Move on Bud

Updates from FB (12/10/2014, 5 AM) are below the original post.

Hangin’ Tree Cowdogs…
At an event held recently at/near Las Vegas was some sort of dog competition. Some fella with a Hangin’ Tree Cowdog was there. Another fella was there with a dog of another breed and a conversation ensued. The Hangin’ Tree guy began to run me into the dirt and told the fella with the other breed of dog that, “her dogs are crap and they cannot be registered…so they are crap.” lol… I have been very clear that “I personally do not want” my Hangin’ Tree cowdogs in the Trayer club. I’ve written openly about “my decision” to not be a part of that “dog club”. Buying a “retiring from the cowdog business” set of cowdogs was nothing short of a joke and a conglomeration of lies from the seller(s). Via DNA testing, I was able to salvage good things and sort off bad things and unravel lots of issues in the breeding of the dogs I purchased. They certainly were not from a 3 or 4-way crossbreeding program. My website home or Welcome Page is clear about my decisions, my blog has a category for other postings relating to the purchase of Trayers’ Cowdogs. And, if one needs more information, you can google the public court records of Cole County Missouri and find the results of litigation that clearly put a stop to the fella’s madness. I know, I know, he also says to folks that he drove it in my ask on the lawsuit and that he “won”…well, he lost. And lastly, do not think for a minute that I am the only person in 20 years that got a dose of untruthfulness. The antics of the last two meetings of the cowdog club pretty much spoke/and continue to speak for themselves…in as much as the minutes posted are not in any way, shape or form true to what really occurred. Talking smack about me is fine Chuck. I own a cattle operation with certain needs and am determined to live a clean life. You best just let it go. You are hurting no one but yourself. ~Just Sayin’

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Ken Fox I agree. Stand your ground. It’s a poor man that runs down the competition.
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Glenda Snyder Ericsson I used to joke with Choc, it’s a dog eat dog world in the Cowdog world. I know when I hear a breeder running another breeder down, I’m turned off by that.
And I do not register my dogs in that association either.
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Tia K Farley Your friends support you!!!
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Paul Brady Tammy, I sure appreciate your straight talk. Always enjoy reading your post.
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Paul Brady Glenda Ericsson I have good memories of Choc. I hope you are doing well.
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Erin Gonzalez What an ass, him. Tammy, people are insanely jealous of what they cannot have, do, make, or produce. I would bet the farm if he were to get a free breed or Hangin’ Tree puppy on the down low; he’d be on it like white on rice.
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Lisa Bedell Do I need to punch somebody in the nose?
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Geri Smith-Cyphers Unbelievable
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Kristina Farnsworth I only hope that someday I can say I have a Tammy’s Cowdogs dog!
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Erin Gonzalez Ha! LOL, me too!
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Heath Curry My Grandfather used to say that a man would lie to you quicker about a dog or a horse than anything else ! stand up for what you believe in !
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Steve Krutzfeldt You probably don’t recall but I called you some years back about a dog in Montana (solid red cowdog) I saw on a ranch on a flatbed with your name on his collar. I said then and say now that was an impressive dog in presence and build and one any true dog man or woman would be proud to have. The fellow bought him at auction and I could see it would not be a fit……(dog would have gotten frustrated eventually and not done well) I believe you found another buyer or bought him back which was a testament to your character. You might recall the dogs name? I had a new catahoula x at the time who is now 4 and very good at what he does. Kind regards. Steve
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Tammy’s Cowdogs Cowdog Luke was in MT. Luke had more on the ball than the new owner. He worked with Luke here at the sale and I told him to take him, use him and if he could not get up to speed with Luke that I wanted him back. I bought Luke back. And I do recall visiting with you Steve Krutzfeldt. Thanks for the note. Luke and Levi were in the same litter.
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Ashlee Janda Dickey We have some of Tammy’s Cowdogs “crap” and they are awesome!!
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Nicole Beaufils Results talk
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Gwen Shepperson Some people would rather focus on the dogs and improving the breed, and others I would swear live only for the drama, drama, drama. You just gotta hope Karma drives a big ol diesel teuck!
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Suzanne Fairchild I’m with Gwen!!!
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Matt Carter You go girl and I know your cow dogs are the best because they eat the best damn maple syrup around
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Heath Curry Hey do you know anyone that gathers sheep and goats with heelers
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Sd Cattle Friend Page Congratz, you must have some pretty good dogs to have gotten in this guys head that bad.
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Debby Goodwin I am with Lisa Bedell…just give me a name. And I thinkSuzanne Fairchild might be in the mood too
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Linda Prentiss Way to go Tammy’s Cowdogs girl!!!! Stand up for yourself in a man’s world and you’re my sis!!!!
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Tammy’s Cowdogs lol…Yes, before Luke made it back to me he got caught up in a “prostitution ring” and sired at least 2 litters of pups. The folks involved in “stealing Luke’s virginity”? The transporter, the guy that had bought Luke, and 2 HT “breeders” …you cannot pinpoint the masterminds who used Luke to breed some bitches “before” he was delivered back to me “after more than 30 days with the hauler”. I was assured Luke was fine, happy, being well-cared for…over 30 days to deliver my Luke back to me. But, 2 ranchers who bought pups from 2 HT people contacted me when their pups were about a year old and inquired about Luke and if I had Luke because they wanted more pups out of Luke. That is when I started putting 2 & 2 together and could then confirm my suspicions. Both the ranchers were willing to take their cowdogs to get DNA samples and we sent the samples off and sure enough…both pups were sired by Luke. 100% matches. So. There is the “honesty” factor in the HT world/club. Thieves, throat cutters…jealous people. They are not worth spit to me. But they damn sure like using my cowdogs for stud service. Oh..and by the way…they “registered those litters” and “registered their cowdogs”…from my Luke – a not registered cowdog. Honesty does not exist with that bunch. Well, maybe it takes on a “whole new flavor”. Period.

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Tribute to Bert

In August 2002, I purchased my first Hangin’ Tree Cowdog. He was just a pup, but ready to work. I named him Bert and for the next four years, he and I completed all the ranch work ourselves. When we started our journey together, neither knew that a mere 14 months later, he would save my life. How do you ever repay a cowdog for such an enormous gesture? In the time after that, I came to realize the only thanks he wanted was the chance to work with me, beside me, day-in and day-out. Bert was larger than life. He was smart. He was athletic. He was loyal.

In every cattle working situation, he knew what to do without instruction. I could simply point out a sick calf in the wean lot and he’d quietly and respectfully take the calf to the corral and ease it up the alley to the chute. When we’d finish working a set of cows, he knew to gather them up and what gate to head them to to go out to pasture. I could leave him at a gate, go feed, come back and he’d still be at the gate, waiting for my return. If a cow’s calf was hidden in the timber, I could tell Bert to “find the baby” and he’d put his nose to the ground, search until he found it, return to me and take me back to the calf. He simply had the ability to size up any situation and apply the right pressure and make everything work. We’d get done working cattle and you could tell him, “Bert, thanks for your help” and he would look at me with a big smile – as if to say, “You are welcome, now come on let’s go”. We’d be driving down the road and he’d take his right paw and pull my arm so that I’d rub his neck. Or take his head and bump under my elbow and say, “Hey, rub my back.” And, he loved taking his pups out and mentoring them. His mate for life was Hawk and he truly loved her. They were an amazing pair and produced some tremendous offspring. Bert was majestic—more than any other animal I have ever known.

On September 6, 2010, after an accident on the ranch and the gallant efforts of the University of Missouri Vet School, I lost Bert. Tammy’s Cowdogs exists today because of Bert. He is the foundation of my cowdog program and the model all my cowdogs must live up to. He took more than eight of my years with him. I will forever be grateful for the joy and loyalty he brought to my life. Words will never be able to describe how much Hawk and I will miss him

-from the Welcome Page of the website of Tammy’s Cowdogs “Tribute to Bert”

Today, Sep. 05, 2014, the rural route mail lady stops. She’s got a box from Idaho. I can hardly sign the card. Scott Jason Hall, his wife Betty, and Bret Bret N Melanie Haskett? I cannot put words to the remarkable pendant. Scott, your are gifted my friend…the itsy bitsy engraving on the gold, the silver engraving of Bert…I am speechless. Betty, the rein chains are, “Some kind of wonderful.” Bret, your rawhide braiding of the romal reins is, “Perfectly completes this gifted piece.” Bert, 4 years ago today we sat out in the grass at the Univ. of MO vet hospital and took in our last conversation of how much we loved each other. And 15 hrs. later a blood clot to your lungs ended your life. I got the call around 9:30 AM to hurry to your side there were problems. I tried to get there Bert, I did. But, I drove home on the 6th of September with a dog in a box…heartbroken. My life has not been the same since. I will take you with me when I leave here to meet up with you again.

~I love you Bert.

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Emails, Phone Calls, Facebook

If you have a call in, a note sent or a post with a question…rest assured I will get back to you.  It may take a day or 2 or a few days!

Gathering, sorting, hauling cattle for sale due to the drought has been the priority lately.  We weaned a couple hundred October calves along the way.  Looking after cowdogs and new litters is mixed in there.  Add to that getting hay trucks in and now dealing with the several inches of sleet/snow/freezing rain…I am a tad behind on correspondence.  You can call my cell phone if you’d like.  I will tell you in advance that I travel a lot of areas where I don’t have service.  Yes, we send folks to outer space and they communicate with clear signals back to Earth, but, for various reasons a hill or a building or a low area will drop an earthling out of communication range!

My cell is (573) 659-5971.  Have a good day!

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Shame On You

I was at a friend’s house Sunday night and decided to check my email.  Typing in “tammys cowdogs webmail” I got some search results that I was not anticipating.  There were 6 results that showed my keywords in my website link and the contact information for another person is embedded into my links.  A person who sold a cowdog business to me on January 08, 2008…a retirement that truly was not a “retirement”.  After 4 years and a matter of legal pursuit, the proof was in the pudding.  And now, the latest antic…over the last few months… is to embed contact information into my website keywords or to mix my website keywords into yours?

When you see a phone number that begins with an area code of 940…well, that is not my phone number.  And the email information for “windstream.net” is not mine.

Try instead to reach Tammy’s Cowdogs at tammy@tammyscowdogs.com or 573-782-4912 (landline) or 573-659-5971 (mobile).

So please disregard the area code information of “940” as this is an attempt to direct you away from my cowdog business via some crafty “switch-a-roo” tactics.

And to the people who think they are benefiting from these less than ethical ways, I say, “That’s fine…keep it up.”

You cannot surpass Bert.

Tammy’s Cowdogs…Hangin’ Tree Cowdogs…and the master cowdog “Bert”.

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~~Wonders Never Cease~~

Have you ever had times in your life when you think people are simply unbelievable?  That some people just cannot be happy for others because they are so blinded by the knowledge and success of others?  As we grow and experience life, we begin to realize that some people spend a lifetime creating drama after drama after drama.  Their goal is to suppress others from being successful.  And, in the end, the one who is constantly delivering the punishment is the one who is self-destructing.  I cannot help but feel sorry for the persecutor, for they bring endless shame to themselves.

Yesterday, I received yet another phone call that highlights another personal attack against me.  I listened.  The very notion of the message was another desperate attempt to drive people away from my successful cowdog breeding program.  You really have to wonder how shallow and small-minded some people are.

I ranch.  I ranch full-time.  I get up early, come home late. I have a successful retained ownership beef cattle operation.   It’s been successful my entire life.  I’m 54 and have been involved in cattle ranching my whole life.  I embrace doing a good job.  I embrace helping people.  I have a closed cowherd.  I have a closed cowdog program.   The people trying to discredit me are wasting their time with their useless, endless jealousy.

Soon, I will be posting the full details of my acquiring a dog related business over four years ago.  Some of you have been extremely supportive to me because you know the people that have waged a devious battle against me since I acquired the business.  I never anticipated that I had been set up for failure.  So when the failures began to kick in it was anticipated that I would give up, give in and would want to give back the business and the dogs.  That anticipated and hoped for end result never came true for the ones hoping I would fail.  Thus, the endless rollercoaster of lobbing more bombshells my way.

I filed a legal suit.  I won.  The people were legally exposed.  And the last several months, the latest tactic is to use another route to achieve their statement of, “I will ruin you in the dog and cattle business if you don’t give me my dogs back”, is to attack my sexuality.  Well folks, I am married to a male.  A man that is not remotely interested in my ranching lifestyle.  I do my ranching work myself with the help of my cowdogs.  And we are successful.  We will be successful today, tomorrow and clear into the future.

So to the people who breed Hangin’ Tree cowdogs and want to continue to “pull another show-stopping rabbit out of the hat”…shame on you.  This latest salvo will not work either.  Shame.  Shame.  Shame on you.   I’d suggest you go back to the drawing board.  Here is an idea, “Grow up.”  But, I know out of experience when you are dealing with people that are “self-absorbed drama addicts” you might as well just let them be because they have no remote clue how much better their lives could be if they lived in the values of truth and honesty.

So, as you:  (1) see their local, regional and national ads, (2) see or go to their low-stress cattle handling clinics, (3) see or go to their cowdog clinics and demonstrations, or (4) see them at ranch rodeos and tradeshows…remember this, “they have spent a lifetime bashing, trashing and hurting others”.  Afterall, the main reason they wanted to get out of the dog business in late 2007 was, “All the people you deal with are stupid and I am sick and tired of dealing with all the stupid people.”

I do appreciate all the lessons I have learned since December 2007 and the activities and events surrounding the expansion of my cowdog breeding program.  And, I feel sorry for those who have spent the past few years with burning up their mental minutes with trying to destroy me.

But, as usual, I hope everyone has a good day.

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Working Class…Ranch & Reata Magazine, June/July 2012 Print Issue

Ranch & Reata magazine, June/July 2012, is once again an issue packed with great writing…from the front cover to the last page. A.J. Mangum, Bruce Pollock of Range Radio, along with their contributing writers (including Paul Canada) have pieced together another timeless keepsake print issue of, “The Journal of the American West”.

Dear to me are pages 17, and 38-44. These pages have stories and photographs covering how cowdogs are used in various parts of the United States in varying ranch operations. Articles packed with good information about the various uses each of the ranching operations have and how their varied cowdogs are key to getting the cattle work done.  My contribution to the articles on these pages were to share the story of “Bert” and how his gave himself to my ranching operation…both in his earthly life and his everlasting life in Heaven.  Bert lives on through his sons, daughters, and now his grandbabies.

http://www.ranchandreata.com has an on-line version of their magazines and remember to click on and crank up Range Radio while you are getting things done on the worldwide web.

If you get a few minutes, you might look for www.ranchandreata.com on the web.  Plus, subscribing to the print-version of this magnificent publication is a monthly “I can’t wait to get it” treasure when it lands in your mailbox.

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Hangin’ Tree Cowdog/Puppy Fraud…You Got Your Dog Where?

Well, it is Sunday afternoon and I have been returning a few phone calls.  I have once again, “Learned a lot.”  I spoke with 3 people that had some questions about the pups or cowdog that they “recently” got from me.  And, as it turns out (again) the pups &/or cowdog did not come from me.

Over the last few years, there have been periodic phone calls very similar to this scenario.  Pups or cowdogs from me that are/were never truly from me.  Two of the people today sent me faxes of the “registration papers” and pictures of their pup or dog.  While the papers show parents that are owned by me and are signed, the signature that is to be my signature “IS NOT MINE”.  I keep a database of pictures of every pup in every litter.  This database goes back to 2006.  I know exactly what has been produced in every litter and what the pups look like.

I raise my own pups.  I have a cowdog breeding program with specific goals.  I DO NOT BREED MISSY A TO STUDLY B JUST BECAUSE SHE IS IN HEAT AND HE IS AVAILABLE.  I DO NOT HAVE OTHER PEOPLE RAISING PUPS FOR ME.  I DO NOT HAVE OTHER PEOPLE STARTING PUPS FOR ME.  I DO NOT HAVE OTHER PEOPLE TAKING YOUNG DOGS AND RUNNING THEM FOR AWHILE.  I DO NOT FARM OUT DOGS FOR OTHERS TO START AND THEN TAKE THEM BACK TO SELL.  Yes, I know that this is going on with other Hangin’ Tree cowdog folks.

I do not TRADE, LEASE, SWAP, BORROW, MILL, LOAN, BROKER dogs.  Yes, I know that is how some people operate.  But, you need to know that some people are driven by money…checks, cash, swiping of a credit card, etc.  If you  want a Hangin’ Tree ‘something’…well, they have what you need.  If you are not happy with the hundred or so that they have for sale or access to, well, wait a day or two and they will find you one.

I feel lots of things when this kind of stuff continues.  But, if you want to know if a pup or cowdog came from me, then simply call or write.  I can answer your questions.  It is easier to check things out before you pay for the pup or dog.  But, it is your deal.  These situations are unfortunate and will probably continue…simply because the word “honesty” seems to have varying definition levels. And when the goal is “money”…well, you probably get the picture.

I know that there are dogs on sites that say they are out of parents “such & such”.  And that “so & so said”.  But, if in doubt…check it out before you actually buy something.   Because what you might end up with is “something”.  I might be explaining all of this out of experience.

I hope this helps.  And, it should also help explain why I have a “closed cowdog breeding program”.  Those papers might just be a piece of paper.  There are possibly way too many “papered” dogs.  Just a thought.

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A Note Received…June 05, 2012

A couple weeks ago, I sent a pup to a family in a remote part of Wyoming.  They had called wanting another pup and the hauler was going to be here the next morning.  There was no way they could get the pup paid for before the hauler arrived.  I told them to just mail their check, “I trust you.”  Yesterday in the mail the check arrived with a wonderful note.  At the end of the …note was penciled in Jer. 29:11.  If you look this up you will find, “For surely I know the plans that I have for you, says the Lord, plans for your welfare and not for harm, to give you a future with hope.”  This note makes my day.  This family knows of the unfortunate issues that were layed at my feet 4 1/2 years ago when I purchased a retiring person’s “cowdog business”…and all the unfortunate things that came with the purchase/deal.

The moral to this story is, “Living in the truth and trust in the Word will surely always guide one to do the right thing.”  I thank this family for the note.  They love the pup.  And I am grateful for the good people I meet because they help me to get past the unfortunate people that try to trample my life.

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cowdogdays12 – Day #2…Getting to Know Their New Cowdogs

Day #2 of cowdogdays12 involved introducing the cowdogs to their new owners.  We discussed the do’s & don’ts of how to approach each other.  Once everyone was paired up we headed off to do some walk-abouts in and around the corrals.  The balance of the day was spent doing some basic work in the pens.  Despite the heat, wind and dust we all had a good time.

Another cowdogdays is in the books at Tammy’s Cowdogs!  People from ten states were involved in this year’s sale.

Thank you to everyone that participated in the sale – either in person or by phone.

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cowdogdays12 – Tammy’s Cowdogs Production Sale

The day was hot.  The day was fun.  The first day of cowdogdays12 went very well.  To begin the afternoon, I used some of my Hangin’ Tree cowdogs to demonstrate how my cowdogs run the cattle operation.  We gathered yearling bulls, some coming 2-year old bred heifers and some yearling replacement heifers.  The cowdogs gathered cattle and brought them to the corrals.  At the corrals, we did some sorting work, loading chute alleys and retrieving breakaway cattle.

The sale cowdogs were then used to gather cattle and work the pens and alleys.  The high selling cowdog was Huck, a 2-year old son of Bert & Hawk, selling for $5,600.  Second high selling cowdog was Toby, a 2.5 year old son of Bert’s sister Jewel, selling for $4,000  The high selling yearling cowdog was Libby, a grand-daughter of Bert  & Hawk, selling for $2,100.  High selling started pup was Eli, six months old and selling for $1,900.

Day #2 of cowdogdays12 will be dedicated to the new cowdog owners.

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