Feb 01
Today I needed an extra hand…fast and stock wise…we were putting out round bales of hay for the sheep . They are eating a round bale every other day in this cold weather. The work was harder with the cold weather and blowing falling snow. The sheep are like kids in the candy store in …
Feb 01
I have been in much thought lately about the weather, how on earth did our grandparents cope in cold and hot. for that matter? Gardening…to eat or not…store bought loaf bread and biscuits…farm raised meat and eggs…oh and fresh cows milk… I am sitting in our living room it’s after midnight and we have 13 …
Oct 06
That a Stockdog does is only experienced and enjoyed by the owner…Stockdogs (any breed) are not necessarily a super friendly bunch…but more aloof to other dogs and people…(they may be friendly sort of) but let their owner need to go to the field to work stock and their total focus is on the stock and …
Oct 06
My good friend Dolly Hulin invited Les and I to her beautiful home a piece of heaven tucked in-between the mountains in Jackson Creek …last evening. It was a beautiful perfect Fall evening. The birds were singing” O Fall ” all day! There was a slight pleasant breeze cool but not cold with a …
Mar 05
Call me a softie, but there is a special relationship between a Shepherdess and her flock. If you would have said those eight original sheep would change how I see the world and the people that live on our precious planet…I would have laughed…but they have changed me…for the better! Sweet Grandma, my last of …
Feb 04
Maple Grove Farm English Shepherd Puppies! I am pleased to announce the Surprise Litter of English Shepherd Puppies born in Arizona ! This litter while completely unexpected is completely wanted! They made their stork arrival December 12 2024. Jon Hightower called me and said “You will never guess what just happened!!” I have known Jon …
Jul 07
As Journey and I walked down into the field….the darkness seemed to be magical and to envelop us… it was warm and still… nothing was moving. It felt as if we were approaching the entrance to a large sanctuary . As we entered this other world of utter peace… I looked up, at the nighttime sky, …
Jun 03
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 …
Mar 07
Sitting in our living room on this grey rainy day makes me feel so peaceful…calm…all is right in my small part of the world…and it is! I watch as my sheep eat the fresh, sweet, green, tender grass…and I wonder…just, how good it must taste to them? It has been 160 days at least …
Jan 12
Yesterday was a Big Puppy Outing DAY! We gathered up the pillows for our crate for the Gator ride, 5 total and a freshly laundered big red blanket! They were snuggly bundled into the crate and off to the field to work with me and my dogs the rest of the day! Turns out …
