Another good dog day

Those of you who read my facebook will know that Sammi has found her new person; she will be living in Kimberley, and I think she has found an awesome home. I took Tess, and went with Janice and Kali up to work sheep again today, and Sammi and L. came to play too- it was a border collie day- 6 of them were there, and we had a wonderful afternoon.

P. was working Moss on a group of lambs when we got there. I love watching her work her dogs, they are so responsive- I've got to get one of those whistles and learn how to use it.

The lambs weren't too flighty, so after Moss worked, it was a good opportunity to work Tess, who hasn't been on sheep for a year.

We were pleased with the way she worked, and I think Tess was pretty happy to be working.

Janice took Kali out and while she was doing that, I chatted with Sammi's new owner, and I think she is the perfect person for Sammi. I look forward to keeping in touch with them, and we may see Sammi in some agility shows in the future- she might even be competing with Tess's daughter Abby, who is well on her way to showing in agility next year.

This is a bit of a family photo, the only one not related is Sammi, on the left. From left to right, there is Quill, who is Tess's daddy, in the back is Moss, Kali's daddy, and in front of him is Kali, and on the right is Tess, Kali's mother. So Kali's mom, dad, and granddad are in the photo.
After our dogs worked, P. worked her new dog Druid, who is about a year old. What an intense dog he is! A very different mindset than all the dogs in the photo above.

At the end, we all got to talking, and Janice and I are both convinced that we need to get about 3 dog-broke sheep each. I believe that it's easier to ask forgiveness than permission, and Janice already has the go-ahead from Dave, so things might get to looking a little sheepish on our blogs in the near future!
One more photo, with all six dogs as we headed back from the sheep field:

Happy, well behaved dogs