What Do You Mean He Has No Tail?

Preston and I took a walk over to the farm this afternoon to practice heeling and attention.

He did a great job at ignoring the cows and goats.

On our way out, a couple in their 30s saw him and the woman must have commented on his lack of tail at least 3 times:

"Did you see that dog, he has no tail".

"That dog doesn't have a tail."

"He has no tail."

At which point I stopped, turned, and explained why he has no tail (so it doesn't get damaged when working as a herder).

What I really wanted to say was:

"Holy crap, you're right! He lost it!"

Herd Is The Word

My tri boy is on sabbatical from the breed ring.

He has 8 GCH points - and I'll bring him back out again at the end of the year. No need to rush - though I would really, REALLY like to bring him to Westminster in 2014. I want to experience it - and check something off my bucket list.

Meanwhile he's really, REALLY enjoying life as a pet.

So we're going to focus on the red boy. He is a herding maniac...or maybe that's me. He loves it...or maybe that's me again.

Hey, some people ski in the winter. I herd. This will be my gig for a bit. That and trying to get a CD on him too (which will take years!).

Squirrel!!

I received the picture from latest show. Looks like someone was screaming "squirrel" as the picture was snapped. On the upside, despite the lunging, his top line is rock solid.