Oh, so cute! I wanted to post a picture of a sheep, which were the main focus of the festival besides the dogs, yet this was the cutest one I could find! It was hilarious to watch the sheep at the festival. The dogs guided the sheep across the field, through the gates, and eventually into the gated box.
These border collies hardest job was to separate five sheep with red collars on from the one with no collars. These sheep with red collars were then guided into the gated box. The collie had to keep the sheep from wanting to go run off to their friends, it was interesting to see the collie just stare the sheep down and keep them where they should be.
Many dogs and handlers came from all over the world! We watched some compete who had come from South Africa, Scotland, and Norway! It's an international competition, and the winner received $7,000. It's one of the richest competitions of its kind in the nation.
My parents enjoying the dogs, sheep, and the sun at the competition!
Here's the course! The border collie would run up to the far left, bring down 8 sheep through a gate, leave them, and return to the farthest left corner to get another group of 8 sheep all with red collars on. The dog would them bring them through the gate, around the white post, back up the field through a gate and another, and eventually back down to the post where the handler would then separate five red collar sheep from the 16. The handler, and with the help of the collie holding the sheep from running, would then carefully guide the 5 sheep into the box. But man are they stubborn! They would be right in the opening to the box and they would still resist going in! :) Bah ram ewe!
Here's a handler with his collie trying to separate the red collared sheep.
I love how the border collie is off in the left corner lying in the grass keeping a careful eye on the sheep. He kept them at bay!
Oh, and the Splash Dog competition was fun to watch! The handlers would throw the dogs toy into the water and the dog would then run after it jumping as far as it could into the pool. Some were able to jump pretty far!
Oh yah, you better believe it! I bought 25 cents worth of feed and fed this camel! It was awesome! I quickly washed my hands after, ewww!
They had a bunch of wild animals on display to see. Here's a cute fox! Amongst the fox were small ponies little kids were able to ride! Too bad I'm a little too tall or I would've been all over it!
And check out the massive turtle! He's not as cute as my sea turtles, but a turtle still the same!
Oh, so cute! I wanted to post a picture of a sheep, which were the main focus of the festival besides the dogs, yet this was the cutest one I could find! It was hilarious to watch the sheep at the festival. The dogs guided the sheep across the field, through the gates, and eventually into the gated box.
These border collies hardest job was to separate five sheep with red collars on from the one with no collars. These sheep with red collars were then guided into the gated box. The collie had to keep the sheep from wanting to go run off to their friends, it was interesting to see the collie just stare the sheep down and keep them where they should be.
Many dogs and handlers came from all over the world! We watched some compete who had come from South Africa, Scotland, and Norway! It's an international competition, and the winner received $7,000. It's one of the richest competitions of its kind in the nation.
My parents enjoying the dogs, sheep, and the sun at the competition!
Here's the course! The border collie would run up to the far left, bring down 8 sheep through a gate, leave them, and return to the farthest left corner to get another group of 8 sheep all with red collars on. The dog would them bring them through the gate, around the white post, back up the field through a gate and another, and eventually back down to the post where the handler would then separate five red collar sheep from the 16. The handler, and with the help of the collie holding the sheep from running, would then carefully guide the 5 sheep into the box. But man are they stubborn! They would be right in the opening to the box and they would still resist going in! :) Bah ram ewe!
Here's a handler with his collie trying to separate the red collared sheep.
I love how the border collie is off in the left corner lying in the grass keeping a careful eye on the sheep. He kept them at bay!
Oh, and the Splash Dog competition was fun to watch! The handlers would throw the dogs toy into the water and the dog would then run after it jumping as far as it could into the pool. Some were able to jump pretty far!
Oh yah, you better believe it! I bought 25 cents worth of feed and fed this camel! It was awesome! I quickly washed my hands after, ewww!
They had a bunch of wild animals on display to see. Here's a cute fox! Amongst the fox were small ponies little kids were able to ride! Too bad I'm a little too tall or I would've been all over it!
And check out the massive turtle! He's not as cute as my sea turtles, but a turtle still the same!
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