I worked with each of my dogs on our training “to do” list. Helping Tweed find the pressure point, improving my communication with Zeke and Sally, well, she is working on growing puppies so our training list is a bit different in that regard, more on Sal later. Basking in some sun seemed to be what we all needed. In between working dogs, Sally and I sat on the hill and watched our sheep and Talja, my llama. I will tell you it’s a great thing she isn’t packing and pistol because her aim when she spits at one of my sheep is 100% bulls eye! Now, don’t get me wrong, Talja is very fond of her sheep, and takes her job very seriously but at times she likes her space, especially when she is eating. She is not fond of sharing her food with sheep that are pushy or are trying to eat in the same space she is. Apparently that is rude behavior in the llama world.
Today I opened a small runway that had some pristine, not
previously munched on grass for the sheep to graze on. I was also using it as part of Tweed’s
training. Pretty crafty, huh? Well, I thought so and it validated that
Tweed read the situation correctly and applied the right moves to “escort” the
sheep to their destination. We sat and
watched the sheep graze for quite a while.
I have to say I am pretty impressed with his patience level. He sat there like a good boy, no leash and
even relaxed for a spell. Then Talja saw
where we were and just had to become a part of it. The look on her face was priceless. I can just see it….Were you going to tell me
there was fresh grass up here? My
response would be “Oops, sorry Talja, but you don’t like being herded by the
dog so, what can I say?” I can tell you, she didn’t
waste any more time and helped herself to the new grass, blackberry bushes and
the fruit tree that was there. There are
definite advantages of having a long neck.
Still working on putting my vision board together for this
year, I haven’t quite figured out what the lack of motivation is. Hmmmm
Always have to put in a cute dog picture!! This time its Miss Sally
