My dogs teach me that when I have work or a problem, I  need to look it right in the eye. Today I took Fate and Red out to help train Fate in her sheepherding. They work extraordinarily well together, I’ll do some demonstrations with them both at the Open House this weekend. Red is a tremendous presence in the pasture, the sheep respect him and respond to him instantly. Fate is still a pup, and they will challenge her and try to drive her away at times.

That’s when Red comes in and gets close, and this boosts Fate’s confidence. Today I lay down in the grass – always a thrill and surprise in a buggy sheep pasture to get an idea of exactly what the sheep are seeing. I would definitely move if it were me, Fate has the same purpose and focus that Red has, and that blue eye is positively ethereal.