So… last week little Zip meandered around, chased the sheep and would veer off at the last minute and go eat dung, or sniff a tree, then return to do the same nonsense. We waited 10 days and brought her back. She was quite different, mostly interested in scaring the sheep into submission, showing a lot of teeth and acting like a big scary dog. Even the sheep didn’t believe her, though they did stay out of her way as
Read moreFinally, at age 3-1/2 years, Zip got to go to sheep. Yes, she did meet them at about 6 months of age, and was wonderful, but she’s been busy since then… or not… anyway, she’s now in Sheep 101 and is “into it.” Maybe. She does tend at times to wander astray, but I think there’s something about the scary beasties out there that worries her. Time will tell, as they say.
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What is your dog doing right now? OK, good, she’s lying on her bed, being quiet, maybe even sleeping. So you have time to read this short post. Your dog has the self-assigned task of watching you all day, every day, as long as you are in the same space. This is how she knows when it’s time to go for a walk, when dinner is going to be served, when you are preparing to leave for a while –
Read moreI was just reading Darcie’s blog at thedishbydarcie.com and it got me thinking about my own special doggie loss and its sequelae. Frenzy was an Australian shepherd that I shepherded into this world with the able assistance of her mother Luna. From the earliest days in the litter box she stood out – she had incredibly violet eyes that would bore into you. She was also very cute and very funny; even in a world of funny Aussie puppies she
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