Halle did great. The trainer, Kim, said that she could definitely see some natural ability in her, but she still has that puppy brain. The trainer said that she showed good shape with the stock, meaning that she didn't run right towards them (which would cause them to split) but she ran around the side of the stock. Halle responded very well to the signals Kim gave her with both her hands and the stick - she followed the directions pretty well for never having seen stock before.
For her second run, I went in with her and Kim gave me the stick and told me where to walk and what to do. It was pretty confusing - you would definitely have to work at it for awhile to know what you're doing. Halle kept her distance just as she was supposed to. She may have gotten too close to the sheep once or twice, but overall very good.
I'd love to continue herding just for fun, but we won't trial or anything. (:
Halle got to run around in one of the open pens with her Dad Rosco and Grandpa Nikko. They had a lot of fun!
Here are some pictures of Halle herding.
And here is a picture of Nikko, Rosco, and Halle together.
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