Double Trouble

Caught these two playing on my bed today...Not sure who's idea it was, but they both know they are not supposed to be on my bed.

Also would you like to know how you can make folding laundry more fun?...

You have a hyper dog and a 4yr old child help...The child runs and puts away her clothing as quick as you can fold, stuffing them in any draw she likes. While the dog jump up and down off of the bed and roll (burying his head) in anything you have managed to folded that the child has not run off with...I was so busy laughing at them I hardly notice we had emptied 4 baskets of clothes.

Blessings Kelsie

Lead Goat?

I am sure I have lots of news I should share but at the moment I am drawing a blank...So here are the two high lights that stand out in my very tired brain :)

Rocky might not be herd trained yet, but he works great as a "lead goat"...where-ever he goes, they follow...Please excuse quality...Phone camera + sunsetting does not = great quality photos.

The last 2 weeks I have been knee deep in editing photos from my Easter Photo Booth....We got blessed and found a 3 day old lamb to borrow for the day, lots of sweet adorable kids came and made my job soooooo easy...If you would like to see more adorable photos grab a spoon and CLICK HERE....Seriously...these kids are so cute you could just eat them up.

Blessings Kelsie

Farm yard animal update...

Picked up these today at The Tractor Supply Co...Friday I will get 3 chicks from the local Ace store because TSC does not carry the breed of chicks I want...though those itty bitty bantam chicks they do have were hard to resist.

Talking of resisting, after tossing and turning most of the weekend, I decided I am just not up to the commitment of a bottle baby (sound familiar??)...So we may still get lucky and find a baby lamb to borrow for Saturday's photoshoot...if not...well we will still have Ducklings, chicks and the goats...and the booth setup is adorable...so we good :)

I guess while I am here I should give a quick Rocky update...he is currently laying quietly at my feet like a good dog, he even returned today with a cat present...He is making great strides with just one lesson...I am sure by the time we finished the 6weeks he will be the dog we know he should be....If only the 3yr old child was so easy to train lol.

Blessings Kelsie

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Rocky, COME!

Snapped this while working with Rocky this morning in the back field...We practiced him returning on command...As you can see by the photo he would return as fast as he could...He is not loosing his head as much during these outings and today we got back to the house without him taking off in pursuit of a cat or to round up the chickens...

You might also notice the new watermark on the photos, this is because I have been branching out and doing some portrait photography using our small little farm as the backdrop...I even have a shoot booked for this weekend and many other exciting things planned.

If you would like to see the photoshoots I have already done and/or follow on Facebook I would love you to come "LIKE" my page.

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Also thank you to everyone that has sent comments these past few weeks...I have been sadly neglectful in responding or leaving comments during my return visits...I want you to know I do appreciate all the love and support from blog land...You ladies often help to keep me sane.

Blessings Kelsie


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Walking the dog...

Took the new dog Rocky, out to run on the 12acres behind us...The original plan had been to work on voice commands with him today, but I am suffering my 6monthly bout of seasonal laryngitis, so that was off the table. But I figured he could at least get a good run...Sadly once we got out there I could not take him off of the lead because the stupid cat followed and he is not a cat friendly dog....Yet.

He is now running freely in a 25x50 pen and not on a chain all the time, so I am happy about that....The goats like to wander up to the shared fence and visit with him....Still not ready to mix them together without a dividing fence. So far he has not shown any aggression towards the goats and seems to enjoy the company...He did give chase to the chickens the other day when I was not home...Hubby said he did not try and actually catch them, just ran at them...My guess is he was probably trying to herd them them.

So as you can see he is getting lots of interaction throughout the day...I just wish there was someone I knew of close by that actually trains working dogs so they could teach me how to teach him.

Blessings Kelsie

Rocky and the goats.

A little Rocky update for you...

For those who missed the earlier posts about Rocky.

He is a 2ish yr old Blue Heeler...(Australian Cattle Dog)...His mom and dad got divorced and he is(was) looking for a new family/home...

So far he has proved good with the chickens and allows them to eat his food, share his water and even wander in and out of his kennel.

Nardia hates him...Every time he sniffs at her or comes near her, she yelps and falls to the ground kicking her legs...Rather odd behavior I must say since usually she loves the opportunity to play with another dog...She is not speaking to any of us adult humans either and has taken to sleeping in the teenagers room lol...I guess at 13yrs old she is allowed to behave strangely and jealous.

Boots was uninterested in Rocky, like always he just wanted to know where the food was.

 So the big test was how he is with the goats...Though he was raised with goats, he has not been around any for 6 to 8 months, plus these are not the same goats he was bonded to as a puppy...He was not bad with ours and I am sure it was his herding instinct making him want to nip at their ankles...When there is a fence between them he will take his ball to the fence trying to get them to come out and play...but truly showed no aggression towards them.

Deenie was not happy with the intruder and actually worked very hard to keep him away from Boots as much as possible...She is going to be a good mummy one day.

But I would still not feel comfortable just yet leaving him alone with the goats, and really would prefer there is 2 of us in the pen when he is in there with them...He is young and new to us (and again not worked with goats for a good while), so will need a little work to get him where we need him and to respond immediately to our voice commands...

We are going to build a secondary pen next to the goat yard for him, and then we can rotate him and the goats so they can graze both pens...Right now we are forced to keep him on a runner which is not ideal, but better than where he was before...It also means more work for me since I have to take him and let him run in the goat yard each morning before I let the goats out of their smaller pen. Walk him on a lead because we do not have boundary fences up yet and he loses his head when he sees a cat...Another example of the work we need to do with him to turn him into a good working dog as he grows up...but all in all he is a good dog so far.

Blessings Kelsie

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Chickens without boundaries....

For those that missed this mornings post...

http://kelsie74.blogspot.com/2012/01/this-is-rocky.html

Can anyone tell me the problem here??

A little closer look...In the middle of all those chickens is Rocky's food dish...

Then moments later one of those naughty hens decided to investigate Rocky's kennel too...

Think it is safe to say, Rocky has passed the chicken test...

Blessings Kelsie

Taking him for a test drive....

This is Rocky...He is a 2ish yr old Blue Heeler...(Australian Cattle Dog)...His mom and dad got divorced and he is looking for a new family...

If he is a good boy and gets alone with the rest of the animals then he very well may become our new Goat Guardian Dog.

Rocky was raises with goats, chickens and children (and other dogs)...So we hope he will be a good fit 

Here he is bonding with Farmer Brown this morning.

He really...I mean REALLY likes Lil Sara's Disney Princess ball.

Blessings Kelsie