Sheep and me

Saturday I got to be a stock handler! I had been entered in a stock dog trial with my mom's dog Enslow. As it turned out he had to have a minor surgery which prevented him from being able to participate in the trial. So, I got to be stock handler. Big thanks to Chris Soderstrom and Rosie for allowing me this special chance to learn some big lessons. I worked for about 8 hours setting the sheep for the other participants. I never thought I would ever have so much fun in a ranch yard/barn. Now, I have to say that Rosie was not really in to me giving her direction. She prefers the whistle to voice commands. So, we can up with some special commands for her. Instead of the command, "Away to me", I used "Today to me". She was so slow at times I wondered if we would ever get the sheep for the next set. I think maybe that was rookie nerves. (mine). Anyway, that is the way I spent my last Saturday of the winter of 2007. The good news is, the rain held off until about 10 minutes before we were done for the day!