What a fun day! I took a couple of my furkids to a herding trial with the Herding Breed Club of San Diego. This was our first AKC herding trial and we bravely attempted the Herding Test. Well, we had a long wait and my boy, Fairhope's Pit Boss, was just beside himself. This mild mannered, low key boy did everything ok until I had to call him off. He was not done yet and he suddenly forgot any command he has ever learned. I had to go chase him down. He did not qualify today. He has another chance tomorrow and he better behave himself, lol! Now, his daughter, Treasure's Layla V Milo, was another story. This is the brag part :-) With only 4 lessons under her belt, she went out and made me proud. She listened and worked nicely. She didn't want to stop either but decided not to make Mom mad. lol! So, she did qualify and got her first leg for her HT. The judge today was Barbara Lockard. She was great at walking us through everything and giving a critique afterward. There are so many things to think about and she really put things in perspective. Thank you Barbara. This herding stuff is fun. The club puts on a nice event. Everyone is friendly and supportive. What a concept! And, what a neat thing to do with your dogs. Can't wait til tomorrow. Thanks for reading this. Laura Thomas www.treasureranchgsds.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================