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CntryBoy777
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This past week has been a really wet one here...not everyday, but since Wednesday the ground has been extremely soggy. We got 2.5" of rain on Wed with a break on Thurs....tho still cloudy and overcast....then, on Friday we got 3.6" of more rain. Since the ground was already saturated it had nowhere to go but downhill and it collected in the low spots. It isn't a great pic, but if ya expand it and look to the right around the gardage cans in the garden used for leaves, ya can see the ducks swimming in the alley between the 2 fences....
...this is the same ground after the water subsided....
....they sure had a jolly good time and it was their first time being able to swim in the pasture. I got a decent pic of Soli with his curled tail feathers and his maturing plummage....
and of course I couldn't leave out his pop and some of the girls either....
....we have finally gotten some Sunshine, but cold temps have arrived and had to tote water and break ice this morning. On the Gabbie front, we are making really good progress....imo, after 2wks time. She will whine and sit at the top of the stairs when she needs to go out now and knows sit, stay, easy, be nice, wait, and come....tho, she is still a puppy and easily distracted so come, wait, and stay are works in progress....as is settle. Thankfully she doesn't have a strong prey drive and isn't attacking any other of the animals....she just sits, watches, and sniffs....no barking or growling at the chickens, ducks, or cats. Her and Callie have been nose to nose, but haven't had any reaction from either except for Callie's hissing. Gabbie is certainly not a lap dog and doesn't care to be on the furniture....would rather be on the floor laying close to feet or legs. We sit on the floor with her and she will lay close by, but not on us. She prefers to lay and sleep in her area and doesn't yelp or whine at other noises being made in other rooms....tho, she can hear an ant fart, so her hearing is just fine....she knows the sound of the treat bag being rustled and will react to that. She really is going to be a great dog a couldn't have picked one any better. Here are a few pics of her, too....
...this last one is her toting her toy box around, tho she hasn't grasped the concept of picking them back up yet...she is ecellent at getting them out....
...this is the same ground after the water subsided.... ....they sure had a jolly good time and it was their first time being able to swim in the pasture. I got a decent pic of Soli with his curled tail feathers and his maturing plummage.... and of course I couldn't leave out his pop and some of the girls either.... ....we have finally gotten some Sunshine, but cold temps have arrived and had to tote water and break ice this morning. On the Gabbie front, we are making really good progress....imo, after 2wks time. She will whine and sit at the top of the stairs when she needs to go out now and knows sit, stay, easy, be nice, wait, and come....tho, she is still a puppy and easily distracted so come, wait, and stay are works in progress....as is settle. Thankfully she doesn't have a strong prey drive and isn't attacking any other of the animals....she just sits, watches, and sniffs....no barking or growling at the chickens, ducks, or cats. Her and Callie have been nose to nose, but haven't had any reaction from either except for Callie's hissing. Gabbie is certainly not a lap dog and doesn't care to be on the furniture....would rather be on the floor laying close to feet or legs. We sit on the floor with her and she will lay close by, but not on us. She prefers to lay and sleep in her area and doesn't yelp or whine at other noises being made in other rooms....tho, she can hear an ant fart, so her hearing is just fine....she knows the sound of the treat bag being rustled and will react to that. She really is going to be a great dog a couldn't have picked one any better. Here are a few pics of her, too.... ...this last one is her toting her toy box around, tho she hasn't grasped the concept of picking them back up yet...she is ecellent at getting them out....
