Lovely summer

This has been so lovely & nice so far this summer. I love our temperate westcoast climate & don't think anywhere can beat it for mild; not too hot in summer except for the odd short heat wave & same in winter. Right now it is weather to savor & enjoy; blue sky, not too hot to work dogs even mid-day, cooling down at night so one can sleep......don't think there is a better place to live.
Since last post, it has been same old/same old so not a lot new to blog. As usual working Jayne & Owen every Tue/Thurs. at McLeods'. Trying to think up new exercises to work on and things to keep the sheep fresh. It is a hard task for my poor `weekend warriors` to grow into good working sheepdogs given the life they lead. But they try and don`t seem to know the difference so.....are happy just to be loved & fed well. Thank God.
Our good pal, Pam has been hauling sheep to the big field fairly often which is a big bonus. We are going out again this Sunday which will be another good warm-up to stretch the youngsters on bigger outruns. Plus a good reminder for Blair. I lucked out to get in an extra work-out for him today at Rose`s; tidied up his flanks & did a bit of shedding. I had to stop by there to pick up a couple crates & Rose offered to let me work sheep. We are SO fortunate here in the Lower Mainland to have such generous & gracious folks as Rose & Bruce that encourage & mentor us hobbyists. Without them, we would have almost nowhere to go that would be practical or affordable.
Looking forward to the Metchosin trial next. I will go early and get to see the progress Kit has made working daily with Julie, plus get to meet her new owner, Rachel. Who is also entered in NovNov with her Murphy dog. Good to know she is keen so that Kit will be in a trial home. Seeing Kit again after a month will be sweet sadness; sweet to see her lovely temperment & sad to part with her, but also sweet to know she is going to have a wonderful home & will take her new handler as far as she wants to go. I was very fortunate that Martha sold Blair to me when she did so it is kinda neat to be able to pay that back in a way.