Laura has been herding for 7 years and has trained, trialed and titled a variety of dogs, including Border Collies, Aussies, Kelpies, Collies, Corgis, ACDs, Rotties and even a Greater Swiss Mountain dog.  She is both an AKC Herding Judge and an AHBA Herding Judge.  Laura owns five Border Collies, 2 Aussies, a Kelpie and a Briard.
She owns (trained, trialed and titled) the first Herding Champion in the El Paso/Las Cruces area (and the second, third and fourth), the first Double-Herding Champion (and the second), and the first dog to earn an AKC Herding Excellent title (and the second and third)!