Ha like every day is not a day of rest. But today I worked on removing the staples from the fencing and I have them all removed except for 1 post which is kind of a mess. I will do that one tomorrow. If I had some more staples I could start the fence lowering myself and save us some time on Tues.
Then I tried to log on all morning to my hotspot and it just would not work no matter what I did. I got ready to go out and put the dogs in the trailer because it's too hot to day to leave them in the car. I started to drive away and I see Dually on top of my table freaking out with a toy in his mouth. Geez, my new table. I ran back in and put him in the crate which probably made Edge happy anyway.Then I left and I went to Target and bought a door mirror so I can have an idea of what I look like when I get dressed for anything. I have to attach it to the door tomorrow. Then I went to Starbucks and had my first Frapprochino. It was very good. I sat down and tried to log on to their wifi. I could log my pc on but my hotspot still would not work. I asked the guy sitting there who was a website developer if he would help and he did try but could not figure it out so I went next door to Verizon and they took an hr to figure it out. Somehow I had changed the password on the pc so it did not match the wifi password on the phone so we changed that and Voila it's fixed. Panic without the internet.
Got home around 4 and went to work the dogs. I worked Edge first on ducks and he had a hard time getting them out to the field but we finally succeeded and he did some nice big outruns. The ducks just stand there and so that is cool. He did some better driving too. A little longer distance than the last time. It's so interesting that he feels free to walk up when he is on my left side but wants to always come back to me when he is on my right side. Gotta keep working the right side.
I think Dually knows his whistle pretty good, but my whistling is still not good. I wonder if a better whistle will help. Might have to ask the BC people.
I picked up a movie at netflix, but not sure I am going to like it. Seems convoluted.
Monday, February 9, 2015
Saturday, February 7, 2015
Lucky DAy
I went to the post office first thing this morning to mail out the last trial entry of the winter for me and then I went to a craft show in Leesburg.I bought some tomatoes and some cukes and I found a lovely shirt jacket and bought that too. I sat for a while at a picnic table while they were doing karakoe. Not very good but every body was having fun. Talked to a few people.
Then I left and went to a Flea Market that I have been eying for a while. I found a small pressure cooker which I got for $3 and I found an airforce dog dryer which worked and I got that for $5. Both really good deals.
Then I came back to the trailer and took a nap. got up and worked the dogs on taking the sheep out of the dog kennel. Dually got them all stirred up but Edge did fine. Then I worked them on the ducks. Edge was funny. He really preferred to work sheep and he tried to do it even though they were in the dog kennel. I guess he is not that fond of ducks. Too bad , you will work ducks and you will work them well.
Not sure what tonight will bring. Might do laundry , might hit another movie.
Then I left and went to a Flea Market that I have been eying for a while. I found a small pressure cooker which I got for $3 and I found an airforce dog dryer which worked and I got that for $5. Both really good deals.
Then I came back to the trailer and took a nap. got up and worked the dogs on taking the sheep out of the dog kennel. Dually got them all stirred up but Edge did fine. Then I worked them on the ducks. Edge was funny. He really preferred to work sheep and he tried to do it even though they were in the dog kennel. I guess he is not that fond of ducks. Too bad , you will work ducks and you will work them well.
Not sure what tonight will bring. Might do laundry , might hit another movie.
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Lost sheep again
I'm embarrassed to say Bo Peep lost the sheep again!!, I was sitting in a chair watching them graze with both dogs out with me. They went under the fence and out the alleyway and ran down the pasture. It would have been fine but Dually didn't see them so he had no idea where I was sending him. They got to the barbed wire fence and the little bastards just went thru. This is the side of the pasture that has a highway a little ways away. I followed them with Dually and we went into the woods but we didn't see them so I went out to the road and all the way around back to the truck. Had to be a mile and I am not a walker. I went back and got the truck to go out to the highway again and half way to the road I see them and a school bus had just dropped a kid off. I screamed at the kid to stay there and he did and he held them till Dually and I got up there. At that point Lee showed up and let his dog out and took over. They ran in front of us back into the woods but he found them easily and led the "little bastards" back to hte dog kennel which is where they will stay until we get a fenced area for them that they will actually stay in. I am not allowed to work them outside the dog kennel area until Tues when Lee gets back from Al. Ok fine I'll work ducks.
Tuesday, February 3, 2015
BAck to training
The sheep were a little squirrely. THey kept trying to run away. Dually kept having to go catch them up. I didn't work Edge because I was afraid he would lose them. So Dually was worked on whistles and I think he is starting to get them. I worked on his pushing them over me too. Getting tired of that little move.
The little lamb worked for a while but when she started breathing hard, I put her and her Mom away and only worked 3 sheep.
I went to yoga this afternoon but the yoga class is too easy so I am going to try another one. I think the night class is less attended so I would like that better. But as easy as it was, it exhausted me, but I would still prefer something more strenuous. There were no downward dogs .
Grilled a really nice piece of salmon for supper along with a slice of tomato and avocado and rice a roni. delish.
Talked to Lee about buying those sheep from Stacey and he is going to let me know tomorrow because in actuality, they will end up being his for the year. Or maybe he has other sheep he can leave over here. I want sheep here though. I am getting so much good work done and Edge needs so much more. Dually is really coming along.
The little lamb worked for a while but when she started breathing hard, I put her and her Mom away and only worked 3 sheep.
I went to yoga this afternoon but the yoga class is too easy so I am going to try another one. I think the night class is less attended so I would like that better. But as easy as it was, it exhausted me, but I would still prefer something more strenuous. There were no downward dogs .
Grilled a really nice piece of salmon for supper along with a slice of tomato and avocado and rice a roni. delish.
Talked to Lee about buying those sheep from Stacey and he is going to let me know tomorrow because in actuality, they will end up being his for the year. Or maybe he has other sheep he can leave over here. I want sheep here though. I am getting so much good work done and Edge needs so much more. Dually is really coming along.
TITLES
It turns out that Edge finished his STDcs titles. And Dually would have finished his cattle titles if.......... bitch bitch bitch but he did not. I need one more leg.
Recovery day
Yesterday was recovery day and you would think I would have slept late but Noooooo I woke up at 5:30 and could not get back to sleep so I puttered all morning and then took a nap and then the phone rang and it was the guy that had reported the sheep to us so I had to make arrangements to pay him his reward money. Well at least we got the sheep back.
Coyote is wandering around the pasture this am. We did have a new calf yesterday so perhaps he is looking for that.
Son on with yesterday, I did a laundry, groceries, found my bank down here, and then went out and bought a couple of bales of hay since I could no longer turn the sheep out without watching them constantly. So the sheep did not get fed until 5pm and they were in the dog kennel most of that time. I had turned a couple of ewes out to graze and left the rest in. They are less likely to leave if some are locked up and some are not. But when I brought the hay into them, I was going to leave it in the middle of the pen and let them all out for a while but the damn bull jumped the fence and started pushing them out of the way to eat the hay. I had go in and scare the bull out who promptly jumped back in. At that point I picked up all the hay and put it in the dog house which is attached to the dog kennel and put the sheep back in there. The bull was chased away by Dually and I went back in the house.
BTW---We lost 5 sheep but we recovered 6
Coyote is wandering around the pasture this am. We did have a new calf yesterday so perhaps he is looking for that.
Son on with yesterday, I did a laundry, groceries, found my bank down here, and then went out and bought a couple of bales of hay since I could no longer turn the sheep out without watching them constantly. So the sheep did not get fed until 5pm and they were in the dog kennel most of that time. I had turned a couple of ewes out to graze and left the rest in. They are less likely to leave if some are locked up and some are not. But when I brought the hay into them, I was going to leave it in the middle of the pen and let them all out for a while but the damn bull jumped the fence and started pushing them out of the way to eat the hay. I had go in and scare the bull out who promptly jumped back in. At that point I picked up all the hay and put it in the dog house which is attached to the dog kennel and put the sheep back in there. The bull was chased away by Dually and I went back in the house.
BTW---We lost 5 sheep but we recovered 6
Sunday, February 1, 2015
Bo Peep is sooooo thrilled
I was at the dismal AKC trial this weekend where did very poorly. Edgie did well, but the cows overfaced him.They were tough and he got tossed by one today and I retired him. He won the STD A class today on sheep. Dually didnt' qualify on anything this weekend which is exremely unusual. Gave me plenty of things to work on.
But as I was getting ready to trial EDge this afternoon, I got a call from a guy who said he found the sheep and to come and get them. They were very close to the last sighted location. I was a minimum of 45 min away so I called Lee but he didnt' have car so he had to scramble. I ran Edge early and started home but Lee called and said he had a ride and could take the dog so I went back to the trial. He walked this squirrely little suckers back to our barbed wire fence, lifted it up and his dog pushed them all thru. He locked them all in the dog kennel. By the way there are 6 now.. a baby was born while they were out running around.
Lee's truck may not be fixed for a few days and when it gets fixed, he is going to take the sheep back to his house because there is another due to lamb and he needs the ram to breed some other ewes and maybe he doesn't trust me anymore?
But as I was getting ready to trial EDge this afternoon, I got a call from a guy who said he found the sheep and to come and get them. They were very close to the last sighted location. I was a minimum of 45 min away so I called Lee but he didnt' have car so he had to scramble. I ran Edge early and started home but Lee called and said he had a ride and could take the dog so I went back to the trial. He walked this squirrely little suckers back to our barbed wire fence, lifted it up and his dog pushed them all thru. He locked them all in the dog kennel. By the way there are 6 now.. a baby was born while they were out running around.
Lee's truck may not be fixed for a few days and when it gets fixed, he is going to take the sheep back to his house because there is another due to lamb and he needs the ram to breed some other ewes and maybe he doesn't trust me anymore?
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