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Josh's Photo Page Part 2
Josh profile March 08 - this is the photo I used to
create the header for these pages
Josh is a pro at posing for the camera - April 08
Josh has spotted my partner Chris...
...so there's clearly no time to waste! (March 08)
Josh and his can
If you look at the page of this site entitled 'Aims' you will see a series of photos of little puppy Josh joyfully romping with a Coke can
(this particular can he found at our caravan park during our visit to Victoria for the 07 Aussie Specialty). I knew that the puppies In
Josh's litter had been given plastic soft drink bottles to play with when they were little, as part of their socialisation to different
sounds and textures, and it seems that this must have been a particularly enjoyable pastime for Josh, one that he has every intention
of continuing!

Our current story begins when my partner Chris stacked some aluminium cans on a shelf in the backyard. These cans remained
neatly stacked for some months, until one day a curious puppy stumbled across them. I myself was inside at the time, but eventually
became aware of a very strange, metallic crackling sound, and went to the window to investigate. This is what I saw:
Left - 'I think I killed it.'
Above - The finished product
Right - 'Isn't this fun?!!!'
Below Left - Why puppies and alcohol
(cans) should not be mixed
Of course, in reality things were actually a lot more 'energetic' when I first
looked out the window. At that point, I saw a black tri puppy making laps of
the yard at full speed - laps that included the pond and every possible patch
of dirt - all the while gleefully crackling a can between his teeth.

Because the can was rapidly developing sharp edges, I had to step in and
remove it, which Josh didn't seem to mind TOO much, having pretty much
destroyed it beyond it's noise-making potential anyway!
Josh's first try at Herding
On 30/03/08 Josh had his first chance to do some herding, at a
training day with ducks run by the SACA Herding Advisory Committee.
I had been very much looking forward to this chance to try a dog sport
that was entirely new to me, and I thought it was something Josh could
do well at.

Well, he certainly didn't disappoint. After a few initial bounces at the
ducks, he settled down and showed a lot of natural instinct in moving
them about the pen. When the group split in two, he knew he needed to
get them all together again, and he liked to get to their front and
'head' them. He quickly learnt that a slow, steady pace and a bit of
distance worked best. I was very proud of him, and look forward to our
next herding experience.
(My partner Chris was kind enough to take these photos for me).