Lowri - I am in heat. TM is making me wear panties when I am in the house. She tries to make me feel better about it by calling me the "Pretty Panty Girl". I am not amused!
So far, she has let me out twice still wearing them. I have only been in wearing the panties for ONE day! She has managed to call me back before I squatted, but still! You would think if she puts them on me, she would remember to take them off.
Thursday, August 8, 2013
Tuesday, August 6, 2013
Bunny Walk
Lowri - TM and I just got back from our Bunny Walk. We saw eleven bunnies!
TM - Wah, wah wa.
Lowri - Nine bunnies! TM says I can't count the same two twice - even though we saw them on the way out and again on the way back. I am getting really, really good at spotting bunnies from a distance. You can see their beady, little eye. I even saw two bunnies before TM saw them! TM was impressed with the distance I saw the one at. He was a LONG way away, especially if you have short legs!
Aidan and I saw a bunny this weekend. I didn't think TM noticed that we actually caught it...until the next morning when we only got half our breakfast. Being on a diet sucks! It wasn't even TM that fed us. She squealed on us to PR and then told him to cut our breakfast back. I did NOT like that at all.
TM - Wah, wah wa.
Lowri - Nine bunnies! TM says I can't count the same two twice - even though we saw them on the way out and again on the way back. I am getting really, really good at spotting bunnies from a distance. You can see their beady, little eye. I even saw two bunnies before TM saw them! TM was impressed with the distance I saw the one at. He was a LONG way away, especially if you have short legs!
Aidan and I saw a bunny this weekend. I didn't think TM noticed that we actually caught it...until the next morning when we only got half our breakfast. Being on a diet sucks! It wasn't even TM that fed us. She squealed on us to PR and then told him to cut our breakfast back. I did NOT like that at all.
Monday, August 5, 2013
Busy Monday
Lowri - I had an awesome late afternoon! I finally got to go herding. I waited and waited all day long. TM and PR were a little too busy to attend to my needs earlier.
TM built a 4 X 12 raised bed in the garden. PR used the backhoe to put dirt in it. Then TM raked it all smooth. She is going to try to do smarter gardening next year. I would have helped, but I was locked in the dog yard.
PR put the cistern the ground. He dug a big hole earlier this weekend. TM had to help with the placement. Then they put this stuff in the gutters to clean the rain water before it goes into the cistern. TM got to do the gutter work. She sat in the backhoe bucket while PR lifted it up to the roof. She said it was a little like riding a ferris wheel. TM hates ferris wheels. I would have liked to see it, but I was locked in the dog yard.
PR and TM offed four of the pheasant. They ended up as dinner. PR did most of the work in getting them cleaned then TM finished cleaning them. She put them in a brine and then into the smoker. She tossed out four of the pheasant feet for us. Aidan and Daisy found some, but didn't know what to do with them. I shoved them out of the way and showed them. Then I got locked back up in the dog yard.
Finally, I got to go herding. TM and I drove down to the barn. I stayed locked in my crate while TM caught the chickens and moved them to the enclosed bird house. Then she got the ducks, trimmed the feathers on one wing each and put them in the outside yard. FINALLY, I got to get out and go get the sheep.
I went out into the middle field and brought them all to the duck arena. I won't say it was flawless, but I did succeed at bringing them in. Then we herded. TM worked me on picking the sheep off the fence in either direction. I did a VERY good job of that. Then TM told me to hold the sheep while she walked away from them. That is kind of interesting. I am supposed to keep the sheep from following TM AND keep them from leaving the other way. Lastly, I got to hold the sheep away from the gate while TM opened it. I was the VERY GOOD dog! Then I went to water and cooled off.
TM built a 4 X 12 raised bed in the garden. PR used the backhoe to put dirt in it. Then TM raked it all smooth. She is going to try to do smarter gardening next year. I would have helped, but I was locked in the dog yard.
PR put the cistern the ground. He dug a big hole earlier this weekend. TM had to help with the placement. Then they put this stuff in the gutters to clean the rain water before it goes into the cistern. TM got to do the gutter work. She sat in the backhoe bucket while PR lifted it up to the roof. She said it was a little like riding a ferris wheel. TM hates ferris wheels. I would have liked to see it, but I was locked in the dog yard.
PR and TM offed four of the pheasant. They ended up as dinner. PR did most of the work in getting them cleaned then TM finished cleaning them. She put them in a brine and then into the smoker. She tossed out four of the pheasant feet for us. Aidan and Daisy found some, but didn't know what to do with them. I shoved them out of the way and showed them. Then I got locked back up in the dog yard.
Finally, I got to go herding. TM and I drove down to the barn. I stayed locked in my crate while TM caught the chickens and moved them to the enclosed bird house. Then she got the ducks, trimmed the feathers on one wing each and put them in the outside yard. FINALLY, I got to get out and go get the sheep.
I went out into the middle field and brought them all to the duck arena. I won't say it was flawless, but I did succeed at bringing them in. Then we herded. TM worked me on picking the sheep off the fence in either direction. I did a VERY good job of that. Then TM told me to hold the sheep while she walked away from them. That is kind of interesting. I am supposed to keep the sheep from following TM AND keep them from leaving the other way. Lastly, I got to hold the sheep away from the gate while TM opened it. I was the VERY GOOD dog! Then I went to water and cooled off.
Sunday, August 4, 2013
Release the Beast
Lowri - I got to go herding again today. It was great. I helped TM separate the sheep into two sets. It took a LOT of work. The sheep were not cooperative. It took TM wrestling them one at a time, me telling the rest not to move, and MC handling the gate to get them separated. I worked hard. I got to do several nice outruns as I retrieved the sheep after they busted out.
I got to go to water. Then MC got Dinah out. When TM took her into the arena to work, Dinah did not do stellar work. She mostly wanted to watch TM move them. After trying to get her to engage, TM looked at MC and said "Release the beast". That is ME!
MC let me into the arena. I quickly took control of the situation. Dinah figured out that I knew what was going on and she fell in with me. We moved the sheep in tandem. I remember I got to work with Kearney in the same way. I think the idea is the older, better trained dog (that's ME) shows the younger, less trained dog (Dinah) how to herd. TM has been doing this for years. It has always been very effective. TM and MC think it will work with Dinah too.
I got to go to water. Then MC got Dinah out. When TM took her into the arena to work, Dinah did not do stellar work. She mostly wanted to watch TM move them. After trying to get her to engage, TM looked at MC and said "Release the beast". That is ME!
MC let me into the arena. I quickly took control of the situation. Dinah figured out that I knew what was going on and she fell in with me. We moved the sheep in tandem. I remember I got to work with Kearney in the same way. I think the idea is the older, better trained dog (that's ME) shows the younger, less trained dog (Dinah) how to herd. TM has been doing this for years. It has always been very effective. TM and MC think it will work with Dinah too.
Saturday, August 3, 2013
Herding Again!
Lowri - I had the best time today! TM called the sheep to come down for grain. They wouldn't come. They knew she had more on her mind than just feeding them. I got to go out into the big field to fetch them in. I did a nice, wide outrun. The sheep decided to go to TM. That was a good choice!
Then I got to herd the sheep in the arena. I did a great job there too. I put them in a corner and held them there. TM trimmed the coat off one of the ewes. She will be much cooler without all that coat. I made her stand still while TM worked on her. I made the other four sheep stand there too. Afterwards, I got to move the sheep around the field. After they tried escaping several times, they gave that up too.
After I got to go to water and cool off, TM let me work the last set of sheep. I LOVE making them mind. It is so much fun. If you put just a little too much pressure on the lambs, they try to escape. Then you get to cover them and make them stop. It is great!
Then I got to herd the sheep in the arena. I did a great job there too. I put them in a corner and held them there. TM trimmed the coat off one of the ewes. She will be much cooler without all that coat. I made her stand still while TM worked on her. I made the other four sheep stand there too. Afterwards, I got to move the sheep around the field. After they tried escaping several times, they gave that up too.
After I got to go to water and cool off, TM let me work the last set of sheep. I LOVE making them mind. It is so much fun. If you put just a little too much pressure on the lambs, they try to escape. Then you get to cover them and make them stop. It is great!
Friday, August 2, 2013
Disappointing
Lowri - I have to say it...I am disappointed in TM. She was working in the side yard with the gate to the back yard wide open. The tiny baby bunny popped out from a bush and TM DID NOT CALL ME! I wanted to.......see it. Yeah, that's it, I wanted to SEE it (wink, wink). TM just herded it out of the yard. What was she thinking? I am the HERDING dog. I should have been called so I could herd it...I would definitely have helped remove it from the side yard. I would have made sure it NEVER entered our yard again. I don't know what TM was thinking!
Allergies
Lowri - TM hasn't been willing to write my thoughts. Shoot, she has barely listened to me the last couple of days. Her eyes have really been bothering her. She made some wonderful smoked turkey soup. Apparently, she is allergic to something in it. All I know is that I am getting to eat the remainder of the soup! That's how I can say it is wonderful!!! She is going to mix it up in my food tomorrow when she makes me a new batch of raw food. I am the luckiest dog ever!
We are playing a new game. TM is helping me up onto the grooming table and leaving me edible presents. I am really good about putting my feet up and asking for a boost. I LOVE presents. Twice she has fed me my breakfast on the table. I could learn to love the grooming table! I keep eying the table to see if maybe she is ready to play the game. If there are boxes and stuff on it, I know I won't have a present there. If it is cleared off, I am all about getting up there!
We are playing a new game. TM is helping me up onto the grooming table and leaving me edible presents. I am really good about putting my feet up and asking for a boost. I LOVE presents. Twice she has fed me my breakfast on the table. I could learn to love the grooming table! I keep eying the table to see if maybe she is ready to play the game. If there are boxes and stuff on it, I know I won't have a present there. If it is cleared off, I am all about getting up there!
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