New members to the K9 Freestyle team

Well i promised Pogo if she did well at Crufts i would get her a present when i returned from Australia. If you have been reading her sheepdog blog you will know how much she has been enjoying her sheep work, although at times she is enjoying it a little too much.

So in order to be able to do some practise with Pogo other than when i am training with Andy ( http://www.workingsheepdog.co.uk/) i have taken on a couple of weeks ago Fred and Ginger ! they are Campbell ducks for those that don't know their duck breeds. They were looking to be re homed as they were beating up the women in the group and Fred, the white one was destined for the table. Watching them i thought Fred was the bolshy one but it turns out Ginger is very confident and will walk straight towards Pogo.

After doing some work with them in a pen and Pogo on the outside it came to the day to let the two work together without a barrier. To say i was a little nervous was an understatement although not about Pogo eating them but getting them back into the cage when i had finished as i was using a friends paddock. I'm really glad to say that Pogo has been very good upto now (Richard touches the nearest wood as he types this !) and it is fantastic to see her working with them. At the moment they have not quite got the idea they have to move away from Pogo but hopefully with time this will get better.