About Magic’s Legacy Herding

About

Magic's Legacy is a working farm outside Genoa City where the whole program is herding. The site opens in the first person: "I'm Shannon Wolfe and I love what I do here," and describes teaching "students of all levels to work with their dogs to herd livestock for sport, working farms, and just for the plain fun of it." The site says "I've worked with herding dogs professionally since 1990" and that Magic's Legacy "is my full-time occupation."

Lessons

There is "a BEGINNERS PROGRAM designed for people who have no idea what herding is all about but are willing to learn," and the site says it also works "with students at ALL LEVELS – FROM NOVICE THROUGH ADVANCED COMPETITION." Teaching is described as individual: "Each student and dog team are unique and I tailor my training to fit them personally and to meet the goals they are striving for." The site notes that "Many of my students go on to trial competitively all over the country," and that it works "with all breeds of herding dogs (and the different mixes of those breeds)."

Beyond private lessons

Alongside private lessons, the site lists herding demonstrations "At your facility for your own events," herding instinct tests to "See if your dog has the ability to herd," clinics described as "Groups sessions to work on particular skills," trials held "right at our farm in a formal Trial," and fun days "For practice, fun, potluck & friends."

The farm

The site says "I raise my own sheep and ducks specifically to work with dogs in-training," and that spectators are welcome to watch lessons, instinct tests or trials. The farm is located near the Illinois-Wisconsin state line, and the site says students come "from all over Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin."