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#TBT: Ten Days and Counting, v.2.0

Posted on March 12, 2020March 12, 2020

This entry was first posted March 14, 2009.

Ten days and counting…Butcher’s Foothills Elsa, (United Kennel Club Registry, English Shepherd Club Registry, Canine Good Citizen, MDR1 mutant/normal, OFA Good, light shaded sable female, born 5/10/2004) is gravid, fecund, replete.Gravid is a great term for her.  Heavy, burdened.  Slowed by the extra weight, she rocks to achieve a standing position.Fecund.  Prolific.  Fruitful.  Oh, my.  She had 10 pups last time, who knows what number awaits inside?  I tried to listen to their heartbeats the other day… I need more practice…Replete.  Full.  Satiated.  Gorged.  Oh, yes.  With more to go.I feel her pain.I remember those days.We count.And wait.And *I* can’t contain myself…I sing to her and stroke her back and feed her an extra tasty treat and commiserate.For they are my friends and my confidantes, my saviors, my protectors.  A shield to conquer unruly livestock… a warm body to snuggle… a foot warmer… a persistent shadow… an unbidden head reminding my hand of its presence… a happy recipient of my attention.  They are my English Shepherds.

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2 thoughts on “#TBT: Ten Days and Counting, v.2.0”

  1. Marilyn O says:
    March 13, 2020 at 3:07 PM

    Always loved Elsa’s face, and her eyes in particular! In 2005 I got my first ES and shortly thereafter found your blog. And since I love the West and its lifestyle, it has been a pleasure to follow Red Dirt in My Soul all these years.

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  2. Sarah says:
    March 13, 2020 at 7:35 AM

    This would be Brie’s litter! How time flies.

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Since 2008, I’ve kept this photographic journal of life on a Wyoming ranch.  I share ranch work, my family, crafts and DIY, my English Shepherd, Bravo, and a love for this land.  Enjoy this red dirt country!

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