“God’s Working Dog View”… aka… Dally at my Stirrup
Tag: Dally
Extreme Lifestyle
Today was a day of extremes… First thing in the morning I was on horseback riding to the top of our Mesa pasture… The eastern sky was socked in… A depressing cloudbank of snow and wind… The western sky held the promise of sunshine and warmth… The mountains across the Basin were glaringly white in…
Stockdog Clinic
I’m BAAAAAAA-AAAAAAAACK! Didja miss me? Although I had a wonderful time, it’s nice to be home from the stockdog clinic… Dally, **especially**, is glad to be back in her comfort zone! The weather decided to be more than pleasant and we were at 60* for the most part… Even Saturday night was practically balmy… Especially…
Teaser
Here we were today… The guys had gathered our small bunch. The fifty seven cows are some of ours… some we lease. The plan was to wean these calves like we did with our big bunch a few weeks ago. *MY* plan had been to prepare for the weekend… but I ended up helping a…
Wordless Wednesday – “Dally’s Quiet Reflection”
Dally is still long enough so that I could capture her reflection…
Gatherin’ to Wean OOPE
We gathered our mountain pasture today… Tomorrow we wean our calves from their mommas… The boys delayed their return to Laramie for a couple of hours so they could help… Besides the *definite* chill in the air and the *wind*… It was a great day up there! I had on my winter Carhartt… gloves… chinks……
Salty Dog
One job most people don’t think of when they consider raising livestock… is the supplementation of livestock diets with minerals and salt… Depending on your feed and your minerals in your land and minerals in your water… you may have to give them some extra goodies… In the early summer we give minerals high in…
Mountain Trail
I need to put off my other Kids’ Rodeo pictures for a bit and share the ones from yesterday. My sister was official photographer… The focus (pun intended) of her pictures is a bit different from mine… First, she takes more photos of people… (Like me visiting with my mother as we take a break)…
Bogged Down
Left home at 4 am… Returned at 8 pm… Successfully moved stock to lower mountain pasture… Horses, dogs, people tired… Can you read Dally’s expression of exhaustion??? She did very well chasing cows out of bogs today… but her look says it all… Whew… Did I really really want to be a cowdog when I…
Picnic Photos
Before I share more Wyoma stories, I thought I’d share a few more photos from our Father’s Day picnic yesterday. Another of my favorite flowers is in bloom. It is called Bitterroot. Often associated with Montana, bitterroot was a Native American staple… and even helped feed the Lewis and Clark expedition. It does have to…
Wordless Wednesday – Working Girl in Profile
My working girl, Dally, in profile… reminds me of her daddy!
More Crabapples
Just because… here are more visits to the crabapple tree!