Big Bend Farm is the home of Barbara Ray. One of the top handlers and trainers in the U.S. Whether you need a dog for the farm or the golf course, you can find what you need at Big Bend Farm.

At the 2005 USBCHA / ABC National Championship Sheepdog Trial in Sturgis SD, Barbara was the first person in 3 years to successfully split the marked sheep away from the others in a maneuver known as a "shed". She and her dog Brit finished 3rd out of the 150 handlers that qualified for the finals.

Barbara is highly respected in the sheepdog community as one of the outstanding handlers, trainers and judges. She has been judging numerous prestigeous sheepdog trials among others the USBCA National Finals in 2008, and is sought after as a clinician.

As well as being one the top sheepdog handlers in the U.S., Barbara is the pioneer of training Border Collies for wildlife mitigation. She has over 20 years experience training dogs for golf courses and the like to help with ever growing Canada Goose problem. For more information on the Goose Dogs, check out the section on the web site.

 

Contact Us For more information on border collies & goose control phone 540 460 0393; for information on the cabin and hunting phone 540 997 5661.