I’ve been lazy … and I’m cranky
Gel has been dying to work. Since I got the two livestock guard dog puppies, I haven’t move the stock out to the back pastures as I had been doing. This morning (late morning) I took Gel out and we got all
Month: August 2008
Feeding your dog raw meat will turn him into a blood thirsty killer!
I’ve been told this twice now in less than a week. It is rubbish! The first time was by the woman I bought Kitty and Rose from. She was concerned about feeding sheep and goat meat to the puppies for fear that
Ticks and things …
Can I tell you how much I hate ticks? My dogs (and cats) do not get fleas, or if they do, it’s only on rare occasions. I know fleas are out there, Kitty and Rose came with quite a collection. I washed
Kitty and Rose Rock!
We had bad storms last night. I was told we received about five inches of rain in a few hours. The storm was so violent, it kept me awake from about 1 to 3 AM. Then around 5 AM I heard Kitty and Rose
It’s raining! It’s pouring!
Tropical Storm Fay finally made her way up here to the Carolinas and we are getting some much needed rain. I went out early this morning and put up a heavy duty tarp between the two large pine trees in the fenced-in
Choices
Sunday was a busy day. I picked up Wally at his house at about 6:20 AM. We had breakfast then drove to the mountains to get Kitty’s sister Rose. They were milking while we were there so we hung around and watched
Factory farming to no sheep dog trials?
Recently on the sheepdog list a woman posted this link which is a petition to increase the required cage space for chickens, pigs and calves raised for veal. The first post in response was from a man who said not to support
Men, relationships and dating
Whatever relationship I had with Marcus beyond exchanging stock with him is over. It actually has been for quite a while now. For the longest time I grieved and fretted over it, but I’ve since come to the conclusion it is for
Sorting
I think that sometimes the work that you need to do with your dogs tends to present itself as needed. On the way home from work last night I stopped and got some alfalfa forage and goat minerals. The plan was to
More thoughts on rescues
When I had decided that I was going to take the plunge and get a livestock guard dog (“LGD”), I filled out an application with Carolina Great Pyrenees rescue. A few days after I submitted the application, I heard from a woman