Yesterday morning was a beautiful morning to walk the crew. Although it was foggy, to the point where at times I could barely make out where my house or even the trees stood, it was one of those mornings that just felt exhilarating. The air was cool and damp. Nothing unusual for those who are…… Continue reading Foggy day walk
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Day 2 – Scent training
Too much time has passed since my first day of training for scent work. Life is kinda bumpy right now, so I’m not really able to put the time into that I want. The good news is, the dogs are actually picking it up. Now I just have to work on training them consistently. That…… Continue reading Day 2 – Scent training
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Another excursion in the field
All the dogs join me when I go out to irrigate our field. They love to play in the water and investigate the prairie dog holes. They usually stay relatively close to me, but sometimes they run down with the big dogs to check out all the scents in the prairie dog town at the…… Continue reading Another excursion in the field
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June 3, 2014 – EmmaLee’s pups are 7 weeks old now
We took the pups out into our field last night. They are now 7 weeks old, so we figured it was a good time for them to get out and smell new smells and explore ditches, water and fresh horse manure. They were afraid to leave their puppy pen area at first, but we carried…… Continue reading June 3, 2014 – EmmaLee’s pups are 7 weeks old now
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EmmaLee’s new pups
Wow! That was a really long night, but EmmaLee is now the proud momma of 7 little ones! She started acting like she was in labor early yesterday evening, April 11, 2014, but didn’t have her first pup until 10:30 that night. The last one was born around 3:30 this morning. EmmaLee is now resting…… Continue reading EmmaLee’s new pups
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