3 March

Roadblock: Trials Of A Border Collie

by Jon Katz
Border Collie Trials
Border Collie Trials

Things are a bit out of whack on the farm these days, giant mounds of snow, narrow paths for dog, sheep and donkeys to navigate. Sometimes it gets a bit crowded out there, and I am ever in awe of Red’s patience. This morning, he and Liam wee doing their war dance (you can see Liam peering out underneath Fanny’s legs) and Red was trying to keep an eye on him. He had two donkeys – Lulu and Fanny – heading the other way to get the carrots Maria was holding.

Red never budged, even as Lulu tried – politely I thought- to nudge him out of the way. Simon would have tried to stomp him. Red never took his eyes off Liam and he never budged. I finally called him off, I was afraid the two donkeys might just run over him. It ended peacefully. The trials of a working dog.

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