Dogwood Farm is a professional herding training and trialing facility that is dedicated to the development and training of all recognized herding dogs. The facility is equipped for all types of training: ranging from small pens and calm sheep to large fields and very light sheep. No matter what the skill level of the dog and handler, we have what you need! This facility is dedicated to those who are serious about learning to be a stock person.

Our aim is to train handler/dog teams in all aspects of herding, from real stock work to competing in trials. We are proud to have produced herding teams with titles from the test classes through advanced classes, including herding champions from multiple breeds.

We enjoy training teams to trial in the different recognized venues: AKC, ASCA, and AHBA.

Dogwood Farm trains throughout the year and is home to a number of trials and clinics. Please check the events page for more information regarding upcoming trials and clinics.

See what others are saying about Dogwood Farm!
AKC Herding write up from the 2007 Greater Lafayette Kennel Club herding trials
AKC's The Herdsman from the 2004 Central Indiana Shetland Sheepdog Club's herding trials.

Dogwood had two dogs ranked #1 in their breed for 2007

Fox #1 Belgian Tervuren		Cloud #1 Shetland Sheepdog
HR Shenandoah Foxglove HSAsd HXAsd OTDd ATDsc		HCh Faerie Dream Catcher HSAs HSBs HXAsd OA OAJ STDdsc HTD-Is HRD-IIIs