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THE CLINICIAN; On any given day, Charlie Trayer wears many hats -- rancher, horseman, dog trainer. Throughout his career with horses, cattle and dogs Charlie has always been the same honest and patient man. He is seasoned and wise in his training methods with handling horses, cattle and dogs. For 40 years, Charlie managed the Cottonwood Ranch in Chase County, Kansas. Home to both a cow/calf operation as well as a stocker program, the ranch handles upward of 350-400 head of brood cows and 1500 head of yearlings each year--and almost all of the cattle work was easily accomplished by Charlie, a good horse, and a few Hangin' Tree cowdogs.
Charlie invested in his first Hangin' Tree cowdogs as an alternative to hiring cowboys to work the yearling cattle. He quickly found the dogs to be irreplaceable assets on the ranch and began raising them. Charlie raises, trains, and sells Hangin’ Tree cowdogs to ranchers all over the country.
After he began raising and training Hangin' Tree cowdogs, Charlie began to see a need to educate cattlemen and women on using dogs in their cattle operations. Charlie also saw a need to teach the people who had invested in a Hangin’ Tree cowdog with how to properly handle and use their cowdog.
Charlie may be retired from the day-to-day workings of a cattle ranch, but his philosophies on properly mating and breeding, training and using Trayers’ Hangin’ Tree cowdogs continue.

The cost is $250.00 per dog, for both days. IF PAID AND ENROLLED BY July 29th, 2009, THE COST IS ONLY $200.00. There are only a limited number of dogs being accepted to allow for more individual attention. Charlie will work with each dog and handler several times throughout the clinic.

Starting pups, Basic Commands, Advanced work, Problems, Using the remote trainer, Handling Cattle in a low stress manner, any and all problems will be addressed.

For more information, please contact Guy Maberry, 406-538-3634 Home; 406-350-1167 Cell

Dog broke cattle and sheep will be available for the clinic. Arenas, round corrals and pastures

The Ranch is Approximately 8 miles South of Lewistown in the Heart of the Snowy Mountains.

Please send this fully signed and completed form with your check or money order in the full amount of your reservation made payable to: Guy Maberry and mail to Guy Maberry 18779 US Hwy 191 Hilger Montana 59451

Each dog and handler will have several sessions each day with Charlie Trayer on dog broke cattle. The price includes all stock charges.

Self contained camping hook-ups with electric and water only, are available at $15.00 per night.

Participation is decided on a first- come, first- served basis. The clinic is expected to fill up quickly. There shall be no refunds if you cancel, but every effort shall be made to provide you with the names of those wait-listed so you can attempt to sell or transfer your spot. Only a Limited number of gathering type dogs.

General principles of assumption of the risk and the participant, by his signature below, waives any and all rights to sue or recover damages for any acts of claimed negligence by the instructor or any sponsor, arising from participation in this clinic. These conditions are understood and accepted by me.