I call it Triangle Herding for lack of a better term, the herding purists and snobs will melt down over this, I imagine. The three dogs have embraced this new pattern in the morning, Red on point, Fate off to the left and Gus on the right flank. The sheep seem to be fine with it, but the only dog who really seems to be herding is Red, as usual.

Still, it’s a new way to think of herding, and the idea that a Boston Terrier could participate is appealing. Farmers with BT’s tell me they love to work be out with the animal. Fate mostly loves to run circles around the sheep, Gus stares at them and then eats revolting things on the ground.

Red is his professional, focused and very cool self, if he is bothered by any of this, it never shows. Gus by now has befriended most of the sheep and the are happy to hang out with him. Once in awhile he tries to run alongside Fate or Gus, and he does hold his own.

For a small dog, Gus has plenty of stamina. I’d love to take all three dogs to a herding demonstration and watch the shock and awe. Maybe we can do this at the Open House right after the belly dancing. You may not ever see it elsewhere, and there might be good reasons for that.