Larry Painter and his family run a working cattle and sheep ranch near Cleveland Missouri.  While he has owned, bred and trained Australian Cattle Dogs and Australian Kelpies for a number of years, he has worked extensively with all herding breeds, traveling across the US, Europe, Canada and Australia to conduct herding seminars. 

Larry uses his dogs at home and enjoys competing in trials, winning the Australian Cattle Dog Nationals six times. He also competes in ASCA, AHBA and USBCHA, having qualified several of his Kelpies for the USBCHA Cattle Finals.

Larry is an AHBA and AKC herding judge.  He works well with all levels from first timers through advanced and creates an open learning environment, providing ample opportunity for questions from handlers and auditors.