sea4th Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 My Satchmo, my cur-looking, brindled border collie, the one that's all drive & sometimes seemingly no brains, the one who "takes a lickin' & keeps on tickin" from the time he was a wee little pup just learning his legs, I think is finally growing up. Because of a bunch of problems family & otherwise, I have not been able to work my dogs on livestock since October. This past Sunday, we went and I took Satch in. The dog that was always beyond fast, a black blur circling sheep, who would pay minimal mind to a correction (or so it seemed), I think is all growed up!! Still fast--mind boggling how fast he is---he kept his distance and now has a reliable down!!!!! I can't say he just started thinking. I think he was absorbing all his past experience and now he's mature enough to put it all together and I am now in the picture. I am now seeing shades of the sire, not just in looks, but in Satch's potential. He might not actually be too much dog for me afterall. His littermates were tough too--driven, not dogs for the average or first time dog owner. One is in flyball & kicking butt & the other one also is worked on livestock. Late bloomers? I think the best is yet to come! Vicki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sea4th Posted February 24, 2004 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 Oh, BTW, by "late bloomer", I mean that Satch just turned 2 yrs.. I don't want anyone to think that I meant like 9 or 10 yrs. old. Vicki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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