Nov 07
We have been practicing driving… This evening the rain had stopped. The sun had set…The grass was wet and the sky that dark blue when a front is coming through. The gray clouds were rolling to the east fast. The air was still warm and wet. The smell of freshly fallen leaves and clean …
Sep 15
We are preparing for the AHBA Trial in Goldvien Va.Sept 20th. Yesterday we worked on driving. I drove the sheep here and there and round the lanes. But the most impressive work according to Kay was when all 30 sheep packed into one holding pen. Then Kay sent me in and I brought them …
Jun 29
YES!!!! Okay… I know I have whined and worried and worked and discussed driving till you all are like sick of it. Well this morning I made some real driving work for Drover and he HAD to drive. I did not revert to the okay you can gather the sheep (as in the past). I …
May 12
We have a new field fenced for the sheep. It is about 3 acres behind the dam. It includes a patch of woods. Drover and I put the sheep in there of the morning and close the gate. Late evening we go back and Drover gathers the sheep and we put the sheep in the …
Apr 26
Drover works every day on the farm with the sheep. He gathers and moves the sheep where I need them. He works the pens and helps me separate the sheep to doctor and check. Some days are long… some days require very little work. But Drover is all ways my go to dog for help …
