This week I’ve had the pleasure of hearing that 2 different puppies from our 2014 litter have earned their keep. I, of course, love my dogs and can’t imagine living without them so to hear of the fantastic success of these pups on their new farms makes me so happy for the shepherds that now…
Category: Maremma
Working Dogs
Most of us have seen Police K-9s and “Assistance” Service Dogs and been amazed at what they can do. Even the agility trials at the fair draw a nice big crowd. But almost no one I talk to, including other farmers, knows what a Livestock Guardian Dog is or what they do. The short version…
Time For A Change
We feed about 60 chickens, and lately we get about 5 eggs a day. Why so few? Because some of the girls are of an age they lay infrequently. And because it’s winter, a time to conserve resources for staying warm and surviving. Except our spoiled girls have a taj-ma-barn with timers set to mimic…
Things I Love
I love watching the puppies grow into mature guardians. They are not yet 4 months old and they are so well behaved with their sheep. They patiently watch as their sheep exit the night pen and head out to graze. Morning chores happen about 5 am here, it’s dark and quiet and really very peaceful….
Puppies
Our vacation was wonderful and coming home to puppies made it just that much better. I can’t believe what a difference a couple weeks can make. We really missed these little monsters 🙂 Maremma puppies look all cute and innocent, until someone bites a sibling… Then it’s “Game-On” and the fighting starts. I love…
One Week Old
The puppies are officially one week old now and subtle differences are starting to appear. Some are bigger, they range in weight now from 1 lb 14 oz all the way to 2 lbs 12 oz, their coats are changing, and their pads and noses have begun to fade to black. Some of the puppies…
Puppies
We are so excited to announce the arrival of 8 squishy little marshmallow babies at Tower Ranch. After 4 days of hovering in and around the barn Mia finally got down to business. All 8 are beautiful, healthy and very hungry. We have 5 girls and 3 boys, which is the same division as last…
The Waiting Game
We are anxiously awaiting the newest additions at Tower Ranch. According to the x-ray 8 Maremma puppies are due any minute… Part of a Livestock Guardians job is to keep their charges where they are supposed to be. They don’t herd the animals, I can’t ask them to move the sheep from point A to…
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