What are cowdogs good for? They are great for going down to the creek to kick the cows back out into the badlands. They are awesome at going up hillsides to kick cows back out into the badlands. They easily handle the ones brushed up in the shade to remind them to go back out…
Tag: Dally
Oh, So Close to a Perfect Picture!
I was this close… [ ] note the size… *this* close to taking the perfect picture yesterday. Well, maybe not technically or artistically for some people… I’m no Ansel Adams! But when it comes to *MY* category of “working cow dog photos”, this was was almost there! Taking photos of working dogs is HARD!…
Dogs of the Day
Today was the first day in a few, that I’ve been able to settle in, do some chores, play an extended amount of time with the puppies, and have a nice visit with my daughter and her boyfriend. We’ve been moving cows, you see… Elsa and Dally were Dogs of The Day…
From Big Sis to Li’l Momma
Three weeks ago, when the puppies were born, Dally was a confused soul. She wasn’t sure what happened, but she wanted to be part of it. It earned her some whippings from Elsa. But Dally is a persistent gal and her sympathetic hormones seem to rage full bore. Each time I took photos or checked…
Gathering Calves OOPE
Today it almost reached 40 degrees! A 70 degree improvement over the other morning. Gotta love Wyoming. Since the weather was nice, we decided we’d better kick more calves up to the feed ground before the weather dropped off or snowed more. Off to the fields went Brandon, Vernon, and I. My partner for the…
Almost Christmas
I was so happy… I had sent out my Christmas cards yesterday… ta-da! lalalalala… I felt so… so… accomplished. fulfilled. complete. Then today I received a Christmas card from one of my puppy buyers. Don’t get me wrong, I was thrilled to hear from them and how Elle is now a great dog and they…
Girls
This is an OOPE photo from the other day. Note the dark edge of my pocket, proof the camera was really there! I liked it then… but after spending the weekend with my mother, I like this photo even more. This is Dally and Elsa trotting along peacefully side by side. The work is getting…
Rin Tin Tinnish
I guess it shows my generation (or my long love of dogs) that I know who Rin Tin Tin was. Although he did many things in the movies… it is always that POSE, you know the one I mean, that brings him to mind. When my dogs do it, it is easy to classify it….
Teach me, Dally
I had a not so great weekend. For many reasons I’ll refrain from sharing the details with you… I mean, sincerely, that I *can’t* share them. Take my word for it… Saturday basically sucked. Sunday was worse on a personal level. Monday, today, was better news, but I still felt yucky, weird, unusual, different, how…
Dally’s first day as cowdog
See that tri-colored bundle of energy there center screen? That’s Dally, daughter of Lucas and Elsa, now almost 11 months old and on her first full day of cowdog duty. We gathered these cows today. Their calves are gone, they are ready to move down to our middle pasture, both of which made for an…
Newbie
Dally looks over Greet Ranch.