I much admire Fate’s determination. She is taking a lot of guff from the sheep, who charge her, try to butt her and stomp and run over her. She is astonishingly agile, she has no trouble keeping back when they charge, she comes right back and tries again. Each day, her eye and presence seem to be getting stronger.

Fate routinely moves the sheep back and gets them to stop running, she is clearing dominating four or five our seven ewes and wethers. Her responses are getting sharper and sharper, we are communicating easily and well. I have to calm her down a bit before we work, but we have entered a new phase. The Pirate Dog is growing up. Come and see.

She has a lot of character and a lot of strength. I’m glad I started her early, she is fearless and fast, two good traits for a herding dog.