Week 42

It's Star's birthday this month, and in fact next Sunday he will be 1 year old. This dog has come a very long way in a very short time, and I am thrilled with him. I have asked a great deal of him and he has answered almost every call. Now I have great expectations of him, and it is up to me to help him find those answers as well.

This week's lessons:

1. You have to do it anyway
2. I can do it myself
3. Sheep intimidation 101

Here's an excerpt:

This dog loves to gather, and while I'm still keeping everything small, he lights out with enthusiasm and speed that is a joy for me to see. In my mind's eye I can see him speeding to the top at the Bluegrass and Meeker, swiveling his head and looking the whole way. I took a minute to widen his outrun to the left today, which is still a bit tight midway out, and the unfortunate side effect of that was that he overflanked and gave ground on the come-bye flanks at hand. As Star ages and we move to bigger areas, it will be interesting to see if this resolves itself and I have every reason to believe it will.