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Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Spot on July 4th

Posted by Billy at 7:03 PM
Labels: July 4th, Nevada, Scottish Blackface, sheepdog pup, sheepdog training, Spot, Spot's progress, Year of the Sheep

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The Boys -- Coal (age 15), Ryme (age 12), Spot (age 9), and Cap (age 4):

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