Category: Drover’s Stockdog Journal

WE HAD A GOOD RUN… (10/22/09 to 5/31/24) DROVER

What is there to say about the best dog that ever was?   My heart is broken!  I have given some thought to this fine dog… and how, why he was mine from the time he and I laid eyes on each other! He was a soft wiggly bundle of furry fun! With the prettiest …

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3 AM…so you want to raise sheep?

Here it is 3 AM Sunday morning (Palm Sunday) I am blogging…waiting on lambs!  I had set my alarm for 2 AM and slept thru that alarm (tired from last night’s adventure. ) but my conscience could not allow me to sleep!  So up and out to the quietness of the night…a few bells but …

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Sweet Gift…

Drover KY

My sweet friend Vivian Flynt sent me this lovely photo from her collection of old post cards . This one is likely 80 plus years old…she said it reminds her of my sweet dog Drover…I agree! 

The Heart of a Shepherd…(Drover)

  As the sun sets on this wet, damp, grey, cloudy day. It has been amazingly warm . The rain has been in showers light and off and on… I sit here in the window of our living room and watch the fog roll into the low places along the branch and off in the …

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Sunday …

Not exactly what church is thought to be …  Last evening I had made a difficult decision but knew it was the correct one for all…I had peace…  I slept well and woke peaceful well rested.  Every morning it is my job to take the sheep to pasture for the day. Today KAT and I …

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Simple Country Pleasures…

Ryland sheep

The Glamorous Life Of A Sheep Farmer… As I went out the door just now with my escort (it is 1:00 AM) it occurred to me just how glamorous my life is… WHY was I going out the door the door you might ask? Was I all dressed up for a late party in a …

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Drover’s Stock Dog Savvy Post…

Of all the great dogs…I have one of the best dogs I will ever have the pleasure of knowing and being a part of his life…My world is so much better because of Drover…Simpler, and easier too…but I am ahead of my story. Early this morning after the sheep were let out to the grazing …

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The Great Sheep Escape!!!

As I write this I laugh at the sheep…and us… The birds were busy singing their songs of praise as the sun came up over Dutchman’s Mountain in Jackson Creek. The sheep bells and occasional bah from a lamb and its Mother were all part of the beautiful Sunday morning. After church Les and I …

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Drover’s Stock Dog Journal…

It has been a while since Drover was needed to work the sheep. I have been using KAT and training her to be my right hand as is Drover her sire. I have to say I am well pleased with KAT’s progress and yes even my understanding. KAT is a different dog from Drover. She …

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Sheep Walkabout…

This evening I had noticed for several hours I had not heard the sheep…But I was busy and not paying close attention. They were in the far field across the pond. It was getting close to dark and KAT and I walked across the dam…Not a bell to be heard! Not a problem…The pesky sheep …

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