Moto sees his first sheep

Sunday it was extremely cold and I called to see if herding was cancelled. Fortunately it was not so I made the 1+ hour drive to the new herding facility. It was really nice, sheep were khatadin/dorper crosses and very cute. The owner was really pleasant and had lots of good information. Another gal came with me with her Cardigan so I let her go first so Moto could watch and I could gauge his interest. Well, the result was "not so much". Moto was mildly interested and watched but I didn't get that "let me in there, I know what to do" feeling like I have with Dusty, Shiloh and even Blitz.
Once it was our turn we went into the round pen, and it was too small and a bit intimidating for him. So I had him "drive" the sheep into the larger area where they could run around and hopefully generate some excitement for him. Well, not really. He greatly enjoyed smelling and eating sheep poop and was scared of the horses in the adjoining paddock. There were a few periods where he followed behind the sheep along the fence but he did not push enough for me to lead the sheep while he did some wearing or even some circling. ARGH.
It was really, really hard for me to hide my disappointment from Moto, and I wanted him to have a good experience so when he did follow briefly I praised him a lot and we stopped right there. But at this point he could really take or leave herding. What a bummer. I'll bring him a few more times to see if he ever turns on. If he does, he will be a thoughtful, smooth worker. His daddy Shiloh is so much the other way - all ego and an "it's my way or the highway" attitude.
So far, it's tracking that has really ignited any kind of strong interest in Moto, and fortunately for me Obedience is coming along very nicely. It's taking a lot of patience on my part but I can see the big payoff in a nice happy attitude.
Agility will start up again in the spring. He did seem to enjoy that too but of course it was just puppy stuff. More than anything else, I would love to have a competitive Obedience partner. I am beginning to feel a lovely strong bond with him which I hope will carry over into the ring. Time will tell.