wow brave lady to take on two herding puppies! that's pretty intense! (I keep saying I want a BC or a cattle dog when I retired, i can't handle one until raising one is my only full time job haha) Good thing Oban is good, lots of dogs they may run into may not be nice at all to puppies running up to them.
a blue heeler is an australian cattle dog (not the same as a kelpie)
i was hoping for a photo