Our March Madness

Now that the grass is growing and the lambs are good at following their mothers we have started moving the flock to less secure fields with more grass during the day. This means that one of my chores after work is to move the flock back to the secured field with the LGDs. Moving ewes with young lambs is hard for one dog. One dog can push on one side of the flock while ewes on the other side can stop or move in the wrong direction. I’ve started using both Lee and Fern to move the flock; they are starting to get the idea to work together staying on their side of the flock. Since both dogs are trained to take the same commands, I need to be creative in communicating with each dog to minimize both dogs doing the same thing.

Lee & Fern Moving Ewes & Lambs