Pinch's First Day

Wow, things have been going far better than expected.  Pinch slept through the night (to bed at 9 and up at 5) and hasn't peed or pooped in the house....yet.  He's a very busy boy and loves to interact with people and I was thrilled to see he is already offering behaviors to get praise.  He seems to understand Sit already and we are working on the down next. 
This morning we left at 7:30 am to go for the first herding lesson of the season.  We brought Moto, Daisy and Pinch.  Moto did OK and actually better than expected in the small pen, which he typically does not like working in.  Daisy of course was great - she's a BC.  Pinch watched the goings-on with great interest so we brought him in with one of her bottle-fed sheep to see how he would react to seeing a sheep up close and personal.  Not so much - but he had great fun chasing Cathy's boots, smelling and licking sheep poop, and he did bounce after the sheep for about 3 seconds.  I don't think he'll be much of a herding dog but we'll give him lots of exposure and see if the ol' instinct kicks in. 
It's amazing how quickly he is just fitting right in.  Moto and Blitz are already playing with him and I think Daisy will be next.  Shiloh is disgusted with all puppies and Dusty is tolerable of him as long as his naps are not disturbed.  Moto is just the best dog - he held out a tug toy for Pinch to play with, and ever so gently played tug with him. 
So we are off to a wonderful start.  He's sleeping now which gave me this chance to get on the computer.  Peace and quiet won't reign for long though so it's time to sign off and get laundry done!