When I first investigated English Shepherds, one of the “side benefits” was the tendency of these dogs to “dispatch vermin” according to the breed standard. When you’ve had dogs give rabbits, deer, raccoons, skunks, mice, moles, and voles free rein in your yard and garden… dispatching vermin is an excellent idea! I have to say,…
Category: Videos
Sorting Pairs
The past few days we seemed to have been sorting pairs constantly! Gathering in the badlands… we sorted. Moving them in time for branding… we sorted. Today, we dispersed the herd into four different pastures with appropriate bulls and… we sorted. It’s what we do. The other day… when I was supposed to be cooking…
Re-COW-citrant
Whew! Branding went well today, which in general terms, means there were no wrecks, no one got hurt of any consequence, calves are all branded, and the help was all fed! The day was gorgeous, even a tad on the hot side, and clouds were welcomed in the morning, and it was even overcast after…
Wildflowers
One of the best things I did today was to take the time to go photograph the creek flooding and some wildflowers. As I headed out the door, I noticed I had left my little camera powered on… and minimal battery time was left. RATS. I had to switch to my big Olympus telephoto and…
One More Time
WOW. AMAZING. I had 30 (Thirty! yes, thirty!) comments on yesterday’s entry! Way to go, readers! I’m just so tickled and thrilled you’d share like that! A few words of clarification. Yes, *I* call this blog, Overlook… but many readers don’t notice that and that is NOT what you type in to get here. That…
Half Pint
We have a twin calf. She’s tiny. She’s cute. She’s always hungry. Her name is Half Pint. I’d like to introduce you to her. Half Pint from Carol Greet on Vimeo.
Puppy Thursday… I Fail AGAIN!
Yeah… I know… I FAIL! I don’t have their weekly photos ready… But I was WORKING! <insert whine> Honestly, yesterday we sorted off our replacement heifers… and today we retagged them, age branded them, and tattooed them. And then we had to trail them to the Mills Place. LET ME EXPLAIN… We retag them because…
Puppies at Three Weeks Video
For your viewing pleasure… another puppy video! This one showcases Rimrock’s Patriot Blue and Rimrock Sadie Lady. Since I filmed this yesterday… they now come RUNNING for their food… nothing like good dog food to make a friend for life! Shoot… *I’M* food motivated as well! They come by it naturally… I’m also working on…
The Secret is Out x 9
Surprise! Yes… I’ve kept a secret the past month or so… But now it is time to share the news… Elsa and Lucas are proud parents of nine new puppies! Yeah, I know, Elsa just HAD puppies in the spring… this was NOT planned by me, I admit. I admit one door is not always…
Pregnancy Testing Video
This video shows our hard work yesterday much better than my OOPE photos! I believe I’ve outlined the basics of what we are doing on the video… but should you have any questions, please leave a comment and I’ll try to answer or clarify anything. I usually give the vaccinations… but Vernon took…
Puppy Video at 6 Weeks
This has taken WAY too much time… and I don’t like it… I thought I could remove the original sound and cover it with music… but somehow I couldn’t figure out how… so if you are an Imovie expert… please contact me and tell me how to do this. I KNOW it can be done,…
Disagreements
I am working on a puppy video… but between having only a little tape, eleven puppies, and now, a dead battery… I’ve been slowed down. Sigh. I’ll get it tomorrow. But for now… here’s an insight into puppy disagreements and family dynamics. Puppy disagreements from Carol Greet on Vimeo.