Getting ready

Today we went over to the ranch where the practice field is located,
about 20 miles away. There was a nice big field and a flock of fit
sheep. We had an hour booked and I shared it with a fellow handler
from District 5 in Minnesota, since he didn't have any time booked to
work his nursery dog. We held sheep for each other and it worked out
well.

Russell looked a bit slow and stiff , so that didn't make me too
happy...but I hope he worked out the stiffness from his muscles and
with the adrenelin of the trial he will be sharp and faster. He loves
to trial so I'm counting on that to help him run well! And with all
his experience, he could put down a great run! Russell is 7th in the
morning so that is a great draw for him, it will be nice and cool.

The pups ran well, sue had no trouble getting out to the sheep, but
Luc needed a little help. They both handled the sheep like troopers -
and looked confident.

The nursery field is very large with a longer outrun than either pup
has gone, hopefully that won't be a problem! Sue runs on Wednesday.