A blogger who writes from her ranch in Lohman, Missouri, she uses her 125 head of mother cows to work the dogs she sweats and bleeds with. She also aspires to feed out and sell beef in the top 25 percent of the national market. A big part of her cow management is running savvy dogs that don’t stress the stock. For the sake of her fans, it’s a good thing Goldammer does blog because you won’t see her working her dogs at a competition. “The best cow dogs are on ranches, farms, feedlots, working day in, day out,” she says. “What sets me so far apart from the dog world is I ranch. The dog world talks about working cattle but they generally think working cattle is in an arena at a competition. I have yet to see a dog world cow dog that could fulfill my daily needs.” She trains for the ranch, farm, and feedlot, selling handy partners for finding, gathering, sorting, moving, doctoring, penning, and loading cattle. Goldammer calls her blog her “digital diary.” “Part of good stewardship is to take my daily life, capture it and share it with those who have no clue about production agriculture and the details of growing meat for food. I help feed the world and try to do so in a positive manner.” It hasn’t been easy. In 2002, Goldammer purchased her first Hangin’ Tree cowdog pup, Bert, from renowned trainer Charlie Trayer after watching Trayer bring in yearlings with three of his dogs. Six years later, she would buy his business as he retired. But the friendship and the transaction were not what she expected, ending in a legal dispute and some name-calling. The investment promised much, with 16 dogs representing the foundation of the Hangin’ Tree bloodlines of Smoke, Sally, Bob, Lil, and Sage. Goldammer retains the rights to Trayers’ 48-page book and twohour video “Training the Working Cowdog,” and both can be purchased on her website.
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