Category: English Shepherds

The Making of a Good Stockdog…KAT’s Journal

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KAT is progressing nicely… It has taken me some time to realize that while she is not Drover…She has nice qualities that I like and can use! Yes I like this young dog. She can take whatever comes her way and work thru it with out quitting, or getting upset. This is her nicest quality …

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A Glorious Sunday Morning!

  I woke up to a beautiful Sunday morning sunshine streaming through the open windows…The birds were singing… There was a slight breeze, cool but pleasant. The trees in full bloom. My sheep off in the distance with their bells softly tinkling as they  grazed peacefully completing the lovely morning. A ewe softly speaking to …

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Happiness…A Simple Country Pleasure

This evening a friend dropped by..She brought me two wonderful Christmas Gifts. One was a lovely sheep ornament for my tree next year. The other was a handmade felt sheep pin for my jacket. It has amazing detail! I am so blessed!

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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Amazing Beautiful Day! Drover’s Stock Dog Journal…

WALK ABOUT… Well, Kay has been working my daughter out of Abilene …Ms KAT Ballou…I hear a lot of fussing down in the field. I am sure happy to have survived all that 🙂 years ago! Kay tends to get loud and excited good or bad!  I know her and pay her little attention. I …

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The Making Of A Good Stock Dog…KAT’s Journal

I have decided to tell you all about KAT’s Journey . KAT Ballou is out of Drover and Abilene. KAT is currently 28 months old. She is starting to mature mentally and psychically. It has took some time for KAT to grow up. She is smart. A bit hard headed, very driven, likes to drive …

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KAT Ballou…

KAT worked great today! I am very pleased with this girl! She is young 27 months…Starting to mature (mind wise) finally! Some days (like today) she was ready, willing and working! Other days I think “where is her mind!” and I want to “help” her find it! LOL!  But I have to keep in mind …

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Farm Work!

It was a beautiful March day! Typical…Windy, cool, and a bit overcast. KAT put the sheep out for me and did a fine job! Montgomery and BOO went with us this morning on the gator to work on fences, gates and such. Montgomery is learning to be tied to me and walk with me and …

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Simple Country Pleasures…

Taking the sheep to graze across the pond to the far field…Drover driving them with KAT helping, the puppy tied to my belt loop, and BOO covering the rear…We moved along nice, easy, and once thru the gate…the sheep started down the hill towards the bottom. About that time the puppy broke my belt loop …

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A New Lamb!

We had a very exciting time here at the farm Saturday afternoon! Les noticed several days ago that one of the young ewes (1/2 Katahdin and 1//2 Dorper) was making a bag. That meant a lamb was on its way soon! So I had kept a watch on her… Sure enough Saturday afternoon I saw …

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