COWch Dog?

The puppy has been trying my patience lately.  His newest thing is jumping on the couch and snuggling in and getting comfy.  He's not supposed to be on the couch so I told M that maybe he misunderstood and thinks he's a "couch" dog instead of a "cow" dog.  He hasn't shown too much interest in the cows to this point, but he's been getting a little braver.  I have tried to explain to him that he owns those cows and will be the boss of them someday.

But I'm comfy here.....

Our harvest was delayed by rain again so M decided we needed to move the heifers.  R was busy hauling grain so it was just M and I and Junior.  The heifers are kind of like pets since they were bucket fed all winter.  They were all in a bunch so there wasn't much rounding up to do, and they are a bit hard to chase because they are like pets.  We let Junior out and once he figured out that he could bark and make them move he thought it was kind of fun.  His herding instincts were evident, but we need to work on his listening skills!  M has been a bit afraid that he wasn't going to have any interest, but I kept telling him that it's too early to expect much and dangerous to get him into a situation he can't handle.  He's feeling a bit better now, though, that maybe there's some hope.

Junior has been showing his "puppy-ness" lately.  First, he and Kobe (R's puppy, a border collie/lab mix) got into a mud hole.  I'm sure Kobe pushed him in since he's a bully and Junior definitely got the worst of it.  I couldn't see any white on him at all and then had to figure out how I was going to get him home like that.  Thank goodness they then found a clean waterhole to wash themselves off a bit.  I still had to give two puppies baths when I got them home.

A Muddy Mess!!

A few days later M and R were putting a new propane tank at our house and Kobe and Junior were outside playing and found the sewer outlet.  Again, Junior got the worst of it.  Bath #2 for the week.  Today I was so happy that he was playing well by himself outside.....until he came to the house after finding the sewer outlet again.  Bath #3 for the week. 

Kobe and Junior........trouble times two

We need harvest to be over so he can start going with M and doing fun things outside.  It'll be good for him.....and good for me!