GEAR

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Click HERE for a nursery run at “On the Border” Sheepdog trial.

Gear is sired by my Moss and Carolyn Crocker’s Lyn. Lyn was run very successively in open by Suzy Applegate. I’ve watched Lyn through the years and always liked her way with sheep – Especially range ewes.  She’s now teaching Carolyn “the ropes”.

I really didn’t want a puppy – I’ve raised WAY too many of them. But since I’m enjoying Bond (Moss son) so much I decided I would “give it go.” Gear is a very stable pup … just the right blend of independence and wanting to be with you. He’s “kicked back” and mellow but when “turned on” has energy to burn.

January 18 2011

Video of Gear on sheep at 6 months … best it gets trying to work a pup and video at the same time :@)

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Nov 1st 2010:

Gear starting his “career” a little earlier than anticipated. When he was 3 months old I was working a dog in the far back pasture and I came back toward the house to do a couple hundred yard outrun. When I looked up I saw a dog out there circling the sheep (I was using 30 or so) and I’m thinking who’s dog is in my pasture and where are my guard dogs! So, I go flying down there to run the dog off  … half way down I could see the dog wasn’t chasing but trying to work the sheep. I’m trying to figure out which one of my dogs got out …  when I dawns on me … it’s Gear. Who must have done a 200 yard outrun (not sure how it looked as I didn’t see it :@) and was proceeding to circle the sheep. I scooped him up and took him back to the house … trying to figure out how he got out so I wouldn’t have work a “brace” every time I went out to work a dog.

It’s one of those moments you Hate to Love … but I loved it.