The WoolPuppies

27/12/2024

sheep and kids are on the front page of the local newspaper today :)
We are hosting the inaugural Pet Sheep show at the Katikati A&P on Feb 2nd. Come along, bring your sheep or just watch the fun!

23/11/2024

Valentina had a rough birth in which she got stuck inside and I had to go in and pull her out. Her mum rejected her so she’s been bottle fed by Oliver for the last 12 weeks. Today they won Champion calling lamb and they also showed off their trick training for the crowds during my Animal Magic performance. So proud of these two! Oliver has done all the training on her so the win is ALL his work. She is just the most endearing wee girl and such a snuggle bug 🥰

21/11/2024

A few of our lovely lambs - most of this year’s crop of Wool Puppies are half or 3/4 Babydoll.

07/10/2024

Allll the snuggly lambs 🥰 nothing quite like lamb cuddles!

11/09/2024

Mabel and Magnolia enjoying a morning snooze 🥰

06/09/2024

Abomasal bloat is the leading cause of death for young bottle fed lambs. The best way to avoid it is to feed cold yoghurtised milk, in small frequent feeds.
It’s easy and it actually saves time, making the day to day feeds easier!

04/09/2024

Stealing those cuddles with the paddock puppies as often as I can… just keep the mamas busy with snacks while I kiss all the babies

04/09/2024

⏰ Tick tock… we are waiting patiently for Dora to have her babies

01/09/2024

Babies babies everywhere! We are about halfway through lambing. Some lovely colours coming through on the babydoll partbreds so far.

01/09/2024

The lambs visited Bayview Rest Home the other day, escorted by me and my 10yo son. Residents of the dementia and hospital care unit gathered in the lounge for cuddles with babies. Awhi dog buzzed around the room wagging his tail and smiling at everyone, and then showed off some of his tricks. The lambs were happy to be admired and passed around, falling asleep in the arms of whoever they were handed off to.
There were quite a few sheep farmers in the room, many of the ladies were reminiscing about their younger days when the husband would bring in boxes of newborn abandoned lambs and they’d keep them in front of the kitchen range to warm up on winter nights.
So many smiles, and we left with happy hearts 💕

29/08/2024

Nine lambs on the ground so far. Seven ewes left to lamb. If you’d like one of these little beauties in your paddock, get in touch!

24/08/2024

Have you seen newborn hooves before? They have this jelly like substance on the bottom, so their hooves don’t hurt their mama when they’re inside and being born. It quickly disappears once they’re standing and walking.

23/08/2024

Little and large! The wee brown boy is 8 days old and 1.9kg. The big black girl is 24 HOURS old and 3.5kg!

She was lifeless and floppy post-birth and mum walked away, happy with her first baby. So she’s now inside.

21/08/2024

Whopping big healthy twin girls for Sweet Mama! Meet Sprinkles and Donut 🍩 🥰
Gotta love a ewe that not only births independently but is happy for you to walk up, cuddle her babies (and spray their navels), squeeze her udder, and feed some snacks.

20/08/2024

Meet Fiddlestix! He was born Thursday (probably premature) and by Friday night it was clear he wasn’t going to manage out in the paddock with mum. So inside he came, and here I am with a needy newborn ;)
We love him already, these little guys get into your heart so quickly!

13/08/2024

Beautiful Eloise - I can’t wait to see those babies playing in the sunshine! Countdown to lambing…

15/07/2024

Hey WoolPuppies fans! Check out our cute and educational video on raising and training lambs. Share it around!

08/07/2024