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Lightfoot and Vashti did wonders for the morale of the
Border Collies. Jo Kid and Choplicker were brilliant at herding
goat, and that is about the hardest thing a Border Collie can
do. By the time we got the foals, they still ahdn't figured out
how to make Coquettta move where they wanted her to go. The foals,
however, soon figured out that resistance was futile and began
obeying them. The Collies' success with the foals encouraged
them to keep trying with Coquetta. After another five months
of effort, the Collies finally figured out how to herd her. Or
maybe Coquetta finally decided to humor them.
What about Lightfoot and Vashti's crooked legs? Our farrier
told us this was mostly the fault of a life confined to small
corrals. Sure enough, with room to run and Johnson's expert hoof
trimming, their legs straightened. |
Jo Kid is giving Lightfoot the Border Collie stare while
Choplicker runs to gather Vashti.
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