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Sandy Milberg, Joe's handler describes Joe as "a bit of perhaps a "control freak" that loves to work sheep, Joe even gets involved when the sheep don't behave for other dogs. When her other dog, Tex, was having a problem with a testy ewe that was totally uncooperative, Joe came rushing the ewe like a dive bomber, nipping her behind. The ewe jumped in the air and Joe just stood there. Apparently, in Joe's mind, everyone has to behave.
When Sandy retired, she and her husband moved to Santa Rosa where they bought a 144 acres ranch. They started raising sheep on which they could train their Border Collies. In 1993 Sandy and Arthur started a great adventure -- putting on the amazing Sonoma County Sheepdog trial on their beautiful ranch, a trial which continued for 30 years."