Mar 22
My good Abilene/Drover pup….KAT Ballou is proving to be a fine dog in all ways. She is willing to do anything I ask or show her to do… One day we were moving the flock thru the foot bath chute. A couple sheep turned around and to avoid a real problem I asked KAT to …
Mar 21
When I first sat down to write this… it is late evening, the sheep are quietly munching grass, the temperature is in the mid 60’s . We have been very busy preparing for the AHBA Herding Trial … Back in early December… We needed sheep and in large numbers. Our 33 just were not enough! …
Feb 15
Good Friends…The kind you meet and know you like them right away! I met Lawana and Stacey Manning back in April last year at the Jeannie Joy Hartnagle Taylor Herding Clinic. I had invited them down to meet my “Traditional Working” English Shepherds. The clinic was a perfect time for this. They could watch all …
Feb 06
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 …
Jan 19
We had eight inches of snow on Wednesday! I did not venture outside…too cold … Today the sun shown bright! Les and I took a ride on the gator. The dogs took a hike in the snow! Enjoy! Journey 7 months BOO watching the ducks Drover watching the ducks Intently KAT Ballou loves the snow…and all …
Jan 12
Not something that gets photographed round here this time of year…Sunrise! over our farm… Enjoy!
Jan 03
It has been real cold today! We even had Jack Frost this morning! I took off to visit a friend down in Southern Pines area, that has two (now grown dogs different litters) I raised. What a pleasant visit I had! We talked dogs and horses! She showed me her amazing horses. She does cross …
Jan 01
Have you ever stopped along the side of the road while passing thru farming country and watched as a Farmer tilled the soil with a John Deer Tractor or a pair of matched work horses and planted the field? Had the opportunity to visit with a Farmer, sit down and talk under the shade trees? …
Dec 26
Back in April I had the pleasure of meeting Lawana and Stacey Manning the owners and operators of Buffalo Creek Dairy in Rural Hall North Carolina. I had invited them down to meet the English Shepherd breed at our Jeannie Joy Hartnage Taylor Sheep Camp. They had recently lost their sweet, precious, smart Border Collie …
Dec 20
KAT and I are heading to Buffalo Dairy early in the morning! We plan to help with the milking of the Holstein Cows and help load some heifers into a trailer and move them to another field. Photos I hope and a detailed description of the work. I am so excited! I have to sleep….KAT …
