Author's posts
Jul 27
Amazing Puppies!!!
Today has been the hottest day yet. The humidity has been terrible. Making the heat worse! I was washing off my porch floor for the second time in 2 days! I have reclaimed MY PORCH! The puppies and dogs have to stay off it now. I sewed up the porch swing, replaced the stuffing! Yes …
Jul 26
Just When I Think…
I have seen it all!!!! The Maple Grove Farm Four…Prove me wrong! Just went out to put the Boys to bed in their crates. The Gator was left close by their crates and I called “Pup, Pup, Pup!!! Not seeing the little rascals right away , then I looked up! There they say quiet and …
Jul 26
Drover’s Stockdog Journal!!!
This afternoon I sold a spring ram lamb. The gentleman buying him brought the heaviest crate I have ever seen and on a roll back ! So we took the roll back to the pasture to the end of the arena at the gate. Drover and I sorted the lambs in the holding pens. We …
Jul 20
IN CHARGE!!!
FOUR PUPPIES!!!!! All males!!!! Full of their selves!!! Loving and sweet! Smart as can be! They think they own everything! Today they helped me shuck corn. They loved the ends that I cut off. They are fearless and ride the Gator even without the crate! They have learned to sit. We are working on stay. …
Jul 20
BITTER SWEET…
Les and I found a screen door for our back door, and Clay put it up last week. It has been so nice to have that air flow…. As a girl Grandma had screen doors on her house, and I loved to let them slam shut. Clearly it was considered bad manners to do so, …
Jul 18
A Day On A Farm…
Like my Grandpa Delk (who instilled in me as early as I can remember) we should be civic minded and do our part…He worked in the Election as a Judge or Assistant for many years. Back then it was all done by hand …the counting was especially difficult! Today I worked the Election at Farmer …
Jul 16
Kinda Sad, But …
I get asked all the time “How could I let my puppies go?” Well I can not keep them all that is for sure… But I want other folk to have and love this special breed and enjoy them like I do…that helps, and I know that all my puppies end up in good homes. …
Jul 14
Water Puppies!!!
It seems that my trip with the puppies to the creek, has taught the puppies how wonderful water can be on a hot day! I keep a kiddie pool for them in the front yard . It is so funny to be sitting in the living room and hear splash, splash, splash, then jump and …
Jul 12
Working / Playing Puppies!!!
What a group of Puppies! They are so like their Mother in so many ways! And their Daddy Drover! Rockey (a tri) is just a delight! He has Amarillo’s silly bark ! It sounds like ” oh oh oh you!” He spends his time on my top step” Waiting “on me to come out the …
Jul 10
PUPPIES!!!!
Today has been 100 degrees till late this evening when a few storms brushed us! Awful looking no rain and some wind thunder and lightening, a sprinkle only! BUT we cooled down! I will take that as a promise of good things to come like rain and cooler temps! These puppies are something! They play, …
