June 22, 2007
Ol' McWenchie Had a Farm
E-I-E-I-HO. Hee!
Last month, we went to Indiana to visit Husband’s folks for Mothers Day. [My gift to my Mom is that I wasn’t around. Haaaaaa ha ha ha ha ha ha!] While there, we stopped by Husband’s Sister’s ranch, where she trains dogs to herd sheep. Like Babe. Only with dogs.
This is Husband’s Sister’s champion sheepherder, Ally. She’s a Belgian Tervuren. She’s smarter than you.
This is Husband’s Sister’s Great Pyrenees, Soliel. She and her brother, Patu (lower right corner), protect the sheep. In this photo, they are protecting the sheep from Husband’s loving hand and scratching fingers. Good Soliel!
How many dogs does Husband’s Sister have? you’re wondering. She currently has six. And three cows. And a flock of ducks. And a herd of sheep. Including 43 baby lambies. And a partridge in a pear tree. She’s utterly insane but fun to visit!
This is Husband’s Sister’s cows, along with one of her sheep. She has waaaaaaay more sheep, and I do have a photograph of all of them together, but it totally creeps me out because they’re all looking into the camera. It’s like a zombie film.
Husband’s Sister’s Friend just had a litter of Shelties. Well, SHE didn’t but… oh, never mind. Sitting in the shade, under an umbrella, in a pen, on a colorful blanket, were five six-week old Shelties. Their faces are so tiny, Japanese schoolgirls are squealing with glee half a world away, and they don’t even know why. I’m telling you, I’ve eaten sandwiches bigger than these dogs. This one already promises to be an excellent sheepherder.
These are our nephews holding puppies. Don’t let them fool you –- they are evil and vicious and will eviscerate you as soon as look at you. The puppies and the boys.
I don’t know which I love more -– the puppy or my manicure. Yes, I got a manicure right before visiting a farm. What of it?
This puppy is so cute, I want to nurse it. Now good luck getting THAT mental image outta your head. HA! Happy nightmares!
This is Stella with Husband’s Mom. No, my mother-in-law is not a midget -– Stella really is that big.
And in case you doubt how big Stella has gotten, here she is about to eat a helpless puppy.
I just realized, I have no photos of Daisy from this trip. I guess she was forgotten among the carnival of puppies and lambies and baby moo-cows. Poor Daisy. I feel bad. I’m gonna go give her a Snausage.
Comments
OH GAWDD. Ari happened to be snooping, erm, peering over my shoulder while I was looking at this post when we both saw Soleil. Well shit Wenchie, we both went ga-ga over that gorgeous pooch!!!
Then, of course, she saw Stella, and got that glazed look she gets when she sees labs. Why in the HELL I have 4 ShihTzu's is beyond me. oh yeah,can't have big dogs and my lunatic cats together. Well, that and Z and I love them to bits.
Speaking of which...... my dogs were humping last week, so guess who's gonna have puppies at the end of July???
Posted by: Scarlett Cyn at June 24, 2007 01:34 PM