I'm Scared

Those are my Christmas cards that Poe is laying in. They are going out today but he hasn't left them alone since they arrived for me to address. Some of you might have an extra "signature" on yours. Courtesy of Poe's teeth.
I'm going to get the tree today. I'm frightened.

Hollywood Success Story

The Oregon Lottery has picked a Canadian to be their new spokesperson -well, in this case, spokeshorse. This is Regence.He made the trek to the Lower 48 to add his name to the list of many notable Canadians who have become famous in Hollywood. Ahh, Hollywood! The fame, the lights, the long hours of filming at night in the rain. Typical of the "new" Hollywood, Regence took his entourage everywhere he went. But ever the professional, he also took his rider, the Knight of Fun, through a week long job and delivered him safely at the end. Something that I found most important since the Knight of Fun, minus a few extra facial whiskers, was actually my Dad!

Event Staff

Most of you are familiar by now with our farm protector. But sometimes, Kit is busy elsewhere on the place, and Skid won't work weekends. So who are we to depend on then? Jane. Last weekend we had a lesson day and we needed someone to work security and keep things under control when all those rowdy future shepherds came to visit. Fortunately she comes with her own uniform and she works cheap. All we have to do is provide her with something stinky to roll in and she's happy as a pig in..., well, you know. If you have an event that needs good security, give us a call. We'll be happy to recommend her.

Sit UBU Sit.

I don't even know what to say about this. I've caught him doing this 3 times in the last day. I guess if you hang out with dogs alot, you start acting like one.

Another Thanksgiving

People always ask me if we celebrate the American Thanksgiving. OF COURSE WE DO! We may be on the Canadian side of the border but we have almost as many American born creatures here as Canadian born. So I asked some of the Americans to let me know what they were thankful for today...

Kit (from Montana) said she was thankful that coyotes don't hunt during the day so she could get a good nap in.Bob (from California) is thankful that old dogs are allowed on the couch and Lad (from Virginia) is thankful that young dogs are allowed on the couch.The molting chicken (from Iowa) is thankful that her feathers are growing back.Skid (from South Dakota) is thankful that he gets to go on every trip to townand since he's lived with us, he doesn't have to ride in the back of the truck anymore.Poe (Canadian) wanted to get in on this game. He said that he was thankful that the fall decorations are coming down because they are boring. He heard that the Christmas decorations are much more fun. He can't wait to see the tree!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING AMERICA!!

Survival

I looked out my window this morning and was able to watch Cali teaching her children valuable skills. Today's lesson was tree climbing, and I think this was a task they enjoyed.

While the kittens played, I mean, trained, Cali kept an eye out and when she heard a sound that alarmed her, they came down the trees as fast as they went up.

Then they moved on to the next lesson : get out before they get you.And with a last glance over her shoulder to make sure everyone was coming, they were gone.

Redemption

Poor Scott. He's taken alot of razzing about his stone steps. He actually can build things, you know. Sure, stone is not his medium, but he's pretty good with wood and if you need a fence built he's your man. It so happens I did have a fence that needed building. I wanted an arena for those "in between" dogs that are ready to leave the round pen but aren't quite ready for the field. Finding a way to look competent again, Scott enlisted the help of his daughter, Jessica, last weekend to fulfill my demand.
While I finished painting inside the house, the busy bee continued his labors.Before the weekend was over, the arena was complete and immediately became useful.The best part? It has lights!Umm, but Scott can't have the credit for that. (thanks George!)