Well, momma finally decided I was a big enough boy to get a herding lesson. It wasn't really a lesson though, I got to do what I wanted cause it was my first time. Did you know how much FUN sheeps are?! I remember a bit from when I was little, but holy cow! I wasn't really sure that I was allowed to be chasing them like I was, so I kept looking at momma but she wouldn't look at me!! So, I just did what my heart told me to, and that was that to make her happy I should bring her the sheep. It took me a bit to figure out exactly how that is done (speed is not necessarily the way to go here), but I finally got it! By the second time I got out there I wasn't looking at momma so much and stopped eatin' poop and did my job better. It's really hard when your brain is still little and there's good smells and good poop eatin', and everything's movin' so fast!
Oh right. Cat and some other dogs got to go herding too. But that's not important. *I* got to go herding, that's all that matters! Momma says I have to post all the pictures though. Fine.
First is me. Cause it's my post. There aren't a lot of pictures with me and the sheep in the same one cause I was running really fast and it's hard for them photographers to keep up. I'll try to remember that next time. Momma says speed is not everything in this activity, but I'm inclined to disagree.
Hi Sheeps! it's me, Porter! LookQuest Midnight Jurny
See, I'm cute when I run fast.
You hafta keep your eyes on them sheeps, and be able to turn at a moment's notice. good thing I'm agile!
I finally settled down a bit and momma was SO HAPPY with me! And then she made me quit. Just when I was getting the hang of it!
Next is Cat. Shalako's Hello Kitty. She wasn't worried about NOTHING! But that's only cause she's older than me. Our herding instructor said she was "special" and that she wanted to steal her cause she is such a nice working dog. I dunno, she's just Cat. And last time *I* looked, cats aren't allowed to go in trials and stuff, so haHA!
She wasn't even scared to go between the fence and the sheeps!
All business, and still pretty.
Lookit her, them sheeps were trying to get away and she made sure they stayed with momma!
Momma says this pic reminds her that Cat is still a baby. This is what she looks like a lot at home.
She was nice and calm most of the time.
This is my friend Sox. CH Caitlands Grand Slam (some letters back here too). He was sniffing baby sheltie feet. Momma says someone will probably ask, he is CH Blue Isle Field of Dreams x Caitland Double Attraction. He's related to me somehow. He's also a littermate of Evo's.
Some of my other friends got to play a little bit on sheep, they were in some sort of "test"...to see if they knew what to do when they saw sheep.
This is Logic, my brother's housebrother. Shalako's Fuzzy Logic. He was really good!
He knew what to do right away! But I hear this isn't his first crack on sheep either.
This is my sister Eva. LookQuest Leap of Love. She was even FASTER than me! She reeeeally liked the sheep. Momma says I'm more "biddable"..does that mean she's putting me up for auction?
This is my sister Savina. LookQuest Leap Cause She's Hot. She kinda took my thunder. My instructor even told momma she kept the wrong puppy! Then I got kinda worried...wrong puppy...auction...uhoh! Momma hugged me and said she's glad she kept me though, she didn't say nothing about ppl bidding on me at an auction. Savina's really good. She's more confident than me, and more biddable than Eva. Maybe we're going to go bid on sheeps? I dunno.
She even has good brakes!
This sheep kinda had enough and keep stamping her feet at Savina. Savina had to tell her where to go and just how to get there! She's a tough girl!
And finally, this is my brother Jasper. LookQuest Leap Froggin' Jurny. Momma says he's had to work really hard on his impulse control and he wasn't sure if he was allowed to have fun chasing sheeps. He had to keep checking with his momma to make sure he was allowed. He did finally decide to go for it and had some fun! (momma also tells me to let everyone know he's doing really well and hasn't been biting people anymore)
Bums!
Weeee! Go Jasper Go!
Now he's having fun!
It was a super fun day, and I got to see my brother and sisters too! Momma says she's so proud of us all and is really happy with how we turned out (like there was any question!). All of us but Luna have been on sheep now and all of us show a lot of potential! That makes momma very happy. I asked if we can go again this weekend and momma handed me the paper and told me to find a job cause herding is expensive. I think she was joking, she knows I can't drive and how am I supposed to get to a job without wheels? Besides. Isn't my job herding sheep?
