We received lots of moisture this week, as the heavens opened and deluged us with angels, I mean rain. Southern Californian's NEVER complain about rain. Or at least we shouldn't, we only get about 5 inches per year. The Zamora Sheepdog Trial is next month, so we worked when we could. It was more of the same; challenging Star on the outrun.This week's lessons:
- The pressure release valve
- Swamp work
- Interference
Here's an excerpt:
Off he went, nice and wide, and directly in the path of the hunters that were now walking towards Star. "This will be interesting," I thought, but also that it would be good for him to handle interference. Carrying huge bags slung over their shoulders, the hunters looked like camouflaged Santas, and Star slowed noticeably when he spotted them. The hunters slowed too, and I can only imagine what they were thinking. Apparently, though, they weren't too scary, because Star moved past them without deviating from his path, shifted back into high gear and finished his outrun nicely. I promise you, that experience will come in handy sometime, somewhere.
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