Joni Swanke of Bowman, North Dakota.
Joni has been in the top ten at the National Finals six times. She and her well-known Lew dog were 5th in the National Finals at Sturgis in 2008. Chip was in the Nursery top ten twice before he was killed. Meanwhile, Griz and Kep were each in the top ten of the Nursery Finals, Griz was also 6th overall at Meeker 2011 and 5th bluegrass 2010 first year out of Nursery and highest nursery score in 2009.
Joni's dog, Possum, was 10th in the national nursery final in 2011.
Joni’s first Open dog, Ty, was tenth in the Open Finals at Oregon.
That was the first year Joni ran in Open, a year in which she won several major trials. She’s hosted one of the toughest trials in the country for the past fifteen years, currently called Slash J. She credits her ranching background with her quick success.
Joni's dog, Possum, was 10th in the national nursery final in 2011.
Joni’s first Open dog, Ty, was tenth in the Open Finals at Oregon.
That was the first year Joni ran in Open, a year in which she won several major trials. She’s hosted one of the toughest trials in the country for the past fifteen years, currently called Slash J. She credits her ranching background with her quick success.