Category: Pic of the day
Pics of the day: The morning run
A random selection of sheepdogs, out and about If a fox were to carry a Frisbee, then it would look like this. I say “if”, but we’re pretty sure that foxes do carry the dog toys out of the field sometimes. We’ve found long-lost soft toys a couple of fields away – and extremely pungent! I agree that a Beardie owner needs a sense of… Read more.
Pic of the day: Post “Storm Imogen”
After five days in Storm Imogen’s clutches… …the dogs are enjoying some watery sunshine, and Tucker’s looking stylish. We’ve had a wet and windy few days, in common with most of the UK of course. Although we still made sure that the dogs had their usual exercise sessions, it always seems unfair to bring the dogs out simply to get them soaked before we put… Read more.
Pic of the day: Tucker gets promoted
Tucker’s in charge when we collect new puppies And changed from bouncy pup to sophisticated young “dog of the world” in an instant! Travelling with dogs and puppies When you need your dog to be a good traveller the early trips are very important. Tucker’s already pretty well travelled, within Wales anyway, but we thought we’d give him an extra outing on Monday. We took… Read more.
Pic of the Day: One last Kelpie fix
Perhaps the Kelpies have been getting more than their fair share of “Pic of the Day” attention recently. Trouble is, they’re so darned cute… Will and Tucker are best friends and, although Tucker’s tiny and Will’s adolescent (Will could easily flatten Tucker if he felt inclined) they get along really well. Well, perhaps not so easily flattened – Tucker’s nothing if not a plucky chap… Read more.
Pic of the day: Frosty dogs
Whatever the weather, the dogs are always ready for the morning run and don’t seem to notice the temperature. Can’t say the same for Andy and me, but even frost and fog have compensations. It took strength of will to get me out into the cold this morning but, as is often the case with weather, it seems worse when you look at it from… Read more.
Pic of the day: Take a look at Lottie!
Another dog dialect in the pack – can Lottie speak “collie”? We’ve trained Border collies and Kelpies, and now it’s time to try something new. We’ve taken delivery of our first Bearded collie, and she’s an absolute sweetie! She has traditional Border collie markings, but Lottie is a Bearded collie (known as a Beardie). We’ve had a few Beardies at our weekend sheepdog training clinics,… Read more.
Pic of the day – Talking sheepdogs
Does dog language have accents and dialects? It’s a while since we introduced a new dog that wasn’t a Border collie. Now we’ve added the Kelpies, William and Tucker, to the crew, it’s fascinating to watch them finding their way around the collies – and vice versa. We’ve learnt that collies have their own way of playing, and the other breeds we’ve kept (deerhound, lurcher… Read more.
Farewell to Carew, we wish her the best
Would you part with one of the best sheepdogs you ever had? The last few days at Kings Green Farm have been something of a roller coaster. At the end of last week we had the trauma of the Kelpie puppies being stolen, and then huge relief when we heard they’d been recovered from North Wales. On Friday we had the excitement of buying a… Read more.
Our ‘Stolen’ Kelpie – Tucker!
Tucker’s safe in his new home after his ordeal Tucker’s a puppy that we had reserved from a litter of Kelpie pups before they were dramatically stolen from Clunton in Shropshire this week. Thankfully, after many thousands of Facebook shares and Twitter retweets, someone over a hundred miles away in North Wales recognised the puppies and called the owners. Soon, they were safely back home.… Read more.