"Keep her quiet" said the vet! The words Kelpie and quiet don't belong in the same conversation. She slept inside for the first two nights but then, as she was
We have no desire to bring any more puppies into the world. I definitely could not part with any pups knowing they would be going to farms where, presumably, their living conditions would not be as comfortable and cosseted as they are here.
Kelpies have this habit of crossing their front feet when lying in this position. It's the cutest darn thing!
Soda, Alan, Meg. My constant companions.
I'm
not sure if this green grass was from good fortune or just good
management on Brian's part. He took the punt and direct sowed some mixed
pasture seed in some of our paddocks after the first bit of rain in
April. It turned out to be the right decision, and although we have had
little rain since, it's the dew and light showers that's making it grow.
Here's that Kelpie trait again. Meg is so elegant and petite, we suspect she was a princess in a past life who performed such great acts of generosity and kindness, she reincarnated as our (slightly pampered) princess.
Early this week Soda got busy and re-potted some plants for me.
What could I say? It was already done when I found her sleeping peacefully on the grass after all that hard work. I think she may have realised that this wasn't quite how I wanted it to look as she watched me sweep up the dirt, re-pot the plants and repair the damage. So far, she hasn't attempted to help out in this part of the garden again.
What merriment is going on your garden? It's almost time to get the seed packets out and start planning the spring planting.
Cheers for now,
Mind how you go,
Sally XX
What could I say? It was already done when I found her sleeping peacefully on the grass after all that hard work. I think she may have realised that this wasn't quite how I wanted it to look as she watched me sweep up the dirt, re-pot the plants and repair the damage. So far, she hasn't attempted to help out in this part of the garden again.
What merriment is going on your garden? It's almost time to get the seed packets out and start planning the spring planting.
Cheers for now,
Mind how you go,
Sally XX
Sally, those dogs are just so cute. I just have silverbeet, spinach, celery, tatsoi, beetroot and peas growing at the moment. I made a couple of raised gardens using Morag Gamble's method of putting the newspaper on the top instead of at the bottom of the garden https://ourpermaculturelife.com/morags-simple-successful-no-dig-garden-method/ and they are doing really well with no weeds at all so far.
ReplyDeleteChel, I love this method too, and now that we've had over an inch of rain I'm ready to get the newspapers on top of all the other organic matter I've been layering on over the past couple weeks. And then to plant. Woohoo, I can't wait.
DeleteBeautiful dogs. Our kelpie was chocolate, he too was "petite" for a male, was the runt of the litter. You are totally correct as a young kelpie and quiet do not compute. Too cold and windy to garden here at the moment - my excuse anyway. Hopefully in the next couple of weeks or so the garden will get a looking into.
ReplyDeleteBrigie I do really love the look of chocolate kelpies. Perhaps our next one?
DeleteYour fur babies look very healthy and happy indeed!
ReplyDeleteYour paddock looks very lush indeed, worth the punt every year I'd say!
Such a relief when that expensive seed actually grows into something Cheryl. It certainly was a big punt this year and we have fingers crossed that it will hang in until haymaking time.
DeleteSally we did the very same thing for Millie because being a Bichon Frise the Elizabethan Collar would not allow her to lie down or move around. She was very dejected but I went to Woolies and bought 2 sets of 2 pce baby pj's and refashioned them to suit her and she never did lick at her wound till after the stitches were gone.
ReplyDeleteVery clever idea Merryl. I don't think our small t-shirts would be quite small enough for your little Millie.
DeleteWe looked after a kelpie a while ago, Sally, and she was the most lovely dog. She got on with our old Labrador mate, Sir Steve, really well even though they had very different "energy levels". Love Meg's little cross legged trait and that Soda likes to 'help' in the garden. Meg:)
ReplyDeleteOur dogs bring us so much joy don't they Meg. :-)
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ReplyDeleteYour Soda is so much like out Etta! She's a rescue black Kelpie, was also a suburban dog until we got her the week she turned one. Never been walked, never wore a collar (that was interesting!), only command she knew was to sit. Totally hyper. We renamed her Etta, also so it sounded like her original name.
She's had a litter with our Border Collie, and that taught her affection, not just for puppies, but also for humans. She's now been desexed, and at 3, much calmer, well behaved, still got work to do, but she can run around on the property, and be a real dog. She also sits with her paws crossed. I didn't know that was a Kelpie trait! Her daughter does it too, but she's definitely more Kelpie than Border Collie.
Ann
Hi Ann, welcome to the blog and thanks for telling us about your Etta. You've had quite a challenge with her and with all of your love and care you've done a great job with her. Gosh it's worth it though isn't it. X
DeleteIt certainly is worth it! As one of my friends put it once, she's just a little harder to love, but once you do, but it's so worth it!
DeleteAnd I look forward to exploring the rest of your blog!