by Oogie | Jul 12, 2020 | Black Welsh Mountain Sheep, Livestock Guardian Dogs
Leena and some of the lambs resting in the shade. It’s summer, very hot and back in major drought. We’re getting the weather we normally get in late July and early August in late June and early July. The guard dogs are still on the job though. Leena and...
by Oogie | Jan 1, 2016 | Livestock Guardian Dogs
Winnie got injured. Emergency vet call to come out and stitch her back up. She crawled through the water tank to get to the other pen of sheep. Something was in there. She got caught on an exposed piece of welded wire and ripped her side badly.
by Oogie | Dec 31, 2015 | Livestock Guardian Dogs
Last day of 2015. Sofia goes out with us to feed every morning. Here she is learning how to sit quietly and guarding the hay. She also loves the rams. There is one that comes up to her to have his face licked every morning and evening.
by Oogie | Dec 8, 2015 | Livestock Guardian Dogs
Sofia is growing fast. She is going out with the ewes under supervision and doing well. We are really pleased, she has the best instincts at a younger age than any guardian dog we have ever had.
by Oogie | Nov 1, 2015 | Livestock Guardian Dogs
Sofia has arrived and is settling in. She is small enough to get out of every pen and can crawl through the welded wire panels. She is so excited that we are concerned she will run the regnant sheep a bit too much so we are keeping her separate from but adjacent to...
by Oogie | Oct 25, 2015 | Livestock Guardian Dogs
It’s time for us to get another guard dog puppy. We need to have dogs coming up all the time to be sure we have enough dogs to guard our sheep. This time we’ve selected a Karakachan puppy. We are eagerly waiting for Hopping Acres Sofia to...
