Grammys Corgi Country

Good morning, world! I hope you are having a really GREAT day. Today I want to introduce you to our Silly Sadie dog. She is about 4 years old and is a black Border Collie with a little white on her chest. She is very smart and was a rescue dog. We got her about 3 years ago. She is constantly on the go… a typical Border Collie. She is a great herding dog and used to put the goats that we had wherever I wanted them. She learned that with VERY LITTLE training… mostly from watching the Corgis work.

I have found that there are some dogs, and I’ve been blessed by owning several of them, that learn from watching other dogs do things. Most of these dogs have been breeds that were working or herding dogs. These breeds were bred to think for themselves at times, to figure out how to do the overall job that their masters have set for them to do. I must say that the border collies and Pembrokes that I have worked with have all had a very strong herding instinct and it mostly takes some polishing up and the teaching of certain commands that are used to guide them at a distance to have some really handy helpers for an old lady with and iffy back and hip.

Anyway, Sadie learned quickly and well from the corgis and she helps me now when I have to put the horses into their pens from the pastures. She is a typical Border Collie with the attitude of that old joke: How many Border Collies does it take to change a light bulb? Only one, and while she is at it, she will wash the windows, paint the walls, rewire the house and fix that hole in the roof…”

Whenever I sit down, somewhere, here comes Sadie with a tiny piece of paper, or sometimes even a dust bunny she’s found. If I try to ignore her, pretty soon she gently places a paw on my knee and looks at me expectantly. All the dogs know that I have a constant supply of tiny pieces of dog treats in my pocket. After a couple of these offerings, I usually end up having to tell her, ok… “NO more…” before she will go over and lay down.

Ooops… I’ve run out of time, so I’ll have to fill you in on our horses tomorrow. Have a productive rest of the day…

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