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EveryfewyearstheRed Bluff Bull Sale and the na- tional Cattle Industry Con- vention for American Na- tional CattleWomen co- incide, and 2016 was one of those years. Thanks to Julie and Heather of the Daily News I have read about the Gala, the Art Show, Trade Show, the dogs, geldings and the bulls with their exhibitors, the buyers and the visitors to Red Bluff. The Chamber of Com- merce monthly Good Morning, Red Bluff was hosted early Thurs- day morning in the Art Show building by Tehama County CattleWomen. Originally we were go- ing to serve biscuits and beef gravy, but with all the valuable art, Jane Daugh- erty, Irene Fuller, Joyce Bundy and Dee Hill went with warm biscuits, butter, jelly and honey instead. I heard that more than 70 local business leaders were present to meet and hear about the bull sale from manager Adam Ow- ens, John Growney and Kristen Behrens. AndyPeek scholarships Before his death, Andy Peek was president of Western Video Market and also General Manager of Shasta Livestock Auction Yard in Cottonwood, Cal- ifornia, a family-owned business where he worked for over four decades. Promoting healthy live- stock markets became An- dy's passion. His friendly, customer-oriented style and knowledge of the in- dustry were widely recog- nized. In January of 2008, af- ter a battle with pancre- atic cancer, Andy passed away at the age of 55. At that time, the Red Bluff Bull & Gelding Sale insti- tuted a scholarship fund in Andy's name. The Peek family an- nounced scholarship re- cipients of $14,500 before the start of the bull sale auction. Students major- ing in Agricultural Studies with a special emphasis in the livestock industry who share Andy's desire to work in the industry were announced. $2,000 each to Ryan Gifford, Eagle Point, OR; Chloe Fowler, Ono; Megan Banwarth, Adin; Trase Bell, Paradise Valley, NV. $1,500 each to Erin Clendenen, Cottonwood; Makenzie Hayden-Criss, Dorris; Taylor Herman, Tulelake. $1,000 each to Mikayla Duchi, Gazelle and Wil- liam Macdonald, Red Bluff. The bulls 305 bulls averaged $4,815.57, with the Su- preme Champion shown by long time breeder and consignor Chandler Here- fords, Baker City, Oregon. He was a horned Hereford that sold to Gary Silva, Herald, CA for $8,750. Back in the late 1940s ev- eryone knew Herb Chan- dler, silver hair, wonder- ful stories and his Here- ford bulls. The Champion halter Angus — Zanolini Cat- tle Co, Healdsburg — was purchased by Bell A Land & Cattle, LaPine, OR, $7,750. Theresa Cliff used to accompany her father to Red Bluff every year as a little girl. Everyone knew her father, Cameron Cliff with his pure white hat and big smile. Consignor of the Year was Don & Diana Cardey, Cardey Ranches,Turlock. The ranch had Shorthorns in 1959 when they first came to Red Bluff; but now it is mostly Angus, registered as Roadrun- ner Angus. The Jack Ow- ens Ideal Range bull was shown by Roadrunner An- gus, and sold to Gary Silva for $8,250. A Simmental from Shane Strickler, Strick- ler Livestock, Orland was top selling bull at $16,000 to Ken & Ardis Faulkmer, Powell Butte, OR. Many bulls were pur- chased by local ranchers. I believe it was a tie, with John Owens, Red Bluff and Emmerson Invest- ments, Redding each buy- ing 15 bulls in the 75th an- nual sale. From Red Bluff, Ken- neth Owens -11 head, Dusty deBraga — 10, Shufelberger, Redding — 6, M & A Livestock — 5, Hol- iday Ranch, Cottonwood — 5, Hays Ranch LLC — 4, Lazy Spade, LLC, Nathan Bunting Family with 4, Nathan Owens — 4. Three bulls were pur- chased by Gordon Bruce, Bert Owens, Burrill Ranch, Ron Anderson Cat- tle Company. Two bulls by Roy Owens, and Marx Construction, Redding. Listed on the Master List of buyers with one bull are: Bob Kerstiens,, Ray Mueller, Doug Reed, Dorea Orchards; J C Part- ners, Corning,, George Herrich, Robert Staley & Adams 4 S from Cot- tonwood. Bar Z Ranch of Manton, Matt Biaggi, Paskenta; J K Ranch, Red- ding. The dogs I heard that the pour- ing-down rain didn't stop a large crowd watching the Friday final working of the dogs out-doors in wa- ter. RBB&G Sale posted great photos on their Face- book site showing a dog splashing in the water, as it turned the cattle. Don Smith Pavilion was overflowing with people when Auction- eer Trent Stewart, Ma- dras, OR started the sale. Kirk Winebarger, Post, OR sold Tin, a Border Col- lie male sired by Red Bluff 2011 champion Grit, and his dam is Red Bluff 2013 champion HH Amazing Grace. A strong head dog (he goes for the heads in- stead of heels of cattle) sold for $12,750 to Kahn Ranch, Roseburg, OR. 17 dogs averaged $6,318. The only local buyer was Mark and Debbie Bidwell, Bidwell Livestock, Cot- tonwood and Hat Creek who paid $5,800 for Jaime Gonzalez's dog. The other dogs went to OR, WA, WA,NV, ID, CA and three to Texas. The geldings I heard there was a large crowd in Pauline Da- vis Pavilion when Auction- eers Rick Machado, Ar- royo Grande; Justin Holm- berg, Rosamond; and Trent Stewart sold the 75 geldings that averaged $10,070. Sale top was $35,000 for a 2005 Sorrel gelding from Chet & Angela Vogt, Elk Creek to Trenton McCven, Loomis. The catalog said he was a reined cowhorse, very gentle, and had qual- ified for the AQHA World Show. Runner up top price of $29,500 was paid by a cattlewoman friend Lucy Meyring, Walden, CO, for a 2009 Sorrel gelding from Sharon Edsall, Avon, MT. A ranch horse, Sharon has branded on him in MT, NV, CA and he is used to snow, ice, bogs. We visited Meyring Livestock Co.; on a 2010 Western Livestock Journal tour. Ranch headquarters sits at an altitude of 8,300 ft; in a high mountain val- ley, started by Danny's forefathers, five genera- tions ago. Some pastures are over 10,000 ft. high. It takes two tons of hay to get each cow through the winter, and they had 750 mother cows, 400 year- lings at that time. They feed with four-up teams of Percheron horses. I met Lucy through ANCW years ago. Didn't receive the sale catalog for geldings, so can't tell you who won the 31st annual Stock Horse, 29th annual Her- man Daugherty Memo- rial Hackamore/Snaf- fle Bit, 17th annual Ranch Cutting, Champion Con- formation Horse, or the Champion Head and Heel Horses with the added money or the Craig Ow- ens Memorial Ideal Ranch Horse. Local gelding buyers from Red Bluff were John Owens, Julia Rowe, Gary Robinson, CX Ranch, Ka- tie Lee Barr, Lester Fox, and Blain Gibson. From Cottonwood, Linda Foster; from Los Molinos, Allen Reis Ranches; from Ander- son, Gravel Rose Ranch; and from Redding, Carina Crawford. There were buyers from Hawaii, OR, CO, NV, WA. JeanBartonhasbeen writing her column in the Daily News since the early 1990s. She can be reached by e-mail at jbarton2013@ gmail.com. JEANBARTON Bull and gelding sale wrap-up Dr. Melissa Bain has de- voted her career as a veteri- narian to enhancing the hu- man-animal bond through research on companion an- imal behavior problems, en- richment of shelter animals and the effects of different training methods on dog behavior. In recognition of her ef- forts, Dr. Bain received the 2016 Bustad Compan- ion Animal Veterinarian of the Year award during the American Veterinary Med- ical Association's (AVMA) Veterinary Leadership Con- ference Jan. 7 in Chicago. "I love nurturing the re- lationships between peo- ple and their pets," said Dr. Bain. "Understanding an owner's struggles when faced with their pet's be- havior issues and helping them find a way to live a happier, healthier life to- gether is extremely gratify- ing. It is heartbreaking to see a well-loved pet eutha- nized or relinquished to a shelter due to behavior is- sues." The award is cospon- sored by the AVMA, the American Veterinary Med- ical Foundation (AVMF) and Pet Partners. Named in honor of the late Leo K. Bus- tad, an internationally rec- ognized pioneer in the field of human-animal interac- tions, the Bustad Compan- ion Animal Veterinarian of the Year Award recognizes the outstanding work of veterinarians in preserv- ing and protecting human- animal relationships. Dr. Bain was nominated by human-animal bond pio- neer, colleague, mentor and previous Bustad Compan- ion Animal Award winner Dr. Benjamin L. Hart, dis- tinguished Professor emer- itus at the University of Cal- ifornia-Davis School of Vet- erinary Medicine. "Dr. Bain is an unques- tionable leader in integrat- ing the essence of the field of human-animal interac- tions—in all its ramifica- tions—with veterinary clin- ical behavior, animal wel- fare and the mental health of veterinarians," said Dr. Hart. "I personally knew Leo Bustad for a couple de- cades, and in my mind, Dr. Bain's approach and activ- ities exemplify the dedica- tion of Leo K. Bustad and goals of this award." While serving her resi- dency in clinical behavior under Dr. Hart's mentor- ship, Dr. Bain was partic- ularly attuned to the im- portance of the strong at- tachment and interaction between her clients and pa- tients. She believed that the field of clinical animal be- havior was the closest rec- ognized specialty in vet- erinary medicine that she could pursue relating to clinical medicine and the human-animal bond. "Humbled and honored," said Dr. Bain. "That is truly how I felt to have been nom- inated for this award. And to have been nominated by Dr.Hartwastrulyamazing." Dr. Bain is board-certi- fied in both veterinary be- havior and animal welfare and currently serves as the chief of service of the Clin- ical Behavior Service at the University of California— Davis School of Veterinary Medicine. Dr. Bain is also past president of the Amer- ican College of Veterinary Behaviorists and the Amer- ican Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior. She cur- rently serves as the director of professional student clin- ical education at UC-Davis. After earning her DVM degree from the University of Illinois in 1994, Dr. Bain worked in both small-an- imal exclusive and mixed- animal private practice in the mid-1990s. UC DAVIS Veterinary behaviorist honored for enhancing human-animal bond Fromle :AVMACEODr.RonDeHaven,2016BustadAward winner Dr. Melissa Bain, and AVMF Board Chair Dr. John Brooks. 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