Wow. Just face it. It takes us a good six hours to travel to that pasture and mother ’em up. We paired ’em out of the pasture and took them to the house about a mile away. That took a while after saddling our horses at nine as both boys had to top off a…
Category: Dogs
A Good ‘Un
Daniel, T. (his friend) and I took some bulls to a different pasture about 3 miles away. Yes, the sagebrush can hide bulls, it’s that tall… Crossing the Nowood. Yes, Dally was dog of the day. Lucas had enough yesterday, or so I thought. When I left in boots, spurs, and chaps, he went crazy…
My Saddle Hurts
I’m paying for my winter of inactivity… ouchy. As we say out here… “My saddle hurts.” We sorted off some of our babies and their mommas and kicked them out onto green grass today… Three people. Three horses. Three dogs. I think we probably all need advil, or bute, or aspirin. I’m gonna go grab…
Bring A Promise
As grey as yesterday was… hovering over our miserable-ness like buzzards… today was a gorgeous brilliant Wyoming day! Sunshine. Warmth. Red rocks and sagebrush alike washed by yesterday’s rain/snow mix into gleaming versions of their usual dusty selves. I waited on Johnny’s arrival… sauntered to the creek’s edge and closed my eyes. Robin to my…
Stockdog History
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. I think I have it. Now to…
Questions and Answers – April 2011 Edition
As the snow and rain begin to fall outside my window, I’ll sit here inside and enjoy answering your great questions! Taylor wrote: Someone may have already asked this, but how soon will you be able to tell if Dally is pregnant? So excited to see her puppies! Well, Taylor, if I took her to…
Buy One
So, the dog owners were happy… Hustler seemed ready for Round Two immediately… Dally sent the confusing signs of “yes, I wanna” right along with “no way, Jose!” We took a little walk, discussing dogs and goats and livestock, hoping to let Dally wrap her little mind around what had happened and if it could…
Sex and the Country
(part two) So, I’d done the Matchmaker part… checking pedigrees and working ability and health, and looks! I now perched precariously upon her decision… like a Fiddler on the Roof. I had been Driving Miss Dally all the way to not-quite Valentine, Nebraska… So, Miss Dally, what do *you* think? He’s dark, he’s handsome… He’s…
Passing Inspection
I left Ten Sleep with one hope in mind… that after driving clear to the middle of Nebraska… Dally would stand for the mate I’d debated and agonized over! The cool thing about English Shepherd breeders, is that there aren’t many *out there*… and that makes for a small community where we know each other…
Significant Other
We’re baaaaaaa-aaaack! 974 miles according to Google maps round trip. Which is crazy. Thankfully, I broke it up into 2.5 days! I drove to Casper, spent the night with my brother and sister-in-law, drove to Nenzel, Nebraska… had our rendezvous… and returned to Casper… where I again spent the night and then came home today. Dally…
Cooling Down
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Wordless Wednesday – “Hay, Girl”
Dally is the star this week… laying in the hay. Hey, hay girl! **** March 16, 2010 Hello, Everyone March 16, 2009 Eight Days and Counting March 16, 2008 No entry.