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A Christmas gift for Tess

By Donna Littlejohn on December 11, 2010 8:43 AM | | Comments (0) |
I took Tess sheepherding for the second time in her life on Thursday. 

Our initial visit to the sheep herding ring in Long Beach run by trainer Jerry Stewart was in late summer, so I was afraid she'd forgotten all about it. 

But she virtually trembled as we drove onto the property and would not take her eyes off those sheep the entire time we were there, whether she was in the ring or outside. She rocked.

Me, not so much. Handlers have to walk backwards a lot so eventually I tripped over a wayward sheep and went sprawling, hitting the ground in a cloud of dust. I'm sure I gave the sheep a good laugh. 

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Below are pics of some of the other human students and dogs in the ring: 

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Later in the day, we went to the dog park where Tess had to be satisfied herding the "sweater set" (small dogs). 

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Not quite as good as a sheep. But it'll have to do until we move to a farm or ranch. 

Read about our first sheepherding experience in an earlier post that includes more details about the training site.

What are you giving your dog for Christmas? 
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Daily Breeze reporter Donna Littlejohn has shared her homes with a succession of wonderful, funny, and occasionally difficult canines -- Muffin, Fritz, Ellie, Mercy, Pilgrim and now Cowboy, an Australian shepherd-border collie, and Tess, a border collie. From strong-willed terriers to weirdly obsessed Australian shepherds, they've invaded her world with boundless energy, wet noses, muddy paws and soggy tennis balls. But they've really brought so much more than that -- like laughter and joy, some unexpected life lessons, and more than a few tears along the way.

E-mail Donna at donna.littlejohn@dailybreeze.com.

Josh Grossberg grew up with the usual array of animals: goldfish, dogs, hamsters, parakeets and turtles. He now owns the loudest dog in the South Bay(Video: Rocket the Dog) and is the least popular person on his block. He spends his free time in dog parks, pet shops and always has an extra plastic bag in his pocket just in case. He also has a cat.

E-mail Josh at josh.grossberg@dailybreeze.com.

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