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Top Hand
Cattle Dogs
Striving to produce the best cow dog possible, Top Hand is not bound to any one breed, but looking for lines that are consistently producing dogs that have bite, trainability, work, big stout frames, and are pleasant to be around- good all- around working hands.
Top Hand has chosen Border Collies from Casey Rindal’s Cap line and Kelpies from Roy Cox’s Buchanan line. These breeding programs have been proven over many years and are well known across the country for consistently producing good dogs.
Top Hand Cattle Dogs are all handled daily, well socialized and hauled all over. We believe that a dog is born with a certain amount of natural toughness, bite and work. It is our job, as these dogs grow and mature, to build confidence and trust in each dog to bring out the best in them. It is not possible to make a weak dog tough, but it is possible to weaken a tough dog.
Conformationally correct and tough enough to stand up to long days of work on your ranch, Top Hand Cattle Dogs are proven workers. We look for clean biting males and females. We handle all of our puppies daily until the day you pick them up so they are ready to move into your program with the healthiest mind and body possible.
We strive to improve each generation based on the successes of the one previous. Breeding for size and toughness, Top Hand Cattle Dogs typically finish out between 45 and 55 lbs with a broad-based heavy frame and thick muscling.
Border Collies and Kelpies are by nature very sensitive and want to please which is why they make such great working companions. These dogs do best when they have plenty of room to run, discipline and a full-time job. Though extremely loyal and friendly, due to their high energy level and incredible drive to work, they do not make ideal sedentary pets.
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2010 Top Hand Field TrialApril 23-25, 2010 |
Lexington, OK
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Ranch hand dog boxes made by Tom McBride custom fabrication
Made from Aluminum tubing these custom boxes are tough and lightweight. The ones shown here are a set of three boxes on the bottom (fixed) and two top boxes that sit on the bottom layer attaching with a few easy-to-use screws. The top layer easily comes off and goes on when needed. Tom is a talented craftsmen. If you can dream it up, he can build it. Top Hand wants to thank Tom for the great work on this new set of custom boxes.
2nd Annual Top Hand Cattle Dog Trial coming soon!
The second annual Top Hand Cattle Dog Trial will be here before you know it. The Open trial will be held April 23-25, 2010 in Lexington, OK. New this year will be the Top Hand Maturity Trial on Sunday morning April 25, before the Open Finals.
The format of the Open Trial will be the same as last year, with 3 days of competition and each dog running in both the first and second rounds. “2009 was the inaugural year for the Top Hand Trial and it went exceptionally well”, says Rick Scrivner of Top Hand Cattle Dogs. “The biggest change for the 2010 Open Trial is that we will have 3 sets of fresh cattle. A new set of cattle will be used each day to make sure this trial is the best possible test of the dogs, not just a handler trial.”
There will be a Ranch Hand Dinner on Saturday featuring “chef” Howell Grayson of Crosshill Ranch and Grayson Freeze Branding. Howell will bring his smoker and cook up some brisket with all the fixin’s. You won’t want to miss this feed!
A Big THANK YOU to Tony McCallum...
...and everyone else who came to the clinic with Tony on Sunday November 15, 2009! It was entertaining and enlightening in a way only Tony can present. People had a chance to visit with the well-known and respected "Dogman" from Australia, Tony McCallum.
There were dogs of different age and training stages allowing everyone to have an opportunity to see Tony in action. It was a congenial group of people and we want to thank everyone for traveling from near and far to help make this happen. A special Thank You to Tony for taking the time out of your busy schedule while you were in the US."
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