Hana's first day herding

Hana had her first experience at a farm and to see if she is truly a working dog. We went with our friend "Dude" and his human Jennifer who have been herding for awhile now. Hana at first wanted to play with the other dogs but got interested when Dude went in the pen with three sheep and made them run. By the time Dude was in the big pen with the sheep, Hana was almost whimpering and putting her paws on the fence. Finally it was time for her to have some fun. She went in the small pen with three sheep and I got them started by running after them (G believes we should have video of this but thankfully we do not!). Hana immediately started to chase them and especially the one who would break loose from the pack- although she never did her stare or herding stance that she uses on us and other dogs, she seemed to know she wanted them all to go one direction or another. It was pretty fun to watch and really hot so we quit while it was still interesting to her. We hope to take her out in another month or so and see what happens when she actually has to work and not just play. In the mean time we might try agility and see which she is suited for- agility requires a more hyper dog so we kind of hope she doesn't pick that up! Thanks to the action K9 sports for letting us play today.