The little rain, rain, snow mix of the past twelve hours did make it slick, but as the afternoon wore on, the clouds continued their journey east, and the sun reappeared with a gentle glowing light. Time for me to stop my crafting and get outside! My brainless dog, Bravo, knows quite well how to…
Category: Dogs
It’s a Start
A little bit of work with the little bitty dog… I try to get my dogs to be relaxed around cattle. It’s easy to get them hyped up usually, so calm is the first thing I work on. Let’s do that with four critters Brandon is feeding. Distance gives us less pressure, so we’re as…
Wonky
I’m almost done with my Christmas decorating… and outside, of course, I had my sidekicks’ help. All I want to know is… how can she be so cute with such a wonky ear?
Why Indy?
Alpha, Bravo, Charlie, Delta, Echo, Foxtrot, Golf, Hotel, India… Indy. Synonyms with Brave include Intrepid (name of a ship) and Dauntless (also the name of a ship) which began a convo about ship names… and Horatio Hornblower’s Indefatigable. Aka Indy. My favorite ship besides the Enterprise, would be the Endurance… Endy. Then there’s that memorable…
Indy
“We named the dog Indiana.”
Walkabout
First walkabout with puppy in tow. Sat before the gate and then, FREEDOM! Definitely a session of zoomies. Of course, getting rolled by Bravo set her back a bit, but when we got that rambunctiousness under control, it was Grand to chase him! Still, the idea of crossing that freezing creek in belly deep water…
Something to Smile About
Thank you for your outpouring of sympathy for our loss. You are very kind. While we struggle through the process, there is still a ranch to tend to, and, no surprise, cattle to move. We had already scheduled trucks to haul some calves tomorrow which meant we had to gather them today. I could post…
Something Different
Something very different today… I was going to go back over to the Washakie County Fair to see Jaxon sell his steer. I’ve never attended a sale, always thinking that I couldn’t compete with the local businesses that buy the animals. That was still true. Jaxon’s steer sold well… but I sure didn’t bid on…
#TBT: Stockdog History, v.2.0
This was first posted April 9, 2011. Since it decided to rain today (starting off with a skiff of snow), Vernon did tractor work which left me to work on my house again. I’m getting my closets figured out and reorganized… pulling out a shelf here, adding it there, and moving the rods around. Repainting….
Good Boy
With semi-nice weather, Vernon was hoping to not have any sick calves. When he came home to get a bottle of milk replacer, I asked to help, and Bravo and I rode along in the pickup. Taking a dog along to new calves is usually not recommended, but I planned to leave Bravo in the…
Things Change. Or Do They?
This is my “dog wall” in my studio… a small collection of vintage English Shepherd prints and various mementos from mainly Lucas. A dog book shelf… and a particular photo. This photo of Lucas from my studio window won me a photography award from the BlogHer community. I had to reminisce because… As I did…