Red and I had no trouble bonding. I needed another guy around here. Red is an obsessive, like border collies, but an especially sweet and even-tempered creature. He has the professional air of Rose – nothing really distracts or interests him but sheep and the people who bring him to sheep. He paid little attention to the dogs, the barn cats or the donkeys.

Red wlll be here this weekend for the Farewell Pig Barn Art Gallery Show, “Anointing The Goddess,” Saturday and Sunday, 11 to 4. A wonderful lineup of artists. Details on Maria’s site. I’ll see how he does with sheep this week and maybe we can patch a demo together Saturday or Sunday. Simon does not like dogs, so this will have to be managed also.

Tomorrow I’ll work with  him in the morning and then take him into Cambridge, walk him around a bit, see how he does there. Like my other dogs, he does not need a leash. I will start street training tomorrow. Tonight, into the crate. He isn’t housebroken I don’t think so we’ll keep an eye on that. My sense of him is that he won’t have many accidents inside. We’ll see. Freida and he did some sniffing, and then Frieda completely accepted and ignored him.

Red has a good appetite and he ought to sleep tonight after the outruns he did in the meadow. I ought to sleep too.