Rehabbing an Aggressive Australian Shepherd
Gaining Confidence
I have been letting Christian do the sheep chores. She either helps put them out during the day or put them up at night, or does it all by herself. Last night, I let her put up the ewes and lambs by herself. One ewe, named Meanie (her name should say it all), turned on her, and walked toward her, as to challenge her. Chris yeilded some to her look and her pressure, so I seized the opportunity to give Chris some confidence in her sheep work. Since Meanie was not in the most cooperative of
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Sep 25th 2019
Sheepdogs in the City
Yesterday we took our big truck into town for a smog check. And as previously mentioned, we socialize our Border collies throughout their lives.We went into Paso Robles, CA, into the down town area. This part of town is as busy as down town Los Angles, with people walking up and down the street, with lots of cars and unexpected noises on the road in this bustling down town area.Like usual, I took the dogs along with me to the gas station for the smog check. One attendant needed to look at the
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Sep 25th 2019
Illness Continues
Well, Tam was not fine the next day. That night, I had fed her a bland diet of white rice(too much!) and chicken breast, but her stomach was still upset, and at 4am she had thrown up twice on the bed, and the bed had areas of diarrhea. I fed her a little white rice only that morning, with a little water. I was concerned about dehydration, so her meals would now consist of added water, just in case. She didn't gobble it down as usual, and even left a little bit, but ate most of the one cu
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Sep 25th 2019
Too Much Coffee
Too Much CoffeeChristian was getting into the trash outside. I had just thrown a bunch of old frozen meat and bones away while cleaning out the refrigerator, and was out of trash can space, so I put the bags on top of the trash cans. When our trash gets to that point, it's time for a trip to the dump.Before we made it to the dump, Chris couldn't resist the smell. She was found gnawing on a rather large bone. I don't give them bones normally, just bone meal, so I promptly took it away from he
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Sep 25th 2019
The Birthday Girl
Today, Christian is one year old. We decided at the last minute, that after church today, we would take the girls to the beach. Chris had never been, and living only about 45 minutes away, I think it was about time to take her.When we got there, of course being a Sunday, everyone was there with their dogs. The girls ignored all of the dogs and ran along the surf, chasing each other. Chris acted as if she was born on the beach, and paid no attention to the waves.Later I grabbed a stick, and i
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Sep 25th 2019