A Good Day

Bella, Cathy, and the sheep

Yesterday we went to sheep herding lessons, and I must say we did rather well. Gracie has a tendency to get better as the day goes. I think she just becomes tired, and decides the best way to get back in the car for a nap is to do exactly what we want her to do. Please look at this photo: Cathy is walking backwards. Unless you have eyes in the back of your head, this is what you do when you know your dog is going to charge around to the head of the herd when they should be walking behind. THIS is how Linda has landed on the ground 10 times in the past year.

Yes, I keep count. But yesterday, I was actually walking ahead of the sheep, not being sandwiched between them, because Gracie was weaving along behind us and not following too close. The closer the dog gets to the sheep, the more the sheep will cling to the human walking with them. Everyone was in line. I had finally, after a year, attained the proper "sheep sandwich."

It was a proud moment. No snickering unless you have personally tried this.....
Linda