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I love looking for flowers in the woods. The buckeyes were blooming too, along with the dogwoods, wild azaleas and phlox, and some kind of yellow flower that I don’t know what it is. The redbuds were pretty earlier but they’re gone now. There’s always something interesting to look at if you just pay attention. We have ferns too, but they’re not as big or as numerous as yours.
Speaking of ferns, I don’t think mine made it through the winter either. I sure hate it because it was awfully nice of you to send it to me. I guess the climate here was just too different for it. It may yet surprise me and come on up, but I don’t see any signs of any new growth right now.
Unfortunately that is the way wild dogs behave when there is one that is sick or weak. I see it in my terriers alot, not so much my setters. I think the setters are more "domesticated" than the terriers, or maybe it is just their instinct to hunt. I would not let the younger dogs around her all that much unattended.
That is exacty it. breed tendancies and temperaments also play in to the survival thing too. I don't think my setters could survive in the wild but them terriers sure could!
Yeah, those little patches of daffodils are a sure sign of an old home place around here. We have a place like that on our land. There's no sign of the house, but there's a sunken place where the root cellar used to be, and an old well, and some black walnut trees and lots of flowers. Places like that are really interesting. I like to poke around and see if I can find old bottles and pieces of iron and stuff. It's like being an archaeologist, without all the hassle.
Well y'all, I'm off to the barn to feed. Seeya tomorrow!
Dogs instictively know when one has lost their place in the pecking order and they have to make it clear to the older one that they are no longer the boss dog. In 30 years of breeding dogs I have seen that happen many times. I have a 9 year old Lakeland and her 6 year old daughter that have always gotten along just fine. Lately I have noticed the 6 year old jumping on the 9 year old for no reason, more to make a point than anything else.
Well, the ferns were an experiment.... I guess we know more about it than we did before.
I will say that the new fronds here are only now beginning to come up.
Well Susie is a Jack Russell Terrier, and I think that is why she gets so intense about it. Nikki use to could hold her off, but now Grizzly is joining in. I can’t throw balls or sticks for them anymore because Nikki loves chasing sticks but if she gets it they get her:(. It’s really sad. I’ve learned not to get them too stirred up when she is around them. Today was just strange. They have always loved to run along by the truck when I come up from the barn, why it started today, I just don’t know, but now know to get Susie in the truck before I drive up.
Becky
They probably are old home sites... back around in the woods where I grew up, there were apple trees out in the woods, certainly planted by somebody.
I would say tie them up and still play ball with her but they would probably “get” her after you were done. Cindy used to jump up on the trampoline with me and we would lay there and sun. The dalmation couldn’t get up and didn’t like it at all. When she got down, he would jump on her and I would have to drag him off her.
Oh those terriers, I love them to death but they are fiesty and they do not realize that they are small dogs. My 12 pound Lakelands will take on my 70 pound setters in a heart beat. McKenzie my 9 year old Lakeland almost met her demise doing that. $1700 later she survived but has a big chunk out of her neck. She still goes after them through the fence. God gave them to much courage and not enough common sense.
I know of two places where there are old cistern wells. One has stacked rock round walls sunk in the ground, the other is like a cement sided above ground well.
Becky
We'll have to send you home with some iris and see how the do there. I don't think anything would kill them. All of these around the trees and I have more that run the whole length of the side of the house came from the dozen or so I dug up along the creek years ago.
Becky
You are so right, lots of courage and no common sense. I’ve seen her go for Grizzly, and even tho he’ll get her down, when I get him off her, she comes right back for more....
No common sense, but smart as whip. I swear she reads my moods like a book. It’s a bit uncanny.
Becky
After my hubby had his heart attack in 2003 McKenzie was very alerted to his moods and she really freaked us out one night. She sat next to his pillow and started at him and sniffed around his chest for quite a while. Very unusual for her she usually curls up at the bottom of the bed and goes to sleep. He was ready to call 911, I asked him what he was going to tell them "My dog is staring at me?" He watches to much Animal Planet sometimes I think!
We never know... they may make it :~) I think Frog’s had the highest chance for survival, mostly because I think it’s more wet and humid there... and it might just be too hot where you are. So if hers didn’t make it, I don’t like the chances for yours. It was a fun experiment anyhow :~)
Some irises would be cool! I think they do well... I remember Grandma having some years ago. Might it be too shady under our trees, should they be in a sunny spot?
Speaking of dog health issues...
Homer has had the WORST smelling gas this last week. I mean, clear the room bad. Like some thing crawled up in him and DIED.
We haven’t changed his food.
He’s not eating any of the recalled food is he?
Cindy does that in the CAR. Gags you. Probably something he ate.
I saw they are looking at Ole Roy now.
I got a letter from the Army today. 35000 sign on bonus. Age limit is 46. Now that is cruel:’)
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