Jun 12
Saturday Morning dawned bright and warm at Maple Grove Farm…I knew something was up for days…Kay had been preparing to go somewhere and I had a new bandanna. As she loaded up the truck, Diane Swift arrived with Jo Dee and started loading her stuff in the truck as well! Man there was a lot …
Jun 12
These Puppies Are Something! They are the friendliest ! Everyone one comes running to me and to anyone that visits! Thanks to Tosha and the children! They are doing a great job of socializing these puppies. I ride them daily on the back of the JD Gator in their crate and they love it! 12 …
Jun 01
I have puppies on my porch! In my yard! On my back step! Coming up my steps! Following me all over the place! When I swing! They do not even turn their heads when I pass by on the Gator or the Lawn Mower (Gator is sick) ! When the dogs bark they sleep or …
May 29
Last weekend Kay and I worked the sheep pens for the Linda Rorem Clinic. We had a big turn out! Saturday there were 13 dogs that ran 2 runs! Sunday 12 dogs! Kay was so excited about what she was learning…Gosh she might make a decent handler! I think she really did learn some things! …
May 29
Raina, one of our pups who currently lives in New Mexico, loves to climb trees like her Grandma Abilene. Raina is 10 feet up this tree and she did it all by herself! NOW I NEVER have my camera when Abilene climbs a tree! But this is “Proof” English Shepherds can and …
May 29
I have been busy with puppies and very tired at night! Sorry I am usually much better at blogging than this! It seems I blinked and my puppies grew up! They are eating well, and Amarillo is weaning them… She still nurses them but not often. Today they were loose for hours in the yard …
May 29
We had a nice shower of rain this evening! So feeding and putting the sheep up for the night was delayed till way after dark. The rain cooled the air so that ground was much warmer than the air. As I descended the hill in the pasture to the sheep pens and crossed the terraces, …
May 15
These puppies are amazing! They are walking round the room! Going where they please ! In and out of the nest! They have been for 5 days! Amarillo cannot escape them! Tonight when I went in and checked on them they were in Amarillo’s FOOD BOWL !!! Trying to eat her kibble!!! YES !!! Their …
May 14
We had a great turn out for our Herding Work Shop at Maple Grove Farm! Even though it rained off and on all afternoon. It did not dampen the mood nor the herders! I do not think we noticed the rain till we were through! (Well maybe it kept the people cool!) We started work …
May 10
This afternoon as I sat with the puppies while Amarillo took a break, I watched as the puppies sniffed the air, then followed the smell and crawled towards me till they found me. I know they can smell Amarillo, and have been sniffing her out since birth, I knew they did me as well. I …
