Tank

Busta's Tank is Mace's son from his last litter with Hetzner's Mona. He belongs to my friend, Ginger Busta, who lives not too far away from us. He comes to visit to schmooze with Mace, Ember, Mags, and Loki; and to meet the sheep. At eight months, Tank was very interested in making the sheep move, in holding them along the fence, gathering them to me, and keeping them in a group. The sheep are very aware of Tank. When he was two years old, he went to a day of herding lessons with Lynn Leach. He showed a moderate eye, and strong focus on working. Once he learned to take his eye off the sheep, he and they calmed down, and he did a nice job of fetching, staying in balance to keep the sheep moving toward Lynn or Ginger. Tank now has his own sheep, and will be continuing his education in stock work.

Tank's primary job is as a companion to his owner, both at home and on trail rides with her horse. He also has recently decided that one of the house rules should be that the chickens don't belong in the yard. He quietly and calmly moves them out to the driveway or barn yard. At nine months, he has also been helping move the neighbor's cattle back through the fence when they have escaped. He is happy to help, and happy to relax when the job is done.

At three years, Tank is as tall as Mace - 22.5 inches at the shoulder. He has heavier bone than Mace, and weighs about 70 pounds. He is a big, gentle boy - outgoing, curious, friendly, playful, and shows appropriate prey and play drives. He wants to help Ginger, and looks for opportunities to do that.

Color: Sable and white

Tank is ESCR and UKC registered.

PennHIP - .57/.58, no degenerative joint disease - x-rays
Other health info: MDR-1 normal/normal, CEA normal/normal, PRA-prcd normal/normal