Blaze's Rehab

So it's been awhile since I mentioned how Blaze was coming along. I'll admit he's slower coming back to condition than I had hoped for. When he's working he runs out of gas pretty quickly and seems to have some trouble covering if the sheep are running too hard. I notice it much more on his bad side (Way to me) where his shoulder was injured, but sometimes he still lags a little on his good side. Getting to the head was something Blaze was never known to slack at. I know I should be more patient because he's still recovering, but I can't help but worry a little about him not regaining that fire that I've always loved so much.

To those who don't know me personally, if he never looked at another sheep in his life, I'd still love him the same. Those that know me already know this. :) His nickname is "Princess" because Blaze is our house dog and often times you'll find him riding in the cab of the truck instead of the dog trailer like all the "dogs". :) He can also be found lounging on the bed in the hotel rooms while the "dogs" are in their crates. A couple weekends ago while attending the Kathy Knox clinic in Bartlesville, Blaze spent his night sleeping on the chair and ottoman looking quite comfortable laying on his back with legs splayed in the air. Should have got a picture of that one!

Blaze will be competing in his first trial since the injury next weekend. In fact, it will be his first trial since last Nov. so we'll see how he gets along. Its a points and time arena trial so hopefully he won't run out of steam quite as quickly as he would in a field trial. We'll have the rest of the summer to get him in tip-top shape for the field trials I hope to enter him in this fall.