Another young one! Nash is a Crank/Kat pup, 8-9-ish months now. He’s a fire ball, tons and tons of drive, bite, and wants to read and be forward! To top it off he loves the taste of beef😎 this is his third go on sheep, and first on some lambs that don’t just run, so he’s figuring out how to really handle stock, & I love to see him start to want to think and figure things out. He bites hard and comes on strong, we had a bit of a rough first few min but I think he’s going to be a cool dude. I think his “glow up” clip 60 days from now will be fun to see.
Pretty proud “mom” moment I feel worth sharing. The kids are deeply involved in every aspect of our life, and dogs are no exception. Both kiddos help daily with dogs, but Cass has been itching to work lately. Yesterday we had our first lesson and we both had so much fun! Good little broke Sage will teach her more than I can; pretty thankful for this season of our life, and awfully blessed❤️
Swapped out some big, FAST light ewes for heavy, not-dogged ewe lambs and the training pups took some work to figure out how to handle something opposite 😄 Coach has 20 works, and this was her first on these lambs. It was good for her to work something different and I think with a few more days she’ll settle nicely, but for a 'bite first ask later' female I was pleased with her this morning. She’s forward with a big gas tank, and looks strong on cattle too. She’s a good challenge, but I always seem to mesh well with the harder bitches; strong-minded females stick together 😂 Coach is a Lazarus/Raven
Just a boring work video🙂
✅rams moved and dewormed
✅ ewe lambs spot dewormed and moved
✅ older ewes brought off grass to prep for breeding
These ewe lambs are about half boughten and none have been dogged at all yet, so they’re a bit of a pain to handle yet, example being the first blooper clip😆 Raven isn’t quite 100% on whistles but she’s definitely turned into one of the most honest dogs, on sheep and cattle, we’ve had❤️
Coach
Quick look at Coach, 6.5 month old Lazarus/Raven we raised. She’s been a challenge on pretty well all fronts, but we’re slowly mastering thinking before biting, instead of the other way around.
Crow
Crow (hook/rip) exposure to sheep. Couple things we look for in first looks at stock are drive (desire) and natural ability (instincts). Crow shows plenty of drive and also a want to control his stock, and will bite. Exciting pup for us!
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We sorted our first group of close up ewes today & moved cows closer to home today for an impending storm. We used Raven for both jobs, she’s versatile & strong; we appreciate so much about her. About 5 min after this clip ended she covered a side and attempted to stop a run off bull where she couldn’t hear me and got knocked out cold. She is ok, but what a scare. Thankful to have her in the house tonight, tough gal.
Sage in her element dog breaking calves. She’ll forever be one of my handiest little dogs. No more pups for her but she has years left being my right hand, her daughter from her last litter was in our video from yesterday.
9 month old Sky. First look at a group and 5th work, first in about a month 😅 super pleased with her natural ability to read and her scope to watch where I am & respond accordingly for such a green little pup. She doesn’t know much of anything, but it looks like there’s a lot to work with. Sky is a Sam/Sage from our spring litter.
This is Flo, she has about 5 little works on stock & is 8 months old. Once I feel like nothing is going to become lamb chops I like to put pups on a group, 25-100, and just let them start figuring things out. This was her first look at a group of big ewes, or big ewes in general, and first time out of the round pen. I got my phone out about two min in, so we didn’t work long but by the time we were done she was starting to really scope the group and pay attention to where I was. Her tongue was also hanging out, which tells me she was really working that mind hard to figure this new game out; challenging the brains of these pups is so fun.
Side bar- these mamas came off grass a month ago FAT and SASSY, and hopefully bred for Christmas/early Jan to try to split lambing before calving better this year, praying it goes well🙂
Thankful for a mild day, a loyal little Sage that helped set calves for younger dogs again and again, & so thankful for God’s work in my life ❤️
Hope everyone has a blessed, safe Thanksgiving tomorrow!
Client dog, Banks, also a Hook son. He's a bit head strong but has a good mind, work ethic down to his feet, and more stock sense than most I work. He has quite a bit of eye, so that has to be managed. Fresh from a few days off and bringing pretty newly learned inside flanks and some off balance stuff out of the round pen today.
Info that doesn't pertain to this at all, I froze my hand taking this clip, apparently fall said eff this and got prematurely shoved right on out by winter😂
I hope her glow up video in a year is as fun and flat footed cool as she looks now❤️ Hook ➡️ Raven ➡️ Coach
Coach (Lazarus/Raven), keeper female, decided to be a stockdog at the wee age of 9 weeks yesterday. She has just been tagging along, but when Sage penned training lambs, she dropped her little tail & went to work, so I took a quick clip before grabbing her. Her mama turned on at almost exactly the same age and looked similar, too! High hopes for her!
I think this video was taken last summer, maybe the summer before, but it's still a big favorite of mine, so I thought I'd share again. I've struggled to find/own another dog with the read and stock sense Hook has.
Quick glance at Luke- 7 month old out of Mac/Raven
All the fun puppy things lately😁
When you lightly lied on your resume but checked most the boxes so you got the job & you just try to fit in🤷♀️😂
✔️black and white
✔️prey drive
✔️pretty smart🤣
Following the puppy video from yesterday, here's another fun little gal, Flo. She is also 5ish months old, and also her first look at sheep since a younger pup. She's full of drive and talent, & we are really excited about her! She is an outcross to my kennel. (Imp Bill/Pearl)
Side note- I dont put pups on a lot until they are older, but once a month or so from here on out these gals will get a short, fun work, with focus on slowly helping them to start working for me, and learning to read and handle their sheep nicely...and I try to make these looks fun for them, happy dogs with good attitudes are important and start now!
You have to get just a bit excited when a five month old pup drags you all the way to the sheep pen even when she hasn't been on stock since she was 10 weeks old😅 Sky is a Sam/Sage, this is the first time I've put pressure on her. She came out a bit too hot but settled and showed some nice things!
