Grooming the guardians

Sunday, June 13, 2021 Every time I’m out side I try to have a dog rake and comb in my apron  pocket to do more grooming on the guardian dogs. Charlotte is almost done, she’s most agreeable and loves to be groomed. Chief’s coat is the hardest to work with but he also loves the attention so we’re making good progress there. And then there’s Blue. He likes to make everything a game. He would prefer if I would chase him for a few minutes and then he would stop and let me comb him for a minute and then resume the chase. No thank you. So we compromise – he walks over to me, let’s me comb for a bit and then he walks away. But then he comes back for more and little by little we’re seeing that beautiful white coat appear. The chest area is the target for this week. The fact that he is in water every single day doesn’t help. Well, being wet does help make him feel good. lol  

The alpacas are doing OK. Between dipping in the creek and coming in the barn in front of the cooling fans, they seem to have figured out how to make it through these next few days. Saturday the 19th still looks like a go for our rescheduled shearing.    Enjoy your Sunday! 

Photo of the Day: Could you please chase me a little first?   ~Blue

He loves it when I tell him how handsome he is.