogs, Leslie and Keeper got up the cattle... http://www.theperfectstockdog.com/visitors/visitorse.htm First of January - Don, Jason and Pam Hankins of Willard, Missouri came to pick up Sugar (Kelpie) who don had here for training, everyone checks out the leaky water line, Dr. Jackie Doval, American Veterinary Chiropractic Association board member stays a few days for meetings with Leslie, Keep and Leslie bring up the cattle on a cold chilly morning... |
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