Another fun packed day

This morning we got up at 6am to drive the 70 miles, with the OES Club of Greater Seattle to Ewe-Topia in Roy, WA. Maddy was going sheep herding (photos here)! I admit I was a little unsure how this was going to go, but it was great fun!

When our turn came, I took Maddy into the ring and held onto her whilst the trainer let the sheep out of their pen. Then she was let go and he assessed her and she was great! Everyone was impressed with her natural ability (circling, turning back to coral the sheep towards him, waiting on command and when appropriate). He commented that she was working very intelligently.
Then, he handed the crook to me and had me control Maddy herding the sheep! This was, surprisingly, a huge amount of fun! It was interesting to think that Maddy and I were working together to control the sheep.
Maddy is an Old English Sheepdog, and naturally bred for herding, but apparently this is great fun and good training for all breeds of dogs. Highly recommended.

After getting back at around 2pm, we all took a nap and then this evening it was off to the Key Arena in Seattle for the Seattle Storm WNBA game - photos here.

Dawn is a director in the company that handles the catering for the Key Arena and arranged for us to get a box for the game! Way cool! Great seats, food, etc... Especially fun as we had Julian, Darwin had Gabriella and Darwin's sister (visiting from Arizona with husband Wade) had her four young daughters.

Much fun. Home around 11pm.

I must say though, Seattle traffic sucked. With the Storm game, Mariners in town, the National Governors Conference, the Bite Of Seattle and a triathalon, it was all a bit of a mess.

Phew. Busy day.