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It’s chucking it down outside so procrastinating about going out in it again. Time for a beardie border update.
Archie is one of the main dogs now and is very useful. He proved himself last lambing time and is such a fun character to have around. He is actually more like a person in a furry suit than a dog ?. He recently sired his second litter who are 4 weeks old. We are going to meet them next week. He also had a “Lassie” moment when my OH caught a wooled ewe that needed clipping down a steep bracken filled banking, he dropped his hand shears in the struggle of capturing her but couldn’t climb back up to find them as she’d have escaped. I was further up the hill in the Landrover looking for any others. He sent Archie back to get my attention, which he did so I was able to find the shears so he could finish the job.
The “pups” Bill and Beti are now 14 months old. Bill especially is proving himself to be as good, if not better, than Archie. He’s full of power and totally focused on his work. He’s a very exciting prospect. Beti isn’t just as mature as Bill yet (quite unusual for a bitch I think) and her seasons put her back a little bit as, on the one hand, she gets more sensitive when she’s on heat but on the other she’s much hotter on sheep and wants to peel one off for a grip. We’ve no doubt she’ll settle though and be as useful as her brother. All their siblings are working and everyone seems very happy. So much so that there is a long list of working homes for any repeat mating.
Archie is one of the main dogs now and is very useful. He proved himself last lambing time and is such a fun character to have around. He is actually more like a person in a furry suit than a dog ?. He recently sired his second litter who are 4 weeks old. We are going to meet them next week. He also had a “Lassie” moment when my OH caught a wooled ewe that needed clipping down a steep bracken filled banking, he dropped his hand shears in the struggle of capturing her but couldn’t climb back up to find them as she’d have escaped. I was further up the hill in the Landrover looking for any others. He sent Archie back to get my attention, which he did so I was able to find the shears so he could finish the job.
The “pups” Bill and Beti are now 14 months old. Bill especially is proving himself to be as good, if not better, than Archie. He’s full of power and totally focused on his work. He’s a very exciting prospect. Beti isn’t just as mature as Bill yet (quite unusual for a bitch I think) and her seasons put her back a little bit as, on the one hand, she gets more sensitive when she’s on heat but on the other she’s much hotter on sheep and wants to peel one off for a grip. We’ve no doubt she’ll settle though and be as useful as her brother. All their siblings are working and everyone seems very happy. So much so that there is a long list of working homes for any repeat mating.
