Wendy Roller RN BC MSN

PetsBehave Herding Instructor 

Wendy fell into herding with the gift of an Australian Shepherd puppy, Joey, 12 years ago.  Destined to be a pet and family dog, "the little Aussie that could" attended her first herding clinic "just for fun" at 1 year of age.  A few months after, they were in their first trial, competing in both herding and obedience.  Once a nationally ranked herding dog, Joey, now 12 years old (WTCH Roller's Almond Joy, CDX, RD, RtdC, CGC) holds down the couch as the perfect family dog!   

Wendy now has had top working dogs in 3 herding systems, including her 2003 qualification and Final Round 11th placement in the US Border Collie Handler's National Nursery Finals with her home bred and trained Dinah.  Her student's dogs compete successfully in multiple herding venues and several have achieved awards in open trials, BCSA versatility, and more.  She is a licensed AHBA all breed herding instinct test and trial judge as well.

When Wendy isn't training dogs in herding, she's managing her sheep flock on the family farm, working as a Registered Nurse, and currently!, also studying for her Nurse Practitioner Boards.  And if there's time left after that, she enjoys furthering her knowledge of dog training in general, especially competitive obedience.  Rescuing dogs also holds a special place in her heart and she supports both Border Collie and general herding dog rescue both financially and as a foster home.   On average, at least 6 dogs a year come from dire straits to her beloved Lochlea Farm in Alabama, where they get the care and training they need to be placed in appropriate and permanent homes.  A few dogs, Border Collie or not, stay permanently as members of the family. Write to her for information about herding dogs at:  wendy_roller@earthlink.net

Wendy is looking forward to promoting Herding Training at PetsBehave!

Above photo:  Tazzmin, Lena, Wendy and Peg