Lots to catch up on …
But I’m crazy busy. Our phone line and Internet access has been down for two and a half days due to a bad storm so I’ve been busy catching up on e-mail. I’ll update soon. More later …
Month: July 2009
Too many dogs to work ?????
During a discussion with Wally last night, I realized that it’s a good thing that I don’t have young dog in the sidelines chomping at the bit wanting to work. For the most part, I don’t have enough work for more than
Tick Borne Disease
Yesterday, a woman posted to Sheepdog-L asking for help in determining what might be wrong with her three year old Border Collie. The dog went lame last year on her right rear leg. She laid her off for several weeks, brought her back
It’s official …
I now have a herd name: Spellcast Dairy. Registered it yesterday afternoon. I had to get this done in order to register Luna’s baby who is now known as Skittles. I don’t know how much registering of babies I’ll be doing in
Saanen Goats
I wrote a while back about trying to buy a Saanen goat from a local dairy and the owner’s refusal to sell me a goat because we did not have a barn. I was extremely upset by this, but moved on and
Very quick update
Over a month ago, Wally and I arranged to have four full days off together. His birthday was on Friday, so he took Thursday and Friday off from work. I almost had to work on Saturday, but it was an oversight on
Donning the zoot suit
I got called in for an interview with a local law firm today. It went quite well and I think it would be a job I’d enjoy. The attorney I met with said he’d be calling me back in a few days
Lots of changes in the dairy goat department
I decided to sell Luna to the same couple who bought Penny. They were very happy with Penny, but she wasn’t fitting in well with their existing goats. It’s usually easier to bring two goats into an existing herd. They came out
Indoor/Outdoor Cats
If you do a web search on the topic of letting a cat outside vs. keeping him inside all of the time, you’ll find that this is an extremely controversial topic. Most “authorities” recommend that you keep your cat inside both for
Management issues
I came to the important realization that Fern’s issues (her wilting daisy routine) are management issues, quite similar to those I had early on with Gel. Luckily I worked through them with Gel and I feel that I can get through Fern’s