Summer update

Spring came and went and summer has almost done the same. I had not realized that I haven't updated the site since January but we are back!! Spring was great in Oklahoma. Much cooler temps, lots of RAIN, and GRASS. We had a busy spring calving, then breeding, and did I mention the rain?? It was sure a blessing but it was sure tough to get much done and stay dry. Summer brought some of the nicest weather I can remember and a busy schedule as well. As soon as breeding came to and end and the last round of embryos were implanted we left for 10 days or so and attended the National Junior Maine Show in Springfield, Illinois. Grady and Hudson both enjoy the National Junior Show each year. It is a highlight of our summer. With some luck Grady was selected the Grand Champion female. These two have had quite the run!! Hudson should be old enough to start next year.....I'm not sure dad is ready for that but Hudson says he is....lol

Mid summer we bought a futurity prospect that we sure have high hopes for. With not enough time to train dogs for ourselves, we sent Bone to our good friends at Gilbert Stockdogs. He will stay with Paul through the Sundowner Futurity in November. We hope to have him ready to trial by Tulsa's Jack King Futurity as well. He is a Gilbert's Badge x Razors Boo which makes him a full brother to Kirby Ellenburg's Hoss. Nice bred and good looking pup.

Late summer a friend of mine called who had bought a pup we raised and was needing to sell him. The dog was currently at Paul Gilbert's and he had put 90+days on him. After a quick trip to go see the pup we bought him back. He is a Hoss x Spook. Hoss was the 2013 SSA Futurity and 2014 Jack King Futurity Champion and Spook was the 2014 Reserve Novice DOY in the SSA. He is currently for sale. We have enjoyed having him around. LOTS of natural balance, herding ability, and intense. Call to inquire 580-759-9694

Until next time enjoy the fall and if we can help you please give us a call. Dogs and Cattle for sale year round!!

Grady getting his heifer ready at the 2014 Ft Worth Stock Show

2015 National Champion Fullblood Maine-Anjou!!

Thanks to Buck Cattle Company and J&J Farms

Hudson and I slipping in a little fishing this spring.....Lucky son of a gun..His first fish ever!!

Grady and Hudson first day of Pre K and 1st Grade

2015 National Junior Champion Fullblood Female

We are sure proud of our Dogs and Cattle but the good lord has blessed us with 2 boys that we think hung the moon!!! They are what is important to us. 

A New Year is upon us!

It has been a busy fall and winter. We are excited about what 2015 will bring our way in both the cattle business and the dog business. Training has come to a halt for us this winter.....Kids and Cattle seem to occupy our time as well as the short days!!

The cattle business is in uncharted waters right now and with demand for beef rising and the shortage of cattle in the country the price of cattle has been on the rise. We have been fortunate to add numbers to our own cowherd and can't wait to send a few more females to embryo transplant this spring. The ranch I manage has seen huge growth this past year as well. The ranch has almost doubled in size and with that came almost double the cows! Doc makes the registered cow business lots of fun. We are excited to see the new calf crop this spring. Grady and Hudson really enjoy the cattle and this spring I'm guessing (hoping) they will be ready to help calve cows. Grady is looking forward to the Ft Worth Stock Show in January. He will show his January heifer calf in the National Maine-Anjou show. It's extra special for us this year. The breeder of his heifer, Mr Jerry Gibson, is being inducted into the Maine Anjou Hall of Fame at the show!!  Jerry has been a true pioneer in the Maine Anjou business not only in his own herd but promoting the breed. Congratulations and thank you Jerry.

The dog business has seen a big jump in demand this year. My phone rings more and more with people wanting a good dog. Several dogs were sold this fall for a premium and it's nice that the value caught up with what a good one is worth. Great dogs are worth a bunch and until we figure out how to raise more GREAT dogs the demand should be steady. I can promise you one thing...weak dogs will always be weak and unless a dog bites the front end he will never earn respect!!

We have a couple of litters due the first week of January. The first litter will be out of Michael Johnson's good female Sadie and out of our male dog Rock. Sadie is an own daughter of Razors Zack and out of Meg (Tony). Rock is a son of Razors Zack and Gilbert's Belle. Michael and I partnered on this litter and I sure they will stay pretty close to our kennels!! The second litter due is out of our female Boo and sired by Ole Cye owned by Jeff Williams. Boo is sired by Cowboy and out of a Razors Zack x Meg female. She is also the mother to Kirby Ellenburg's Hoss and Jim Seal's great female Hope. Hoss was the 2013 Sundowner and 2014 Jack King Futurity Champion!! Ole Cye is a son of Gilbert's Boomer and out of a Razors Zack x Meg female. He has won a pile of money for Jeff at trials all over and is a REALLY nice dog in the pasture. TIME WILL TELL on these pups but we sure like how they are bred!! LOTS of Zack and lots of Meg and close bred top to bottom...

We only have 1 young dog at the moment to haul some this year. He's our 2015 futurity project. He's a little different bred than the other dogs. All Mccallum breeding.....once again TIME WILL TELL. LOL!! We like him so far and if he's the right kind I think he will compliment our breeding program as an outcross. He's going to spend 30-60 days at Paul Gilbert's in training while we are busy showing cattle the month of January and start calving cows in February.

Happy New Year!!

I hope that in this New Year, you make mistakes. Because if you are making mistakes, then you
are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, and changing the world. Your doing things you have never done before, and more importantly, your doing something!! Author Unknown

Sundowner Stockdog Association Year End Award

We ended up being Reserve Novice Dog of the Year with Spook. It was a great year and we sure enjoyed our first year of trialing Spook. The people at the trials have been very nice and the competition is fierce.
Spook has been sold to our good friend Loyd Dodson from Louisiana. Loyd runs a 400+ head cow/calf operation and will use her daily on the ranch.

We can't wait for next year to start!!

Sale Consignments

This is Grady and Hudson's sale consignment to Buck Cattle Company's "Sharing the Tradition" female sale on December 6th, 2014. She is a February horned hereford female sired by National Champion Lock n Load and out of the famed National Champion Mirror Image. She is truly something special!! Look at her and the other females selling at www.buckcattle.com. It is a sale that you won't want to miss

 GHC Be Sweet 401B ET

 Starlake Lock n Load

Star KKH SSF Mirror Image

Tulsa Trial

We recently competed in the Tulsa State Fair dog trial. Although we didn't draw cattle very good, Clyde did a really nice job of showing just how gritty he is. Hard biting on the front end and a never quit attitude. We are proud to say that after his runs in Tulsa we have sold Clyde. Brent Daniels must have seen something he liked and we were humbled by his interest in one of our dogs. Brent is one of the best when it comes right down to it. He is a great handler and has a habit of putting dogs in the winner circle. We look forward to watching Clyde's success on Brent's truck. Clyde is a littermate to our great female Boo, the mother of Kirby Ellenburg's Hoss!!