Apr 08
Five Years ago I chose a puppy out of a litter for a friend…I had high hopes for this girl. She has Not disappointed me! I co own her with Laree Shulman. But she has resided with Laree since she was weaned! I have watched her grow into a good , smart, beautiful, biddable English …
Apr 06
Life is full of difficult decisions… I try to do what is right. What does that mean? I try to look at all the sides of a decision…How will it affect people or animals…What is best…will it make life better? people or animals happier, healthier? I try to do what I know in my mind …
Apr 04
Oh Spring! it has arrived in all its glory and beauty! The birds are singing happily and busy making homes! The frogs are singing their songs…Crickets are playing with the frogs and birds their special part of nature’s Spring Song….The lambs are doing their part too! The grass is growing and turning spring green… Today …
Apr 02
Poor Drover ! He is living life in a cone! Yes the dreaded cone! Best I can tell he does not mind it! He gets along fine…He lays around more… Eating and drinking are entertaining to watch! I get tickled…But Drover as any good adaptable English Shepherd should be… is taking all this in stride. …
Mar 30
Today KATBallou and I moved the flock for photos…(I am selling some of my lambs and ewes) I am very pleased with this puppy! She is 18 weeks old! Enjoy! This is some of the shots of KATBallou at work today moving the flock for me. You can see she covers well and does not …
Mar 26
Our puppy is 18 weeks old today! And I finally have a name! Thank you C. Purvis (Trapper’s owner) for the name! And the name is KATBallou! Oh I am sure I will put Maple Grove Farm in there some where… But she will be KATBallou! and it fits! 🙂 Perfectly! Thank you everyone for …
Mar 25
He is not happy! Not pitching a fit…(it is not his way) But he is very unhappy! Drover has a place he hit some time back on the front of his leg, and when it is about well he will lick it and cause it to not finish healing! The hair is off this area …
Mar 23
The other evening (it was dark) The pup and I went to check on the sheep and to check their water… As we walked out in the open field…the stars were shinning brightly in the clear night air…It was still very warm… The frogs were singing their “Oh Happy Happy Spring Song” …the grass is …
Mar 20
So what is really important in life? What makes life worth living? Work, money, being some body, fame, success? Or… Taking time to listen and talk to friends, relatives, or to unknown hurting folk? What gives satisfaction to your soul… Taking time to help someone may be as simple as listening to them and not …
