This week was cold and wet. I tried doing leader-follower but it was a disaster. I spent most of the week trying to repair the “damage” I caused. Monday 2/10 The dog feeder I built isn’t working. Sheep are still getting in. I am going back to the drawing board and will rework the design.… Continue reading 2025 2/10-2/16 Week in Review
Month: February 2025
2025 2/3-2/9 Week in Review
With the warm weather and the grass growing, it seems like spring is starting very early. Some people have reported seeing buds, but I don’t see any yet. It got up over 80 degrees on Friday, but then we got smashed with cold weather again. EWE 0015 passed. Now TX34045-0020 is sick, bone thin and… Continue reading 2025 2/3-2/9 Week in Review
Some interesting notes on training LGDs
Grazing With Leslie shares some wonderful notes on raising livestock guardian dogs. In the immediate future, I’m going to focus on these points: She also links to the Texas A&M Agrilife Extension on LGDs: https://sanangelo.tamu.edu/research/lgd/ This page has links to articles detailing how to build various devices to train the dogs not to chase animals… Continue reading Some interesting notes on training LGDs
Two tired puppies
These two guys followed me as I did my chores. Now they are pooped.
2025 1/27-2/2 Week in Review
Wednesday and Thursday we got over 4″ of rain, most of it coming on Thursday early AM. The field was soaked with standing water everywhere. EWE 0015 got swelling on her jaw, a sign of parasite overload. She also had stiff legs. She was weak but survived through Sunday. I was positive she was going… Continue reading 2025 1/27-2/2 Week in Review