They arrived about noon last Sunday. It was a mild, sunny day, perfect for sitting in the yard and letting the dogs run and play. Emma greeted Trey first and with very little trouble got down to play. Then I brought out Beckett and Emma remembered her and her authority immediately. Emma greeted Beckett respectfully and initiated play with her but didn't do the rough play she was having with Trey.
I then brought out Callen and the two sisters hit it off immedieately! But I did have to put Trey in the house as she decided she needed to "keep an eye" on the two girls and "protect" Callen. This was the first of this behavior I'd seen with this litter. Last litter (Trey's first), Trey was "protecting" Riley even when he was bigger than her. Caused a lot of posturing and bitch fighting between Beckett and Trey. So as soon as I saw Trey go into (belated) mommy-mode, I put her up.
Emma and Callen ran circles, full-speed, around the yard until they couldn't catch their breath. It was so nice to see them play together as if they'd been friends all their lives.
After Emma had taken off some of her exess energy, I collected a set of ducks and let her have a try at herding. At first she just wanted to chase, as was to be expected. She really liked going in and causing them to flap their wings, but she never bit, stepped on, or try to hurt them in any way. She was just figuring it out. After only a couple minutes she started to go around them instead of into them and do a gather/fetch. Yay!
She worked really nice with no cheap shots. Of course with the edge taken off she didn't work real long but what she did was beautiful!
She looks very much like her momma here!
I am super-pleased with her interest, instinct, and ability. And I am SO very glad I got to see her before she moves to Texas. It's probably the last time I'll ever see her. . .
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