EVENING LAST: We were working the sheep and sorting on a field gate. Some of the sheep needed shots and or worming.
We used Mike’s dog Diesel (he is in training) and KAT to hold the sheep to the gate. No fences… we used the natural boundaries. (the dogs were our gate) and in doing this sometimes the gate gets pushed open a bit 🙂
Mike and I had our hands full catching and doctoring…Some of the sheep approximately 12 and lambs realized what we were doing (Sheep do not like to be given medication) and took off for the house. When we realized what the latest escapees were up to…KAT had to be trusted…I sent her and she had to bring them all back from a distance of 800 feet. It was getting really dark and we still had many sheep to look at…I watched the event unfold and my Star Dog at work doing her job! “Where was that dog a few days ago???!!!” She did it just fine and trusting her helped…It was all I could do…Guess I remembered a learned lesson or two… Where was my mind a few evenings ago?
I can tell you! I was thinking this is not Drover! I NEED Drover! I should have took the time to get Drover! Well now ! I was wrong on so many fronts…and my thinking OFF!
KAT redeemed herself! and I remembered to trust my dog!
