A break in the weather so time for a quick update...

No AC in a house built in 1850.  Radiant heat so no hope for central air.  Window units not practical with 10 foot ceilings.  So when it hits 100...we hit the lake!  We don't own a boat but they sure do make a pretty picture! Sorry for the lack of posts...simply too hot. 

 German Shorthaired Pointer update.  This is Reilly...not Rose.  I have to double take most of the time now.  She is a beautiful dog, sweet, and smart.  She still most likely going to a family friend...just depends on which family friend is really serious.  The ones we held her for decided they are not ready.  Another is coming next week and will most likely purchase her.  If not, a third is still considering her.  Weddings, babies, and new jobs have been the reason for all the indecision.  Between the three, one of those excellent homes should work out for her.  She is a special pup and we are very attached to her so we needed to know where she is going.  She was the one that I saved during delivery and had to get breathing.  Therefore, always my sentimental favorite.  Unfortunately Rose and Lucy (our other GSP) think two puppies is too many.  Rose does much better with the male pup as the breeder of the stud dog told us she would.

 Finn the male pup we are keeping:

 Making sure no upland birds bother the sheep!

 After the chicken fiasco.  I have been locking in the sheep every night into the welded wire which they are destroying.  Time to get them up front in the south pasture and hope that fence stays hot enough to keep them safe.

 They have been let out everyday into electronet, but it has been so dry the pastures are not what they usually are.

 I have some really beautiful sheep and lambs still available for sale.  Prices are negotiable to the right homes. Please inquire!

 Quechee's lambs are too cute.  The gully in front and the gul/kat to the left.  The lamb to the back is sold and waiting for pick up.

Hope everyone is tolerating the heat.  We did get a little much needed rain today.  I hope we get more soon.  I never remember a July this hot or this dry.  Record breaking last week!  Blogger is not letting me comment anymore...must be something on my new computer locks me out.  When I have the patience to struggle through my lack of texting skills, I can sometimes leave a message from my phone.  So on that note Kelly and Kristi thanks for visiting and commenting on my last post.

Dog Days! Record high possible today!

 Rosie

 Three puppies on the go!

 Liver Male for Sale

 Liver Female for Sale

The puppies are doing really well.  They are up to date on everything and will be 12 weeks old tomorrow.  They are really super puppies and are ready for a family to  call their own.  They are 100% crate trained had had their second booster shot.  Great at staying around and coming when called.  The are very sweet and are doing really well learning not to jump and don't even puppy bite anymore...well they still rough house with one another and chase Aunt Lucy (our other GSP).  Lucy is still hiding under the couch so puppies really need to find a good home soon for Lucy's sake.  The rest of us are getting more and more attached so the sooner the better.  These are really fantastic dogs and have great potential with their breeding and champion bloodlines.

Double Post Day - Puppy Update

Only two puppies still available.  Some may wonder why are they still here?  So let me give you the low down and more information on the ones that are still here.  Well there were 10 (we are keeping the 11th) to place so I think I have done pretty well with finding them good homes.  The male and female that are left are some of the nicest pups in the whole litter.  I can't get over how each family that came to get a puppy seemed to pick out the perfect puppy for their situation and family.  The personalities just seemed to match, like they knew instantly THAT family was meant to be theirs.  Well  the two below seem to think they would like to stay HERE and are very comfortable with the routine.  However, that is way too may dogs for us.   So the females and pattern puppies were the first chosen.  Two solid females and two solid males were chosen next.  So we are left with two solid livers with a  little white on their chest and toes, one male and one female.  The two families that choose the other males, had two year old children.  The male below jumped on both and was quickly out of the running.  He however, typically is so sweet.  The first to curl up in my lap if I sit on the porch with them....he just thinks he should stay and is particularly naughty when people come to look.  Lucy (our other GSP) doesn't think ANY puppy should stay and has taken to hiding under the couch all day.  The pups left are doing very well.  They are kennel trained, come when they are called, go for walks in the fields with us, don't wander off and just lounge on the porch on nice days.  Here a few photos from today.

Rose has been teaching them SO much.  Not to bite, not to jump, not to chase the cat, to stay away from the mower and horses, how to point at the chickens, and today she was "flushing" the field in case any unsuspecting bird might be hiding in the tall grasses.   

Puppies and Storm

 Only two puppies left to sell.  The male above and female below.

Finn & Rosie

Mapleton Storm - SOLD!

Come August Storm will have a flock of Shetland ewes of his own!

Then there were 4...well 3...

These are the last four puppies still here. The patterned pup, Finn, is the one we are keeping.  So we have two liver males with white on their chest still available.  The other is a solid liver female.  All are kennel trained and love just hanging out on the porch on nice days like today.  They are so sweet and very smart.  Hope to find them homes as good as the other puppies have found.  Each family seems absolutely perfect for the puppy they chose, I couldn't be more pleased.

Modified? Shetland Crosses. And MORE puppy pictures.

 Golden girls?  Opal's twins above and Can Too Sky below looking pretty moorit.  Waiting to see how their color comes through on the lambs as they mature.  I will have my mioget yet...one of these days!

 Shetland cross lambs.  Corrie cross above and Cheviot below.  All now wethers.  Lee and Cheryl he can come home to you soon...let me know when you want to pick him up.  I just have to tag him, but he has had his CDT and has been banded and tail docked.  HE IS SO SOFT and very friendly. 

Update on puppies.  Rose was little sad over the weekend and whined after each puppy that has been sold left.  Although I too was very sad to see them go, it is much easier with half as many to take care of.  I think Rose feels the same way.  Still have 4 solid liver or almost solid (white on the chest and toes on a few) pups for sale, two females and two males.  All are very sweet and will be as beautiful as their mama Rosie and may have the hunting instincts of their Champion papa.

 Female above (SOLD) and male below

 Another male: (SOLD)

Another female:

Puppies as Promised and their update...

The five puppies that have sold, their families check their growth here so this is for them!  On Thursday they turned 7 weeks and got their first shots.  My vet has a large and small animal practice so she made a farm call and did the puppies and horses shots and took photos of the sheep and puppies!  I dewormed the puppies the week before so they are up to date on everything they need before they leave.  My vet told me about the lime vaccine.  So when you start heartworm prevention, the test for that can also test for lime disease, and then you can have them get the preventative vaccine for lime.  She said that a preventative for ticks is a good way to go as well.  Either way she said they are seeing a lot more of it in the state.

The puppies are going great, eating Iams puppy food and going outside every chance they can for playtime!  Many are doing really well and are going potty outside a lot of the time.  We are trying to keep them out of my garden but the tulips are just the right height for them to swipe the heads off as they run by.  Rose is teaching them not to bite.  She gently puts her mouth around theirs and closes it if they bite too hard.  She also teaches them then when she barks a certain urgent way, like when two wandered into the ram pasture, that they better high tail it back to her.  It is fascinating.  She is not nursing them much any more but mothers them  in lots of different ways.  They play hard and then...

...come in and crash!  Now that is a dog pile!  Nothing like a good nap after a lot of fresh air and sunshine.  They will be 8 weeks old Thursday so they will be ready to go home anytime after that.  I am so pleased  they are going to such wonderful loving homes.  I will see you all soon!  I hope I can find equally good home for the rest.  They certainly deserve it!  They are ultra sweet like their mom and strikingly beautiful/handsome like their dad.  I will get more individual photos of the five sold later this weekend so check back if you don't see  your pup in these group photos.

Liver German Shorthaired Pointers

 The five puppies left to sell are all solid or almost solid liver.  Some have a little white on their chest and/or toes.  The have beautiful coloring, ranging from almost a milk chocolate to a dark chocolate color...all are considered "liver."  They all are very sweet, like their beautiful mama Rose.  When I looked for Rose I specifically looked for a solid GSP.  Now I hope others looking for solid find us, as we have some really beautiful ones to choose from.