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Farm life and dogs… what else?

The current crew -- Dillon, Finn, and Maeve. They

The current crew -- Dillon, Finn, and Maeve. They keep me on my toes, provide invaluable assistance on the farm, make me laugh, make me swear, and challenge me to do better and stay out of my head which is tough some days.
#StockdogsRule #WorkingDogs #AustralianShepherds #HerdingDogs #ItsTheJourney

Anne Bonny is getting braver. Today she came out t

Anne Bonny is getting braver. Today she came out to hone her future hunting skills on some wayward leaves. #BarnCatsRule #BarnCats

Location, location, location... and I guess this i

Location, location, location... and I guess this is the best one when you're serious about keeping sheep off the feeder. And if you have any doubts, yes, he can get out of there in a blink. #StockdogsRule #Workingdogs #AustralianShepherds #HerdingDogs

Somebody is starting to get brave. #barncatsrule

Somebody is starting to get brave. #barncatsrule

I always get a bit suspicious when they're all tog

I always get a bit suspicious when they're all together somewhere. Makes me wonder what the little velociraptors are planning. #FarmLife #chickensofinstagram

And amidst the chaos and ruin...

And amidst the chaos and ruin...

You shall not pass! Okay, it's not Gandalf and the

You shall not pass!
Okay, it's not Gandalf and the balrog, just Finn and Linus as Finn holds the sheep off during morning feeding. Happy 4th Gotcha Day, buddy. Couldn't do it without you.
#StockdogsRule #ItsTheJourney #Workingdogs #HerdingDogs #shepherdess

Rant Alert Yes, that's the remains of a mylar ball

Rant Alert
Yes, that's the remains of a mylar balloon in with my ewes and ram (not the first one I've found over the years). Thankfully it wasn't in with my young sheep or one of them would surely have found it irresistible.
I think anyone participating in a balloon release should, at the very least, be charged with littering. It's no different than throwing trash out your car window. Do they think there's a clean up crew that tracks balloons and disposes of them at journey's end? There's not. It's garbage, plain and simple.
How about a second charge for destruction of private property? What's my recourse if any of my animals eat that and die? I have none. And yes, livestock will do that.
Can you tell this is one of my pet peeves?

It's that time of year.

It's that time of year.

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Latest News & Happenings

2023

6/5 Finn earned his RD

5/27-5/28 Finn finished his Open Cattle title at the SEMASA Great Lakes Trial

2022

9/30-10/2 At the 3 Sheeps to the Wind Corona Classic Finn took HiT sheep at the first two trials. Over the weekend he went 6/6 on sheep with only two scores under 100. Despite me, he also earned his OTDd and one leg toward his OTDc.

6/18 Finn’s baby sister Maeve officially joined the crew.

5/28-5/30 Finn earned his STDc at the SEMASA Memorial Weekend trial on some difficult cattle, taking a couple HiT-Started awards and the weekend MPS Aussie award.

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The Thing That Happened 06/20/2022
And Just Like That 06/02/2022
Spring Cleaning 05/17/2022

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