May 10
Drover: I have gathered and sorted sheep…gathered moved sheep, re sorted…penned sheep…and did a lot of driving of sheep… If that was not enough I tended the flock in the unfenced field as well…then gathered and drove them back to the field! And lets not forget the sorting of the lambs from their Mothers! One …
May 09
We are preparing for a AHBA Trial in Berryville Virginia…the 23, 24 , 25th of this month… Drover is entered in HTAD Level III Ducks, HRD III Sheep and Ranch Large Flock III Sheep… We may try Geese too (will see) … Drover: We have been practicing gathering in large field on large flocks… and …
Apr 15
My Daddy has been in heaven for 25 years…March 24th… It amazes me … To run into people that were his friends and acquaintances and business associates and they still remember him…and have wonderful things to say about Alton J. Delk… my Daddy… Today Les and I ran into Sammy Hunt and his wife Janet…at …
Apr 15
I was telling several folks about Drover finding lambs and bringing them to me as a mother dog would move a pup … Linda Rorem told me she had heard of this…but never witnessed it… Here is a report from 1907 … Linda Rorem Homer Davenport wrote of the working collie Fly on the …
Apr 15
The weather is just beautiful! Everything is green! the trees are leafing out…We had a thunderstorm and a really good rain tonight… The dogs are all happy…and in heat or coming in! Montanna had a hair cut last week and a bath..She is so much cooler and happy… Drover is still in the cone but …
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. …
