Saturday, April 21, 2012
Friday, April 20, 2012
Good boy Sam.
I actually thought twice about blogging the following because I was afraid I might jinx myself. ;-)
Sam's young, and I can't say that it's all been "puppy dogs and unicorns" in regards to his training with sheep. He has moments of brilliance, and then there's the moments where I bang my head against the wall until I forget that I WANTED a guardian dog.
I moved him in with the ewes and lambs about a week and a half ago. It was only going to be for a bit while I could watch him closely, but he's really stepped up and so I left him there.
While he sometimes thinks that ewe lambs are his playmates, he very much respects the ewes and their lambs.
I took these pictures from the back of the house because as soon as I walk back to the pen the sheep are in, Sam runs to me for scratches - which makes "cute pictures with lambs" impossible.
However, when I look out back, I often find him sleeping with the lambs or totally ignoring them during their "lamb races".
Sam's young, and I can't say that it's all been "puppy dogs and unicorns" in regards to his training with sheep. He has moments of brilliance, and then there's the moments where I bang my head against the wall until I forget that I WANTED a guardian dog.
I moved him in with the ewes and lambs about a week and a half ago. It was only going to be for a bit while I could watch him closely, but he's really stepped up and so I left him there.
While he sometimes thinks that ewe lambs are his playmates, he very much respects the ewes and their lambs.
I took these pictures from the back of the house because as soon as I walk back to the pen the sheep are in, Sam runs to me for scratches - which makes "cute pictures with lambs" impossible.
However, when I look out back, I often find him sleeping with the lambs or totally ignoring them during their "lamb races".
Good job Sam!
Monday, April 16, 2012
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Lambapalooza!
We officially finished lambing at about 4AM Easter Sunday morning. After two years of "never had a problem" this year we had "sure gained a lot of experience". I'm glad it's over and now comes the fun of watching the gang grow up. I used Ferdinand the Dorper ram this year so the resulting lambs are a colourful lot!
Sunday, April 1, 2012
This must be a joke
Seems Mother Nature decided to play an April Fool's joke on us. Yesterday we were out in our T-shirts messing around in the garden and such. At 5 AM when I got up to check for lambs it was dry and comfy. At 7 AM...THIS.
By 11 AM we were up to at least 8 inches of wet sticky snow. Mother Nature knows that April Fool's only lasts until noon right?
By 11 AM we were up to at least 8 inches of wet sticky snow. Mother Nature knows that April Fool's only lasts until noon right?
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