Huck, Cait, and Tuck were chosen as keepers by Nancy and Sarah. Nancy is keeping 2 and Sarah is keeping one. They will all be working dogs and have all been in the round pen once already!
I picked up puppy Huck on July 11th - I told Sarah I would keep him with me for a few weeks to socialize him a bit. He was getting into Sarah's sheep on a regular basis and had to be on leash at all times at her farm. I am out and about with my dogs just about every evening, whether it's at someone's field for training or an agility class, or just long walks that I take my dogs on regularly. We thought this will be good for Huck to experience and it will give Sarah a rest of keeping him out of her sheep ;-)
Huck has come along fast with his social skills....he has a lovely sit upon greeting someone new - "here I am for you to pet - go ahead, I know you want me" - his sister Cait has the same attitude, "I am here for your petting pleasure...yes, it is my job, so go ahead, lavish me with love and pets." - what a little diva that Cait is!
He came along with me to the Kathy Knox clinic in July - we even stayed in a hotel - he was quiet and well behaved all 3 days. He also came with me to audit the Jack clinic this past Saturday - again, very well behaved - no barking or carrying on. He should have good trial manners when his time comes ;-)
He is good with other dogs, kids, men, and cats. I do believe we have conquered his fear of rocks, road signs, and baby strollers. Yes, he thought road signs and large rocks were very unnatural and were to be dealt with carefully- it was quite funny to watch him get his puppy hackles up and bark ferociously until we reached it and he saw it was just a rock.
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