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My knee is doing better. I forget sometimes to get into bed by sitting then swinging up my bad leg first. We have a high bed which I usually get into by climbing into it on my knees - ouch! But lately I have been able to do it. I also was able to squat down to clean the toilet in the bathroom. Unfortunately, I almost couldn't get up again. I considered calling for help but remembered that DH was at the grocery store, DS1 was working on sheep pens, and DS2 and DDIL2 were at work. OOPS! Bad timing. Then I considered trying to roll out of the bathroom and over to the bed but to what purpose? I wouldn't be able to pull myself up there. Then I remembered the shower behind me had handicap bars. I was able to reach them and haul myself upright. So glad we replaced that tub with a walk-in shower with bars for DH when he had his big knee operation. LOL I will have to start working on squats and lifts eventually.
The Dorper show from yesterday is being televised on the internet. Not too many sheep entered, but easy to place the top winners. If anyone wants to see it, go to
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The sale will also be on line this morning at 10 am. You can find it at https://www.showbarnflix.com/watch-live at 10:00. Scroll down the calendar to July 10 and click it there. If anyone wants to see a Dorper show. Only a few White Dorpers there. DH, DS1 (unwillingly), and I are considering taking some young lambs next year. If we take spring lambs we won't have to shear!
I will take DGD1 to help show. She is only 9 but better than her older brothers because she likes the sheep and is not afraid to get her hands dirty! LOL DS1 says he will have her brothers clean pens, but to work with the sheep we need Elizabeth! LOL
When showing breeding sheep 2 people are allowed in the ring - one to hold the sheep on halter and one to set up the rear legs. Easier than 4-H shows where you don't have the animal in a halter, and have to stack it by yourself. LOL
I am going to watch the first part of the WDSA auction this morning on my computer. It starts at10:00 amwith White dorper rams. I remembered that I had some sheep money put away from selling that ewe and ram lamb a number of months ago. I checked and that money is still there so l have a good amount for a ram. Unlikely that the owner of the 2 rams I want at this sale will have forgotten to put a reserve on them, but I will be ready if the price stays low. You never know.
(I am a disobedient wife. I should have remembered to leave out that part of the vows. )
The little ram lamb in the barn is just as nice as ever so I go down and look at him to console myself for not buying another ram at the sale. DH says I can't just buy ONE (like the potato chip). I told him that since the ram is half your herd, when I buy ONE RAM it just seems like I am buying 15 ewes.
DH talked to TX Electrician John and wrote out what we needed to rewire the house in September. We will buy it and take it back now and lock it in the barn tack room. John also said that when we come back in September that he has someone who will help put in the fences. Also help run the electric to the barn and well underground.
Feels like it is getting closer.
My cattle tenant texted that there is a "No Burn" ban across Wood and Hopkins counties. The grass is very dry and the small pond has probably gone dry. That is the pond that the cattle had trampled the banks and I wanted to dig out anyway. The large pond still is good. The fence on the south side has been replaced (part of his responsibilities as tenant). The house and barn are on the north side and that is the part we will be fencing for ourselves and the sheep.
Colene (South African inspector/judge) said that she saw a lot of sheep flocks in this country being contained inside 2 strands of hot wire. She said that the sheep learn fast not to approach the wires. I thought about using hot wires to make the paddocks for the sheep allowing the dogs to run around the inside of the perimeter fence to keep all the sheep safe. We would only need permanent gates and ways in and out of the paddocks for the dogs that way. Much cheaper and would eliminate the need for keeping a couple dogs in each paddock.
We are leaving for Texas on the 22nd July. This is just a quick turn around trip to take Bubba to Erick. Erick will use him for breeding and collection until we move to Texas. He wants to keep Bubba's genetics in the tank since he says a lot of Anatolian breeders are breeding "soft" dogs. Erick feels that LGDs that are too soft (friendly) are not able to stand up to serious predators like cougar, bear, etc. By the way, apparently there is a bear running around in Lakeview Terrace - the town across the wash. Not surprising, since the wash connects directly with the Angeles National Forest. With this drought the cougar, and bears follow the deer out of the mountains. Haven't heard about any cougar - they usually show up in late fall, and the bear is several miles away across the wash.
We will be getting another puppy from Erick next winter or spring. He is breeding 2 lovely bitches in August/September. We can pick up our new baby girl when we come out in March for Kiley's wedding.
We will be a dog down until our Texas move without Bubba.
Rika is 10 now and had to go to the vet because she was not eating. Not losing any weight but had a lump under her jaw. She also wants to come into the house more now. Always a worry in these LGDs. However, needle aspiration of the lump showed a fatty tumor (not dangerous) and she is eating again. We figure she caught and ate some wild rabbits. The danger is always that the rabbits may have eaten poison bait or been sick. However, she is feeling better and back on her food. At 10 she is slowing down. Angel is 4 and is a good guardian but we will miss Bubba. Hopefully Rika will still be up to training the new puppy next spring. Sometimes older bitches get cranky with young dogs. Hopefully, Angel will come into her own. We tend to overlook her with Rika and Bubba on the scene, but they trained her and she is good.
DGS5 is walking everywhere and climbing onto things too. Got to watch him like a hawk. If he gets outside, he makes a beeline for the sheep barn. He is FAST! DGD3 is finally walking. She was such a fast crawler that she didn't want to walk since it was too slow. LOL Now she is toddling everywhere like DGS5. They like to follow each other around. Heaven help us when they turn 3! DDIL2 is starting to get over her morning sickness. In her case it was evening sickness, and the smell of dinner cooking would set her off. She is starting to feel the baby move which is when, according to my grandmother, morning sickness stops. Her dad's birthday is coming soon and they are doing the gender reveal then. DD2 is saving all her baby girl clothes and Lolo (DDIL2's father) is hoping for another boy.
With ll the cleaning, cooking, and sheep inspecting, I was on my feet a lot last week and my knee has just now Saturday mostly laying down with my toes in the air and ice on my knee. The problem is when you overdo and it swells up, it takes 2-3 times longer for the swelling to go down that it did for it to swell up! One leg is normal and the other one is twice the size! Oh well, I can always cheer myself up by shaving my legs!
The Dorper show from yesterday is being televised on the internet. Not too many sheep entered, but easy to place the top winners. If anyone wants to see it, go to
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The sale will also be on line this morning at 10 am. You can find it at https://www.showbarnflix.com/watch-live at 10:00. Scroll down the calendar to July 10 and click it there. If anyone wants to see a Dorper show. Only a few White Dorpers there. DH, DS1 (unwillingly), and I are considering taking some young lambs next year. If we take spring lambs we won't have to shear!
I will take DGD1 to help show. She is only 9 but better than her older brothers because she likes the sheep and is not afraid to get her hands dirty! LOL DS1 says he will have her brothers clean pens, but to work with the sheep we need Elizabeth! LOL When showing breeding sheep 2 people are allowed in the ring - one to hold the sheep on halter and one to set up the rear legs. Easier than 4-H shows where you don't have the animal in a halter, and have to stack it by yourself. LOL
I am going to watch the first part of the WDSA auction this morning on my computer. It starts at10:00 amwith White dorper rams. I remembered that I had some sheep money put away from selling that ewe and ram lamb a number of months ago. I checked and that money is still there so l have a good amount for a ram. Unlikely that the owner of the 2 rams I want at this sale will have forgotten to put a reserve on them, but I will be ready if the price stays low. You never know.
(I am a disobedient wife. I should have remembered to leave out that part of the vows. )The little ram lamb in the barn is just as nice as ever so I go down and look at him to console myself for not buying another ram at the sale. DH says I can't just buy ONE (like the potato chip). I told him that since the ram is half your herd, when I buy ONE RAM it just seems like I am buying 15 ewes.
DH talked to TX Electrician John and wrote out what we needed to rewire the house in September. We will buy it and take it back now and lock it in the barn tack room. John also said that when we come back in September that he has someone who will help put in the fences. Also help run the electric to the barn and well underground.
Feels like it is getting closer. My cattle tenant texted that there is a "No Burn" ban across Wood and Hopkins counties. The grass is very dry and the small pond has probably gone dry. That is the pond that the cattle had trampled the banks and I wanted to dig out anyway. The large pond still is good. The fence on the south side has been replaced (part of his responsibilities as tenant). The house and barn are on the north side and that is the part we will be fencing for ourselves and the sheep.
Colene (South African inspector/judge) said that she saw a lot of sheep flocks in this country being contained inside 2 strands of hot wire. She said that the sheep learn fast not to approach the wires. I thought about using hot wires to make the paddocks for the sheep allowing the dogs to run around the inside of the perimeter fence to keep all the sheep safe. We would only need permanent gates and ways in and out of the paddocks for the dogs that way. Much cheaper and would eliminate the need for keeping a couple dogs in each paddock.
We are leaving for Texas on the 22nd July. This is just a quick turn around trip to take Bubba to Erick. Erick will use him for breeding and collection until we move to Texas. He wants to keep Bubba's genetics in the tank since he says a lot of Anatolian breeders are breeding "soft" dogs. Erick feels that LGDs that are too soft (friendly) are not able to stand up to serious predators like cougar, bear, etc. By the way, apparently there is a bear running around in Lakeview Terrace - the town across the wash. Not surprising, since the wash connects directly with the Angeles National Forest. With this drought the cougar, and bears follow the deer out of the mountains. Haven't heard about any cougar - they usually show up in late fall, and the bear is several miles away across the wash.
We will be getting another puppy from Erick next winter or spring. He is breeding 2 lovely bitches in August/September. We can pick up our new baby girl when we come out in March for Kiley's wedding.
We will be a dog down until our Texas move without Bubba. Rika is 10 now and had to go to the vet because she was not eating. Not losing any weight but had a lump under her jaw. She also wants to come into the house more now. Always a worry in these LGDs.
However, needle aspiration of the lump showed a fatty tumor (not dangerous) and she is eating again. We figure she caught and ate some wild rabbits. The danger is always that the rabbits may have eaten poison bait or been sick. However, she is feeling better and back on her food. At 10 she is slowing down. Angel is 4 and is a good guardian but we will miss Bubba. Hopefully Rika will still be up to training the new puppy next spring. Sometimes older bitches get cranky with young dogs. Hopefully, Angel will come into her own. We tend to overlook her with Rika and Bubba on the scene, but they trained her and she is good.DGS5 is walking everywhere and climbing onto things too. Got to watch him like a hawk. If he gets outside, he makes a beeline for the sheep barn. He is FAST! DGD3 is finally walking. She was such a fast crawler that she didn't want to walk since it was too slow. LOL Now she is toddling everywhere like DGS5. They like to follow each other around. Heaven help us when they turn 3! DDIL2 is starting to get over her morning sickness. In her case it was evening sickness, and the smell of dinner cooking would set her off. She is starting to feel the baby move which is when, according to my grandmother, morning sickness stops. Her dad's birthday is coming soon and they are doing the gender reveal then. DD2 is saving all her baby girl clothes and Lolo (DDIL2's father) is hoping for another boy.
With ll the cleaning, cooking, and sheep inspecting, I was on my feet a lot last week and my knee has just now Saturday mostly laying down with my toes in the air and ice on my knee. The problem is when you overdo and it swells up, it takes 2-3 times longer for the swelling to go down that it did for it to swell up! One leg is normal and the other one is twice the size! Oh well, I can always cheer myself up by shaving my legs!
Lowes was my "go-to" store but not anymore.
Sigh . . . . 
So far he has had several ideas - one of them being that we will drive all night long for 22 hours. 
Not happening. I figure we need to stop twice on the road in order to arrive at Erick's in the middle of the day to introduce Bubba to the property and other dogs. Particularly since we will be traveling into TX time change of 3 hours later than CA time. That means we will be arriving 3 hours later than the 22 hour drive time because of the time change. We can make it home with only one night on the road because we have an extra 3 hours traveling west. DH also wants me to drive while he sleeps. 
Nope, we will stop for the night. Twice. Bubba will be fine in the motel room. We won't leave him alone and will get takeout food before checking in. For the first night we will have food that I will pack in the cooler. Brought in the medium small suitcase today to begin the packing marathon and see if we need a larger case. ![:\](/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/side.png "side :\")
