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The livestock guardian dog

The livestock guardian dog is an essential part of so many farms and ranches around the world. Livestock guardian dogs or LGDs are a group of dog breeds bred to live with and protect stock. Most people have heard of … Continue reading

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Pupdate!

“Hi Jennifer, Hoping you are all doing well as we head into 2025. Our Sparky is soon approaching his first birthday and he’s the most amazing boy! As you may recall, when we brought him home, he met his 130 … Continue reading

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Ben update

I thought I’d better give an update on our special senior, Ben. A couple Saturdays ago, I noticed Ben’s eye was weepy and he was holding it closed. While we were relaxing in our chairs in the yard, he laid … Continue reading

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Ben update

I thought I’d give you all an update on Benny boy, our elder farm guardian. I shared somewhere recently (and now I can’t remember if it was here on Facebook or where) that our big Ben had something going on … Continue reading

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Little and big

On Wednesday, Casanova had his vet check-up. He was going to be the only passenger with me, but we ended up adding another animal. On Monday, I noticed that Ben’s right eye looked red. But he has very hooded eyes … Continue reading

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So much sweetness

This has been a really sweet litter to have around. They’re just so cute and exceptionally quiet! (Thank you, Winter!) And they turned seven weeks old today. I was determined to take them out to the garden after our photo … Continue reading

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It is pretty

Winter has arrived here on the farm. I don’t care when the calendar says “winter begins”. Winter begins for me when the days are cold, the nights are colder and snow blankets the landscape. It is pretty with the white … Continue reading

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Big Ben

We love our Big Ben. A few years ago, I wanted to add a farm guardian to our place. We had a coyote problem and some of you remember we lost two very special dogs year ago because of the … Continue reading

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Saturday snapshots

It might be my day off from doggie “business” but there’s still babies and other critters that   need to be taken care of. Thankfully it was a pretty quiet day. We even had a nice lunch with the in-laws. … Continue reading

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Snapshots

Thursday we had our first frost. Friday we had our first snow. Today it was cold, but sunny and most of our snow was melted. Welcome to Washington! If you want the weather to change just wait an hour or … Continue reading

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