Gus worships Red and studies him carefully in the pasture, He is trying to learn from him, and when I sent Red off on an outrun, Gus takes off right behind him. Gus does not have the long and powerful legs that Red does, but he is quick as a rabbit and keeps up with him.
It is, to me, a remarkable sight to see these two – yin and yang- running out in the pasture. Red never acknowledges Gus or pay the slightest bit of attention to him, I think Gus believes himself to be a herding dog now and is quite pleased with himself. He is lightning fast too, but not as fast as Red.
Red is such a picture of the noble, very “adult” dog. Gus couldn’t have a better role model
If Gus ever had a chance to link back up with his litter mates, boy, would he have some stories to tell them!