Guest pax Posted June 10, 2007 Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 Nash is the puppy I bought from Mary Brighoff a while back, via Mark and Renee. He is 11 months. Mark has been working with him, three or four times, I guess, enough to get a (fairly) reliable start and stop. Yesterday I got to work with Nash for the first time. I was too winded to actually smile much and I learned that it's softer to fall on sheep than on the ground, but it was an amazing thing. He is such a good smart guy. He's relaxed and not too crazy and it boggles my mind, the way these dogs GET it, the balance. I don't have to do a thing but not fall down in front of the sheep trying to change direction. (Except, I did.) My come bye side is better. Since I came home yesterday every sentence I've uttered has started with, "When I have a work pen....". These pictures from the first time I saw Mark work him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PSmitty Posted June 10, 2007 Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 Yay! I've been waiting for these! It sounds like the first workout went great. How very cool! I'm sure it's the start of a beautiful working partnership. Great pics, thanks for posting them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelpiegirl Posted June 10, 2007 Report Share Posted June 10, 2007 Good on ya! Keep us posted, and try to keep two on the GROUND, not three- the third being your deriere! Julie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pipedream Farm Posted June 11, 2007 Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 The look on Celia's face was priceless when I told her she would be working Nash during his second session. Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moss Posted June 11, 2007 Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 He looks nice, very nice indeed. You are going to have a lot of fun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippin's person Posted June 11, 2007 Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 Congratulations--he looks like a very nice boy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
painted_ponies Posted June 11, 2007 Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 I am pea-green with envy. But congratulations anyway. You must be so thrilled. So how are you going to build your round pen? I'm going to build one, once I get finished with the barn, and I'm wondering if a regular 66' diameter round pen made of wood and no-climb would work for both sheepdogs and horses. What do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebecca, Irena Farm Posted June 11, 2007 Report Share Posted June 11, 2007 Space the wood a little closer together than you would normally for horses in a pen that diameter. Our next pen permutation will have all wood posts and use Patrick's patented No Fuss cattle panel attachment system all the way around. We use cattle panel so the posts can be a bit further apart, but I don't think no climb is as strong as the panels. It's not that they would get out, it's that it's bendy and would get warped and unattractive after a while. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Fosher Posted June 12, 2007 Report Share Posted June 12, 2007 I think a round pen should be at least 75 feet in diameter and 100 would be better. For dogs anyway. I don't know about hosses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
painted_ponies Posted June 14, 2007 Report Share Posted June 14, 2007 Thanks, Bill. I'll just make the pen bigger. 66' is kind of a standard diameter for horse round pens, but since I plan on breaking mine to drive a bigger one would be better for the horses as well. Becca - I didn't realize Patrick had patented his own cattle panels. How cool is that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebecca, Irena Farm Posted June 14, 2007 Report Share Posted June 14, 2007 No just the attachment method. And not really, of course. He was just so proud of figuring it out on his own. I like to feed his ego in this regard whenever possible. Yes, your fence building skills rock, dear. I'd love to see another example right over there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
painted_ponies Posted June 14, 2007 Report Share Posted June 14, 2007 Yes, your fence building skills rock, dear. I'd love to see another example right over there. Smart girl. I made the mistake of being a bit too honest about my wonderful DH's carpentry skills, which is why I've ended up building a barn all by myself. He's a good cook, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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