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Jul 08
CREEK PUPPIES!!!! (Water Dogs for sure)…
What do you do when it 100 degrees in the shade and 11:00AM? I worked Drover and Roscoe ( a heeler I am training for farm work) this morning. Along with 5 puppies….Just on sheep for a few minutes each. Testing the puppies for instinct. Instinct is that natural desire and ability that they are …
Jul 06
Sheep, Heat, Working Dogs!!!
Things have been slow and HOT here! Puppies are doing great, most are leaving in the next week. I believe we have 2 puppies that still do not have homes (I am waiting on contracts to arrive in the mail to be sure) I will post photos and more information in a few days. My …
Jul 04
Sheep, Feet, Shots, and Herding…
Today Ashlyn and I trimmed 12 sheep feet all way round! We started at 10 AM and finished at 4:00 PM! Yes it was hot tiring fun work! We put the puppies in the dog lot and they stayed cool and watched! All the other dogs were tied or in a pen, except Drover. He …
Jul 03
Puppies Herding!!!
This evening, while working Drover on the sheep…5 Puppies got loose and came into the arena to see what was going on. It did not take long for the 9 week old puppies to start working the sheep. They were following the sheep and moving them. What an eager group they were! Fearless! The sheep …
Jul 02
PUPPIES!!!!!!
WOW! As Grandma use to say “No grass has grown under my feet!” Puppies have started to leave. They are trickling out because of Vacation time for most folk. Scully went to Dallas Texas this weekend. His folk came in and picked him up. They drove! Nocona went to Charlotte, NC. He will be living …
Jun 21
Puppy Update!!!
The puppies and Amarillo were tearing up a new cushion this morning! Amarillo got in trouble! The puppies slept on the porch last night ! Today they have been laying in the shade and staying cool! It has been hot all day! Tonight they are barking and playing and cutting up! Tomorrow they will have …
Jun 21
Sheep, Drover, Weaning!!!
We separated the ewes from the lambs last evening. They fussed all night. It was way to hot to move them till late this evening. Drover and I put the lambs in the duck arena so they would have lots of grass to eat and be farther away from their Moms! What a job! Ewes …
Jun 20
PUPPY UPDATE!!!
The Amarillo Drove litter are growing like you would want a good garden to! The more you tend, hoe and fertilize it along with sunshine and rain the better it does! The same with this litter… I take them with me everywhere on the farm. They ride the gator (in the crate). Hang out all …
Jun 14
PUPPIES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I trimmed the puppies nails today! Boy was that long overdue! The puppies were out and about all day! In the yard on the porch. Rolling playing sleeping! We went to the sheep pens late this evening and Drover and I gathered sheep and moved them and sorted them ! No rain today! The puppies …
Jun 14
Drover’s Stockdog Journal…(day 1 Larry Painter Clinic)
The day dawned cool and crisp…You could feel the anticipation of everyone! Dogs and People! Even the sheep! The wind blew and it kept the day from being too hot as it wore on and we worked the sheep. I was learning “things” ! Kay was confusing me and she was confused! Gosh! Was she …
