Long time no post.... and travels

Well I've had lots going on and not much desire to post lately.  Been a tough couple of weeks....

The time has finally come for our big trek across the country to New Mexico again, this time we are trialling dogs!  Patsy, Abby and I will make our ASCA debut on all three stock.  It is going to be an intense 4 days I'm sure!

I am excited to be able to visit Wimberley and Nathan in Texas with their new baby boy, Levi too:-))

Lastly, my friend Debby R gave me to most wonderful good bye present, shown below.  This is an original oil painting of Beli from one of his many photos.  I am so touched, what a wonderful very thoughtful gift;-)

Hot, hot, hot

The dogs are just trying to stay cool these days, no running about until the late, late walk:-))

Abby making a cool spot

Pheobe found one

until her sister pounced on her...

Rudy has one too

Sally made one.

Hope everyone is staying cool in this heat wave!

Lost Cardigan, please help

If you know anyone in the Oklahoma City area, please alert them to this poster.  I'm sure Oz is scared as are all of those that care about him.  Help bring him home safe and sound!

We didn't float away

Well Debby has come and gone; leaving us with very green grass, more everyday.  I so wish I could have sent her out to CO!  My heart goes out to those folks who are being affected by the fires there.  I am happy to have had the rain as we were extremely dry and were needing grass to grow again before the end of summer.

I finally took the dogs out for pics this afternoon.  They had a great time!  We haven't done walks to the back for over a week due to the weather; they played until they couldn't play anymore!

Abby on the hunt for Patsy...

...found her!

Try to match the bodies, I know the one blue one is Rudy, the other two look like a monster!

Cute Bubbles taking a break from rabbit hunting

The puppy girls were having fun of their own, Bea stalking Phoebe.

Gotcha!

Phoebe making a run for it

Unbelievable how they can tors their bodies around?

Bea a little ahead of her sister

Now its time for a soak in the spa

...and maybe a little snack of grass.

It feels like somewhat of a rebirth on the farm, everything is fresh and green.  All the ram lambs for this year have been sold and we have just the girls trying to fatten up before Fall when I bring our new ram home.  Ducks were sold a couple weeks ago so now we just have some goats left to go and we are ready for winter!  I guess we've got plenty of time:-)))

Congrats!

While Abby, Patsy and I were down south working sheep, the Raglan family was doing us proud in the conformation ring!

First Dory and Rosy were entered in Valpariso where Rosy was WB/BOB on Thursday for 2pts.  Then Dory was WB/BOW/BOB on Saturday AND Sunday for a total of 4 more points!  Wow, what a great job Dory and Anne are doing together; I can't wait to see what the future holds for these two, its a match made in heaven!

Cute baby Dory!

Then here in Orlando, Sterling (Beli X Mara) and Michelle were WD today for another point towards his Ch!

Handsome Mr. Sterling!

Its so cool that these kids and their fabulous owners had such a great weekend!  I'm very proud of all of you guys, keep up the AWESOME work!

Take your dog to work day?

Well thats everyday for us!  I took Sally and Patsy today and Patsy learned a new trick:-))  I gave her a bath and she was all excited so I used it for trick time.  She did her normal tricks (stand/ piroette/crawl/roll over and dead dog)  then we taught her a vet clinic trick.  She jumped on the counter, layed down and then showed her belly:-))  Her first show off was disaster, she went flying right off the counter to the floor!  It was funny, next time she lighted to the counter like a cat and was solid on her feet.  She is always very proud to show off what she learns.  Sally on the other hand was very put out that she could not also jump on the counter!  Poor Sally she is naturally short in the leg department:-((  She did promptly tell Patsy how disappointed she was!  Will have to get pics on Monday at work!

Happy Birthday!

Today the AbbyXBeli litter turns 5 years old!  What a group they are, Sally is of course the live in.  She was the puppy that was never meant to stay but watching a 4 month old Cardi puppy take 25 unbroke goats up the field by herself was too much to resist:-))  She was meant to be, both homes that we had for her couldn't take her and that's why God had a purpose for her in my life.  So to the entire litter Lucy, Betsy,Sally, Tag, Casper, Kate (Coco) and Elsie, a big Happy Birthday!

So much that I see in Sally reminds me of her father, right down to the early gray!

Cute little Sally

Just the way she likes it, tight and fast!

Notice the wool coming out of her mouth?

Things are not ok if the stock is not running:-))

Her favorite, pushing them away!

Handsome Tag!

No recent pics from anyone else, hopefully we will get some with the Birthday!!