Border collies are supposed to watch the sheep, not the sheepherder, and Fate has very good focus. But she is very young, still a pup, subject to distraction. Red never takes his eyes off of the sheep and can never be distracted. It was hot out there today, she sheep are getting calmer around her, and Susie isn’t charging at her nearly as much. Like Red, Fate keeps her composure, doesn’t overreact. She isn’t strong enough to move the sheep yet, and her eye isn’t powerful enough to back them off, and I  haven’t seen  her take a nip at one of them yet.

All this will come. She is doing everything she could and should be doing, somethings she should be doing at her  young age. She’s a great dog and will soon be a great working dog. When she gets this tired, I just pull her out, she gets a little woozy.