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

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

Training puppies

When I can, I bring one of the pups into the house to do a bit of basic training and get them used to the collar and leash. I don’t leave a collar on any of the pups since they are still really playful. Right now I am working with basic sit and working on…… Continue reading Training puppies

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

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