Jul 14
It seems that my trip with the puppies to the creek, has taught the puppies how wonderful water can be on a hot day! I keep a kiddie pool for them in the front yard . It is so funny to be sitting in the living room and hear splash, splash, splash, then jump and …
Jul 12
What a group of Puppies! They are so like their Mother in so many ways! And their Daddy Drover! Rockey (a tri) is just a delight! He has Amarillo’s silly bark ! It sounds like ” oh oh oh you!” He spends his time on my top step” Waiting “on me to come out the …
Jul 10
Today has been 100 degrees till late this evening when a few storms brushed us! Awful looking no rain and some wind thunder and lightening, a sprinkle only! BUT we cooled down! I will take that as a promise of good things to come like rain and cooler temps! These puppies are something! They play, …
Jul 08
What do you do when it 100 degrees in the shade and 11:00AM? I worked Drover and Roscoe ( a heeler I am training for farm work) this morning. Along with 5 puppies….Just on sheep for a few minutes each. Testing the puppies for instinct. Instinct is that natural desire and ability that they are …
Jul 06
Things have been slow and HOT here! Puppies are doing great, most are leaving in the next week. I believe we have 2 puppies that still do not have homes (I am waiting on contracts to arrive in the mail to be sure) I will post photos and more information in a few days. My …
Jul 04
Today Ashlyn and I trimmed 12 sheep feet all way round! We started at 10 AM and finished at 4:00 PM! Yes it was hot tiring fun work! We put the puppies in the dog lot and they stayed cool and watched! All the other dogs were tied or in a pen, except Drover. He …
Jul 03
This evening, while working Drover on the sheep…5 Puppies got loose and came into the arena to see what was going on. It did not take long for the 9 week old puppies to start working the sheep. They were following the sheep and moving them. What an eager group they were! Fearless! The sheep …
Jul 02
WOW! As Grandma use to say “No grass has grown under my feet!” Puppies have started to leave. They are trickling out because of Vacation time for most folk. Scully went to Dallas Texas this weekend. His folk came in and picked him up. They drove! Nocona went to Charlotte, NC. He will be living …
Jun 21
The puppies and Amarillo were tearing up a new cushion this morning! Amarillo got in trouble! The puppies slept on the porch last night ! Today they have been laying in the shade and staying cool! It has been hot all day! Tonight they are barking and playing and cutting up! Tomorrow they will have …
Jun 21
We separated the ewes from the lambs last evening. They fussed all night. It was way to hot to move them till late this evening. Drover and I put the lambs in the duck arena so they would have lots of grass to eat and be farther away from their Moms! What a job! Ewes …
