Things have gotten a bit out of whack lately, the sheep are crowding us when we come near the donkeys – we give the donkeys treats, but not the sheep and things have gotten a bit unruly. So I’m working with Red to keep them away from us while we are with the donkeys and brushing them. Crowds of animals running into together isn’t a good thing, the donkeys get upset and the sheep can plow into us and knock us down. So I’m working close with Red, something we haven’t done too much of before, lots of short directional commands to head the sheep off, push them back and then hold them.

It is working, Red has picked it up. He works well close up as well as far away. More later.