September 1,2011

What can we do next?

Where did the summer go?? I know that for me it has been a very short one, our weather here has been very nice for the last month and a half, but the last two mornings we have had frost...but now fall will be coming and it is my favorite time of year here.  The pups have grown like mad over the summer, but have slowed down lately, and from the reports I have had on the other pups, Chocolate, Coal, and Raffie, it seems like they are doing the same.
I took Maude back to Betty in Montana, on August 12th, she seemed quite happy to be back there, almost like she hadn't left, so that made me feel better, about having her here for a year.  Her pups seem to have a lot of her sweet,easy going temperament, which is really nice. Not to say that Tag, doesn't have a nice temperament too, :):) just makes it better. These guys really think that they should be working the sheep, but I know they aren't ready for a while yet, but sure do have a very strong desire!
We have spent the summer, mostly around home, lots of walks out back, taken them to the park, in town, that has a creek to play in, on leash only, that is why they have leashes on in the water, in the picture.
Walks around town, went to watch and agility trial, also had Spice with me at a herding clinic, and trial in July, that is where the pictures of her at 3 months were taken.

Spice 5 months

Family pic just before Maude went home, really she is happy,!

Spice at 3 months 

oh oh! Who is out there?

Salty, Spice and Pepper! Pepper and Spice 5 months

Tug o War

3 months

Wading at the Park

Nose to Nose ..Pepper has a stick she might want?

Unfortunately where we live, there isn't any kind of classes to put them in without driving an hour each way, they did go to a few of them when they were quite young, but they could use some more, never too much of that. There is a local person, that may start a class at the end of next month, so will have to go to that.