Description
Quark is a 10 year old female owned by Terry Folsom and bred, raised and trained by Amanda Milliken. Quark’s parents were both Soldier Hollow medalists: Dorey and Howell. Quark is a calm reserved dog who usually knows what the job is that needs to be done and she uses just the right amount of pressure to get it done. She likes to be asked and not told what to do. She loves warm fires and rubs and just to be close. Mich has had the great pleasure and honor to be running her for Terry Folsom, who left us in March of 2023 after beating the odds of pancreatic cancer for 10 years. Border collies and sheepdog herding were extremely important to Terry. She knew so much about the dogs: their pedigrees, abilities, personalities and successes. Terry said that Quark was the best dog to ever come into her life and she wanted to know that Quark would have a forever home and be run to the best of her abilities at some of the bigger trials in the country and here she is!
Mich Ferraro lives in Milerton, New York, a rural area 90 miles north of NYC. Mich and her spouse live on an 80-acre farm where they have 120 commercial ewes and lamb approximately 120 lambs per year. They host a trial at their farm and sell meat and wool. Mich is an equine veterinarian who specializes in equine sports medicine. She started trialing in about 2006. Herding was the culmination of her interests in animal husbandry, sports medicine, and the behavior and communication between people and animals and between animal species. The relationship of the dog to the stock and the dog to the handler is complex and fascinates her. As Mich says, there are so many factors that influence success: the elements (wind, sun, rain, elevation), your emotions, the dog’s abilities, and the type of sheep, to name a few. It’s all about balancing strengths and weaknesses with behaviors to get the desired outcome.
