BevLive: Slash J, Double Lift

Double lift day got off to an easy start as we only had fifteen dogs to run. The outruns should have been straight forward and the first few dogs made them look easy. Alas, as the day wore on the big paint horse so few dogs had been able to find in the regular outrun proved to be too much of a landmark for many of the double lift dogs.

The paint held the first, left hand group of sheep and since it was a long way to the setout remained on the field during the runs attracting many a confused canine before the day ended.

The sheep worked very well around the course showing little ambition to go anywhere except where the dog directed. We ran two groups of four. Two of the sheep were sprayed with red paint and those two and any other two were to be shed and penned.

The shed sheep showed some proclivity for following their mates to the pen and made for some very exciting finishes.

The winning run saw Tom and Sly closing the pen gate just as the four shed sheep galloped up. Exciting stuff.

Robin and Bill were second. Hemp and I were third in spite of a cross over, as once he’d gotten that bit of stupidity out of his system he was a very good boy.

We have mostly all moved over to the Kerr Ranch now and are parked in probably the most spectacular trial field in the country, at least the best one I’ve ever seen. We’re in the midst of a really violent thunderstorm. My camper is rocking which is a first for this little horse trailer. I can’t imagine what it must be like in the big campers.

Tomorrow we all send our dogs a half mile up the butte. It sure will be interesting to see what young Joe makes of this. The field here is about the same size as Connecticut.