It's a Start
The warmth and wind has taken a lot of our snow the past few days...
but our fields are still covered in snow with crusts of mud around the edges.
It makes for a workout walking my buddies.
I decided it was time to start some more training.
Walking along the highway.
This is where I want my dogs to stop. Right at the cattleguard. They need lots of work on this, especially since they sneak away on occasion, the little turds.
Whenever we've been on the highway before, we've been behind a herd, so there's never been a reason to tell the dogs to go lay down in the ditch out of the way of cars... but that's what I want them to do.
It was our first time out.
We were good for 5 out of 6 vehicles. The school bus is headed our way in this shot.
The last one, Lucas just HAD to chase at and bark... why I don't know. The other vehicles he barely glanced at. Ah, well...
It's a start.
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Posted by Carol at 3/12/2011 11:27 PM 
Categories: Ranchlife, Dogs
Tags: ranch Wyoming English Shepherds
Categories: Ranchlife, Dogs
Tags: ranch Wyoming English Shepherds
That will be great when you can count on them to do it every time... Do you say a certain word such as "Down" and then they obey you? ES's are so smart & learn very quickly, don't they?....
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Speaking of highways... my hubby has a cattle haul in May through your neck of the woods. He's trying to decide if he should stay on highway 90 headed east or take the 25 south to Cheyenne and then east on the 80. What say you??? Final destination is Jefferson City, MO.
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I'd head south on I-25 and then go east on 80. Do listen to the radio for the road report or go to http://wyoroad.info just in case of winter storms or high wind warnings...
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Thank you Carol!!
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