CntryBoy777 - The Lazy A** Acres Adventures

[CntryBoy777]

I often take Thor and just sit in the truck for a couple of minutes. That evolved into short runs up the driveway and now he just jumps in like he has been doing it his whole life. Maisy will probably have to be picked up and put in for the rest of her life. I'm getting him up on the ranger but he's so big it's going to have to be on the bed.

Ya could build him a box on the rear of the tractor for some counter-weight when using the FEL.....

 

[Wehner Homestead]

My first Pyr was 120# in the summer when he was lean. He weighed more than I did back then. I had to pick him up into the vehicle EVERY time! Lol

Edited to add: Queenie hasn’t been anywhere since her last shots at 16 weeks. I’ll probably just have to have the vet come out for her yearly round!

 

[Baymule]

Maybe you could take Gabbie to TSC, PetSmart or some other store where dogs are welcome and just walk her around for awhile. I took Trip to TSC as a puppy and now it is no problem to get him to load in the truck.

 

[CntryBoy777]

Our problem with that @Baymule is that TSC is 35 miles in one direction and Petco is 40 in the other direction....and she gets sick just 3-4 miles up the road....the vet is 12 miles and the CoOp is 15 miles....I'd be happy just to get her to town and back........we'll have to work on the field trips later on.

 

[Baymule]

Is there anywhere close by that she would like to go to? Or maybe a park where you could take her out on a leash, give her a treat, play with her, etc.

 

[CntryBoy777]

Is there anywhere close by that she would like to go to? Or maybe a park where you could take her out on a leash, give her a treat, play with her, etc.

If it would ever stop raining enough to dry some I plan on driving her back to the pond....she loves it back there and loves to jump in and swim, but the ground is way too soft back that way to drive on right now. It is 8 miles just to go around the block here....it is farm land and very rural....

 

[Bruce]

And after you drive her to swim in the pond, she can walk back to the house. You don't need "wet dog" in the truck.

 

[CntryBoy777]

Awww....she can always hop in the back...it is open to the weather anyway....

 

[CntryBoy777]

It does seem that Spring is certainly on the way here, the henbit is blooming along with the dandelions, oaks, pines, and a whole bunch of wild flowers....not seeing very much bee activity tho....here is a pic of the dogwood blooms opening...
....I also saw this down in the field, outside the fence....it made me think of @Devonviolet ...
....and to you that seem to enjoy the Gabbie shots and keep up with her growth....not to mention logging it here in my journal....

She'll be 22wks tomorrow and is still growing like a weed. There have been some suttle changes in her developing character and personality....she is making progress as weather has allowed us to work with her, and I took her to the goat house today.....not at feeding time, and made her stay on the outside while I went in with the Boys and rubbed on them....she could really help me out by remaining in Sit and Stay...like we work on...at least til I get in the gate...the difficulty lies in that the goats have a great dislike for dogs, and her natural curiosity and playful puppy play....so, if I can get at least 1 side to calm down just a little...it would be easier to get the other time to adjust too. She has just about lost her baby teeth and the others are all pushing thru....she has gotten used to not having her canines in to hold things so she picks up and drops things, it won't be long before those points will return. She has gotten where she likes to sit out on the porch...on a couch....during the evening now and listen to the sounds of the night and alerting to the strange, new, or unusual sounds....cars on the road...neighbors cats, dog, or them....either she is developing her barking differences, or I've gotten better recognizing the difference....I really can't say...but, if she wants my attention on something important she will get in my face and bark.......I will grab the flashlight and check it out and let her know what it is....I never ever scold her if I don't see anything....I can't see or hear the things she does and that doesn't include smell either. If ya notice in the pic, those big pointed things on her head is like sonic radar and that sniffer she has can smell a fart a mile down-wind from ya......I haven't weighed her lately, but tomorrw I'll do my best to heft her up and get one....

 

[Devonviolet]

I also saw this down in the field, outside the fence....it made me think of @Devonviolet ...

I didn't see any of the classic heart shaped leaves, but that sure looks like a violet flower, to me.

I was just noticing that my violets, by the front,porch are blooming nicely. @Baymule gave them to me a couple years ago. My goal is to have them blooming all over the property some day.

We were on our way to church this morning, so I didn't get any pics. But here are some, that I took when we lived in PA and I had them growing all around our condo.