Aspen got his first official herding challenge off-leash this morning! We were out for a walk and discovered that Dumbledore had tangled himself in the fence...again... and the flock had escaped. We’re currently only working with the commands Wait, Ok, Come, and This Way, but he did it! It’s amazing how innate the herding instinct is. He ran back and forth barking and nipping at them, changing direction every time I said This Way or Come and we slowly moved them back into the fenced pasture. I can’t wait to do more training this fall/winter now that he’s old enough! Our morning is starting much later then intended but this guy made it much better then it could have been. #herdingdogs #shepherding #englishshepherdsofinstagram @brickhousefarmenglishshepherds https://www.instagram.com/p/BnoGYHYFc7H/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=qb85o5u7ms16