Tuesday, March 22, 2022 To watch a livestock guardian work is really amazing, but to watch them teach and communicate with one another is almost magic. When Blue arrived 2 years ago this month, we expected Charlotte would take him … Continued
Wednesday, November 24, 2021 My sister and I refer to a problem hanging over our heads as a gray cloud. And there is a big one hanging over my head as our family begins to gather here today. Making end … Continued
Tuesday, November 23, 2021 Nooooo. That is what I kept saying all the way home from the vet’s office. How can my dear Charlotte have such aggressive cancer that we can almost see it growing? Nooooo! One tumor on the … Continued
Sunday, October 24, 2021 Our outside pups and our inside pups do not share the same lifestyle. Blue and Charlotte love to work outside keeping the alpacas safe and they need a job to keep them busy. They get lots … Continued
Thursday, October 14, 2021 It’s snowing again and I just watched our guardian dog Charlotte move 2 of the last alpacas into the barn. Queen Ester and baby Raina decided they’d stay out in the snow but Charlotte had other … Continued
Friday, October 8, 2021 Rain all day today is welcome. It will test our new anti-flooding trench in the boys pasture and add much needed moisture to the rest of the pastures as they get ready for a long rest. … Continued
Sunday, September 12, 2021 With as many people as we had working here last week it was bound to happen. A car pulled in the driveway and the driver said “I think one of your dogs is out”. Oy. So … Continued
Thursday, September 2, 2021 We were all awakened last night by some pretty intense barking and weird screeching in the girls’ pasture. Oh oh. All I could see with my flashlight was Blue and Charlotte in some sort of tussle … Continued
Friday, August 27, 2021 Well it appears I forgot it was national dog day yesterday. Because every day is dog day here! And if you read this blog much at all you know that all my canine friends are treasured … Continued
Monday, August 23, 2021 I’m getting email and messages from people who assume we are looking for another guardian dog since we lost our big boy Chief. Actually we are not. Charlotte and Blue are working together as a great … Continued
Thursday, August 12, 2021 Blue gets a lot more press than our other guardian dog Charlotte. (Because he’s younger and got into such trouble escaping last year and now is behaving like such a good boy around the babies.) But … Continued
Monday, July 19, 2021 We have a baby! Ava started labor about 9 am yesterday morning and had delivered her baby by 10:15. And our alpaca lovin’ grandson got to see the whole thing. The whole event consumed every minute … Continued
Sunday, April 25, 2021 I read two stories last week about devastating dog attacks on alpaca herds. Did you know dogs kill more alpacas than all other predators in North America? It’s true. Stray dogs, even happy neighborhood dogs can … Continued
Monday, March 15, 2021 Charlotte the guardian came to us as a rescue in October of 2015. Abby, our older lady dog in residence was slowing down and Chief needed a companion to work along side him. She fit in … Continued