We Passed!

Lyla took her herding instinct test today and passed with flying colors! It was the first one I'd ever been to and it was very interesting. It was neat to watch the different dogs' reactions to the sheep. Some dogs were more interested in the sheep poo, and others walked in and knew exactly what to do.

Only 4 of the 7 dogs passed, and Lyla passed the 2nd fastest! Yay Ly! The judge wrote on our eval sheet "Good job! She got right to work like she'd being doing this her whole life." It was fun for me because in all honesty, I expected Lyla to be afraid of the sheep and cower and fail! But as soon as she saw the first dog walk out there and work the sheep, she was straining at her leash and making little strangled noises waiting for her turn to go after the sheep.

She's resting on her bed now with the little stuffed sheep she was given for passing. I think she's already managed to rip off an ear. Silly herding dog... sheep aren't for eating!

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Comment by Chris and Andrew on December 14, 2009 at 5:46pm: Congratulations!!! Very good job Lyla!!

Comment by Sky and Lyla on December 13, 2009 at 9:52pm: Jennifer, check out the AHBA Facility Directory and see if there are any herding trainers in your area. I'm sure at the least, someone on this list could get you started in the right direction.

Comment by Jennifer Markley on December 13, 2009 at 9:42pm: So neat!! Congratulations! I've wanted to do this with Seanna, but don't know anyone in Iowa that offers it...anyone have any ideas??

Comment by Potus on December 13, 2009 at 7:50pm: Congratulations! We introduced Potus to a cow a couple of months ago but he was more interested in the cow pats. Sigh.

Comment by Natalie, Lance &Tucker on December 13, 2009 at 7:42pm: Congratulations!!!! Very Awesome!!!! :)

Comment by Joanna Kimball on December 13, 2009 at 7:27pm: That's wonderful! Huge congrats!

Comment by Jane Christensen on December 13, 2009 at 6:30pm: Way to go Lyla and Beth I agree my Livvy herds ALL dogs!

Comment by Beth on December 13, 2009 at 6:10pm: Way to go Lyla! I'm still waiting for one of the regional ones to be close enough to me. If there were a test for herding Labrador Retrievers, Jack would pass with flying colors. :-)

Love the little sheep.