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Nov 26
Drover’s Stockdog Journal…
My cell phone rang about 1:00 PM and it was my uncle Richard. He owns the property next to me. The one with the green grass and onions! Oh and the recently removed fence and gate. I put my sheep up in the barn at night because of coyotes. Good thing too, because my nephew …
Nov 24
SUDS……EVERYWHERE!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Once in a Blue Moon I go to the local Denton Laundromat! I take large items like dog beds, blankets, etc and wash and dry them there instead in my washing machine. Things like this is hard on a regular washer and I don’t like the idea of the dirt in my machine! My friend …
Nov 23
THANKSGIVING and TRADITIONS…
Today was beautiful sun shinny light breezy warm day, at least warm for November… in Jackson Creek, North Carolina. Les and I slept late…He was so very tired and has worked very hard all ready this week. Plus he feels bad has a cold….Course I slept late because he snored bad all night! I put …
Nov 20
SHEEP!!! (GMC Truck Herding)
All my sheep are named Belle…It makes it easy and if they have a Blue collar with a Belle then They are Blue Belle…So you get the idea! No way can I name 22 sheep different names and remember them! Plus they are at a glance difficult to tell apart… But they are different and …
Nov 18
Timber’s Journey…
We have began a new Journey with our new puppy Peaslee’s Timber of Maple Grove Farm (formerly Nessie of the Shepherdsway Blue Moon Litter) I can hardly believe it has been only a week . Does seem longer only because we have been so busy doing so many new things and just plain settling in …
Nov 13
Up Dates….
Today We went back to regular herding work… After being off a week. I am still not using Drover except for putting the sheep in the barn at night. His shoulder seems much better, still a bit of a limp. What I have done is stay off the Gator so he does not get on …
Nov 12
PUPPY NAME!!!! and Update…
As many of you all ready know….Maple Grove Farm has a new member! Her name is “Timber” formerly (Nessie) from Mary Peaslee’s Blue Moon Litter… Belle the dam of this litter is out of Jarratt’s Dallas (my old dog ) I inherited Dallas I guess you could say from Mr. Ed Lynn Jarratt….Dallas was a …
Nov 11
Farm Dog Lessons…
Ah, Today was a new day on the farm for sure ! Our little Shepway girl took her first gator ride! Well it went okay.. She is not too fond of it yet…But wait she will be like all my dogs…Loving the gator soon! Les did some yard mowing…she thought that not so wonderful either …
Nov 10
Farm Puppy Lessons…
As most of you know, we have a new puppy! Her litter call name is “Nessie” and she is from Mary Peaslee’s Blue Moon Litter … Belle her dam is out of Raven and my Dallas. I was very excited about the posibility of this puppy coming here to live with us. It is much …
Oct 31
Wood Smoke…
Ah..That wonderful smell of wood smoke hanging in the air…The rise of the fog on the pond …The leaves in full color and the beauty of the falling leaves on the green gass and in the pond. The smoke coming out of the chimney on a cool, damp evening….Yes fall is here! As it should …
