HRD I

Whew, I haven't updated this in a while. I keep thinking I'll wait until I've got pictures but maybe a better plan is to post and then go back and add pictures later.

Item number 1 is that we are now proud owners of a Herding-Ranch-Dog-I-titled dog! The key was letting Kola know that I could and would stop her any time I wanted. That put her in the mindset of stopping when she was told. That in turn led to slowing down and maybe even a little thinking.

Item number 2 is that Dave and I had a really good talk about reading Kola's intentions. They are not always honorable. The critical thing I haven't been doing is watching her eyes. She likes to keep working the stock with her eyes even after I've gotten her still and away from her sheep. So in essence she's not really yielding the sheep to me. This may be part of her attitude problem.

Item number 3 is that we didn't get our HTAD title like we wanted. We did learn a lot. I probably learned the most but I think Kola learned that even at a trial acting like a wild animal will get your sheep taken away and quickly. Better luck this spring.