by Kay Keziah We go daily to the sheep pens and the field. Also daily to turn the chickens out and to put the chickens up. I all ways have a close eye on her. I am allowing my puppy to learn many things on her own with supervision (but no management) I am still […]
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Category: Puppy A Journey
Some Corrections…2-3-15
by Kay Keziah Today my puppy had a few corrections. She was walking with me and the other dogs as we took the sheep their hay in the wheel barrow. I thought my puppy was being a bit silly…and I realized she was herding my wheel barrow! She has been doing this for […]
2-2-15…Puppy
by Kay Keziah My puppy still has no name! This is getting serious! She needs a name. I have been trying out names for weeks (months really). I do have an idea but…will see… One of the things I am being very careful with and mindful of…Is not allowing my puppy to do […]
1-30-15 … Puppy
My puppy is Ten Weeks old as of yesterday… Today my puppy went with and helped me check on the lambs and the ewes. We put fresh water in the trough and put out hay. This evening Les and I and the puppy went to the neighbors and picked up some hay. The puppy went […]
Puppy Freedom…
I spend a lot of time with my puppies from the time they are born. When I have a puppy to raise for my self …I spend as much one on one time as possible. This week I have had my puppy out and about with Drover and I. I take the puppy to the […]
Allowing my Puppy to Learn…building confidence
I spent the afternoon with my puppy (and all the dogs) sitting in the sunshine in the field with the sheep and lambs. My dogs were all loose and could do what they pleased. They investigated hay piles, poop, water in the terraces, and played and had a good time in the new shed! Plus […]
How I Teach Stay…
I start teaching the puppy to stay … when I leave it …(in a crate or in the yard etc) I say “Stay be Good Dog!” I do this in any situation where I know the puppy has to stay. IE can not follow me. If I have the puppy tied to the fence so […]
Loose Puppy…
I use to worry all the time…Where is my puppy? What is it doing? I can’t let it out of my sight…etc… Today Les and I worked in the pasture with the sheep about us…(we built a shed for the sheep) The puppy and all my dogs were out and about with us in the […]
Puppy Herding ….(not)
I allow my young puppies to go with me about the farm. I start this at 4 weeks on the gator in a crate. When we get to where we are going depending on where and what we are doing…I allow the puppies the freedom to explore on their own. (All ways Momma Abilene […]
8 Week Old Puppy…work
My puppy (still with no name) has started her socialization process. I take her everywhere I can. I have taken her in the pick-up to the mail box. She goes to the barn to help or watch Drover take the chickens out and put them up at night. She goes to the field to put […]