Demo Day at A Rocha

Gorgeous warm spring day spent doing Demo at Brookswood Heritage Farm now managed by A Rocha.

Pam's Nell watching sheep in holding pens.

Beautiful long winding driveway entrance to the farm.

Dusty ready and waiting for sheep to be brought into the field.

Pam getting all her dogs chained up to fenceline.

Dusty holding sheep off the gate.

Pam's old Tally pushes sheep off the fence.

Bill working young Flash.

McCallion's dogs waiting to work.  Flash on the right.

View of the parking lot and housing in background. 

This was 'Day at a Farm' for groups of inner city kids.  They moved in small groups to each of the various demos.

Blaze and 2 buddies waiting at the gate to go back to holding pen.

Wood chopping demo.

Brave spectators get to try their hand at it.

Tally holding next group off the dogs on the fence.

Pam's pack would love to get a turn.

My Jayne fetching.  They had mowed some of the field which is why it is so green.  The brown didn't get cut last year.

Jayne has brought them to my feet.

Lynda's Lark turns the 'post'.

My Owen.

Owen bringing sheep to me.

Then he drives them off.

Rafe another Blair son.  Littermate to Owen.

Keen to work.

Lynda's Lark fetching.

Owen doing a nice long drive down the field.

Loaded sheep ready for ride home.

Pam's sheep seem to like going for a ride. They make me laugh when I follow behind her going down the road.

Demo done.  ALL the collies get to have a run & play out in the field.  What a great day!

Spring lambs

Why can't I go to my Auntie Rose? Please...look she is right over there! Mom! Let me go!

Look Uncle Owen says "OMG what are these? They don't act right! I think I should bite a leg or something!"
"See....they are just wrong in so many ways!"

They heel like obedient doggies. Follow any human anywhere.
And try to suck up hanging around in the Family Room. Ignoring the 3 or 4 collies circling and hanging about.
Blair would really like to work them but they seem to want to go into the house with Rose. Somehow that is wrong too.
Yes....Flower & Billy are waiting at the back door for Rose to come back outside.
Enzo jealously licks at Billy to warn him away from Auntie Rose.
Enzo on alert. "Don't know what you are, but stay away from MY Rose!"
But miserably fails his HIC showing no interest in herding the lambs, just sniffing and marking all the trees. I guess there is no point spending any time/money on his herding career....sigh. ;~D
Most photos by Rose or me, if she is in them.

Snow in March? really?

Pat came all the way from Vernon to work dogs in THIS weather? Good thing she is used to their winter which typically gets lots of snow.
It was a blizzard for about 20 mins. and then the sun came out. Then it rained a bit, then it snowed again, then the sun....good grief!
Strange weather day. But nice to have a visit with Pat.
Pat's young girl, Kiah.
And her 6 yr.old Chevy. Both are from Keen-eye lines.
My Blair patiently waiting for his turn. I waited til the snow stopped. lol
All photos by Rose.

Last Thur. and then today

My young Owen holding sheep to me.

He is turning out to be a decent working dog.
Rose working Flyball dog, Shane.
Shane doesn't get to sheep very often.
But he did pretty good.
Last Thurs. a strange car drove up Rose's driveway to deliver these birthday roses from Jamie!
Then after we worked dogs we went in for bday cake with fizzler candles. Thanks Rose! It was delish!
Colleen visiting from Sask. almost burnt her fingers trying to get fizzler lit.

Most pix(except of Rose & Shane) taken by Rose.