Dec 29
The weather was good for working sheep today. I had a new dog Finn and his nice owner in this afternoon to work sheep. Finn is a Australian Shepherd. What a pretty boy and a nice, interested, good worker! He is only 10 months old. He was a lot of fun to work because he …
Dec 28
Puppies are growing and eating good! Today they came down from the shop to the house! I looked out the back door and there stood a little black and tan puppy and a tri colored puppy looking in the door! So Sweet! It was nice out today and we played on the ground. The puppies …
Dec 25
Farming like many jobs has no holiday…Grandma use to say” if the ox is in the ditch you got to get him out…” I looked at the sheep Sunday, and thought I think they are coming down with the liver flukes! (we had several days in the high 60’s and rain) …Well I looked at …
Dec 25
Abilene’s full sister Kira owned by Rebecca Wingler was bred to Drover a few months back…That litter just went to their new homes. Here is a link to one of the puppies and shows just how smart Drover puppies are! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0rV9Tzvxgc&feature=youtu.be Enjoy! I am told that all these folks have done is work with this …
Dec 25
This Christmas Eve ….it is clear and cold. The stars are as bright as they were some 2000 years ago or so I imagine… As I sit on the front porch and listen to the sheep… they quietly go about their business of grazing. The quietness of the night is occasionally broken by a soft …
Dec 24
The NC Gathering 2013 Every year since the first NC Gathering was held at Maple Grove Farm in 2006, the Gathering has grown and changed. We have tried different things in the last 8 years. The one thing that has remained the same is the good people that attend with their wonderful dogs. The fun …
Dec 23
Les and I did not go to church today. He wanted to! But a man with 22 staples in his back should stay home… I spent the afternoon washing off the driveway. Lots of mud and dirt and rocks grass…A real job and a big mess. Set me to thinking … I was sad and …
Dec 23
The puppies are all growing up fast and beautiful! BOO’s Litter are just a bit lighter in weight than Abilene’s! All are eating solid kibble, drinking goats milk and water and of course nursing their Moms! But teeth are sharp and BOO and Abilene are finding the puppies to be a bit too demanding. I …
Dec 16
Puppies have such a difficult life on the farm… At 4 weeks of age I start hauling them around on the Gator. Today was the first day they rode a lot. This is the Abilene Drover Litter…I loaded them up at 1:30 PM after they had spent a couple of hours on the tack room …
Dec 16
Today the sheep went to the neighbor’s field across from us and got into the field with their cows. While this makes no sense to me…There was no grass there and there is plenty grass at home! And they joined the cows! Really! Kay and I had made a quick grocery store run…as we came …
