As Ms. Laika-lu is going to take her sweet time maturing, she will not be shown in conformation until she is older though we will do matches and possibly UKC. This is due in part to her lines and also her species appropriate diet, so we are going to try our hand at herding. Laika has already shown that she hits well and heads our other aussies, so we are going to take her to a herding clinic in Ashland, VA held by the WAV ASC of whom I am a member. I feel it is very important to keep the aussie innate instinct intact, while still being able to live with their human counterparts