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

Sammie and Joy – Mother and daughter

I continue to be amazed at how close Sammie and her daughter Joy are. They play together on a regular basis and frequently sleep together. At night, they both jump on the bed and sleep with us, while the other dogs sleep either on the floor, doggie beds, the couch/futon or the pups in the…… Continue reading Sammie and Joy – Mother and daughter

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

Pulling irrigation pipe

We went out last night to pull irrigation pipe for the rancher my husband works for, and of course, we had to take all of our dogs with us. This is a beautiful piece of property, with juniper trees around the edge of the pastures. The pipe we were moving is up at the edge,…… Continue reading Pulling irrigation pipe

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