Sunday, March 16, 2008
13 weeks old,
My little yard helpers checking for irrigation hoses that need to be replaced. They are very thorough with their work, checking the system inch by inch. All I have left to do when they are done is replace the parts that have punctures.
Nanuk and Teddy making friends, Teddy has the most exxagerated submissive tail wag I have ever seen, his whole rear end swings back and forth, in this picture you can't even see the tail anymore. He looks like a Spanish dancer stepping from side to side moving out of the hips if that makes sense.
The Boys, I am hoping that by taking these two for walks together and spending time with guardian duties together that they will get along as Teddy grows up
Teddy trying to hold on to Midgets rope leash
Teddy is using Calming Signals as Midget gets closer
when she walks his way he gets out of her way, smart puppies, they are very respectful towards the goats
Enya is curious about Midget
checking each other out from a distance
When Midget steps towards her Enya gets out of her way, I am really glad that all my puppies have enough sense to get out of the goats' way instead of trying to play with them. All my goats are quite feisty and will butt a dog that is a little bit too curious. I don't want the puppies to be injured, so I am taking my time with the introductions. There is no rush as far as I am concerned, the puppies are always near the goats, and as the goats get used to them they will be less likely to butt them when they get together.
Enya and Midget
Teddy spending time with his mom in the chicken yard, he is wonderful with the chickens
Leydi and my rooster Sophie
Enya and Sammie playing in the mud
all 4 puppies playing in the mud
Puppies playing, having 4 puppies is actually a good number, they tend to play in pairs, they all run around together, it's really nice that they have playmates their size and age, it never gets boring to watch them play
Enya standing in the mud
Mud puppy Sammie
Teddy with muddy paws
Sammie and Teddy playing
Handsome Teddy
My sweet boy Teddy
Samantha in the chicken yard, last weekend she was really interested in chasing the chickens, so I didn't bring her back for a week to see what would happen, this weekend she was back to being nice and appropriate around the chickens. I think some livestock guardian puppies go through stages when they want to chase/play with livestock, I am curious if this can be corrected simply by taking away the temptation/opportunity by removing them during those times and then to try again after a few days, sometimes maybe weeks to see if that phase has passed. We will see.
Enya, her paws are officially as big or maybe even bigger than her mother's
Enya just had to check out the pain brush and what I was doing, she got purple and white paint all over herself
Leydi, she really enjoys the company of her puppies, she plays a lot with them, she also very stern in her demand for respect, what's interesting is that when I give her some raw chicken, she sometimes lets the puppies take it right out of her mouth, they just go and grab it and she lets them do it, when at other times she has a chew toy or a bone and she will fiercely defend it and not let them touch it. I think this is really a good example that this "alpha theory" stuff is much misunderstood, as many people believe that the "alpha" or the leader should always eat first. I think this is not correct, what happens is that the leader decides who gets to eat first, if the leader, in this case Leydi, decides that the puppies can have her food, she will let them take it, she could easily hold on to it and tell them to go elsewhere, but it's her decision to let them eat first and the puppies know it, they don't challenge her when she tells them to leave it alone.
Enya has some black hairs growing in on her back, will be interesting to see if she gets them elsewhere or just on the top, it gives her tail a striped appearance
Sammie, her coat is really interesting, it is a light bisquit color on the outside, but underneath it is a dark gray
Sammie stretching her long legs, one can see how dark her coat is under all that blonde hair
Enya found herself a shady spot amongst the weeds
it also allows her to keep an eye on her surroundings when she can hardly be seen
can't think of anything to say about this
other than that he is certainly alive, after napping in the little hole, he sprung quickly into action when he heard something
My little yard helpers checking for irrigation hoses that need to be replaced. They are very thorough with their work, checking the system inch by inch. All I have left to do when they are done is replace the parts that have punctures.
Nanuk and Teddy making friends, Teddy has the most exxagerated submissive tail wag I have ever seen, his whole rear end swings back and forth, in this picture you can't even see the tail anymore. He looks like a Spanish dancer stepping from side to side moving out of the hips if that makes sense.
The Boys, I am hoping that by taking these two for walks together and spending time with guardian duties together that they will get along as Teddy grows up
Teddy trying to hold on to Midgets rope leash
Teddy is using Calming Signals as Midget gets closer
when she walks his way he gets out of her way, smart puppies, they are very respectful towards the goats
Enya is curious about Midget
checking each other out from a distance
When Midget steps towards her Enya gets out of her way, I am really glad that all my puppies have enough sense to get out of the goats' way instead of trying to play with them. All my goats are quite feisty and will butt a dog that is a little bit too curious. I don't want the puppies to be injured, so I am taking my time with the introductions. There is no rush as far as I am concerned, the puppies are always near the goats, and as the goats get used to them they will be less likely to butt them when they get together.
Enya and Midget
Teddy spending time with his mom in the chicken yard, he is wonderful with the chickens
Leydi and my rooster Sophie
Enya and Sammie playing in the mud
all 4 puppies playing in the mud
Puppies playing, having 4 puppies is actually a good number, they tend to play in pairs, they all run around together, it's really nice that they have playmates their size and age, it never gets boring to watch them play
Enya standing in the mud
Mud puppy Sammie
Teddy with muddy paws
Sammie and Teddy playing
Handsome TeddyMy sweet boy Teddy
Samantha in the chicken yard, last weekend she was really interested in chasing the chickens, so I didn't bring her back for a week to see what would happen, this weekend she was back to being nice and appropriate around the chickens. I think some livestock guardian puppies go through stages when they want to chase/play with livestock, I am curious if this can be corrected simply by taking away the temptation/opportunity by removing them during those times and then to try again after a few days, sometimes maybe weeks to see if that phase has passed. We will see.
Enya, her paws are officially as big or maybe even bigger than her mother's
Enya just had to check out the pain brush and what I was doing, she got purple and white paint all over herself
Leydi, she really enjoys the company of her puppies, she plays a lot with them, she also very stern in her demand for respect, what's interesting is that when I give her some raw chicken, she sometimes lets the puppies take it right out of her mouth, they just go and grab it and she lets them do it, when at other times she has a chew toy or a bone and she will fiercely defend it and not let them touch it. I think this is really a good example that this "alpha theory" stuff is much misunderstood, as many people believe that the "alpha" or the leader should always eat first. I think this is not correct, what happens is that the leader decides who gets to eat first, if the leader, in this case Leydi, decides that the puppies can have her food, she will let them take it, she could easily hold on to it and tell them to go elsewhere, but it's her decision to let them eat first and the puppies know it, they don't challenge her when she tells them to leave it alone.
Enya has some black hairs growing in on her back, will be interesting to see if she gets them elsewhere or just on the top, it gives her tail a striped appearance
Sammie, her coat is really interesting, it is a light bisquit color on the outside, but underneath it is a dark gray
Sammie stretching her long legs, one can see how dark her coat is under all that blonde hair
Enya found herself a shady spot amongst the weedsit also allows her to keep an eye on her surroundings when she can hardly be seen
can't think of anything to say about this
other than that he is certainly alive, after napping in the little hole, he sprung quickly into action when he heard something // posted by ZaltanaAnatolians @ 6:58 AM 
