Different but the Same

A while ago I told you about our GOATS and how I was seeing double...

then one day they were all gone.  Just like that...!

I don't know why but SW seemed very sad and even TC seemed upset.

I almost forgot about the GOATS but then yesterday, SW left in the JEEP without me...

I always go FOR A RIDE, but then she came back...

I know there must be something in the JEEP...

A new GOAT...!

I'm seeing double again... 

TWO new GOATS!  And BOOTS!

She was one of the GOATS from before...!

I'm watching you GOATS...

I'm older and wiser and know how to GET 'EM GOATS...

Although, maybe the GOATS are going to GET 'EM Dixie!

They sure look like the other GOATS but different,

smaller... more my size...

I think that I could BE NICE with this one...

Seeing Double

I told you a while back that I am learning to GET 'EM GOATS

Here are JOSIE and BETTY...

Here's JOSIE

And, here's BETTY

Then one day JOSIE started making all kinds of noise....

Now there's JOSIE and BOOTSIE...!

OK, I can GET 'EM, three GOATS...

But, then, a week ago BETTY started making noise...

NOW there's BETTY and JAZZY...!

FOUR GOATS to GET 'EM...!!!

I'm going to need a lot more SLEEP...!

Get 'Em Goats...!

JOSIE and BETTY are two GOATS.

TC and SW brought them home about a month ago, and I am learning to GET 'EM GOATS!

I have to watch them very carefully, because they like to RUN!

I like to RUN, but I have to learn to BE NICE and get DOWN

when I am around them.  

SW and TC tell me THAT'LL DO when the GOATS are where they want them to be.

 

I know JOSIE is thinking about RUNning...

Wait... maybe JOSIE is thinking she is going to GET 'EM DIXIE...!

I've got to be still...

... and then GET 'EM at just the right time...!

GOATS I'm watching you...

Not too bad for only being 5 1/2 months old, right...?

Ten Weeks and Going Strong

My official 10 week old portrait...

At 10 weeks I am able to:

 - stay in the CRATE and sleep through the night

 - scratch at the door and let SW and TC know I need to go OUT

 - wait until the command to GET IT is given before eating my food

 - play NICE with the CATS and not try to bite their tails

 - GET 'EM guinea birds to keep them off the porch during the day and then help put them in their barn for the night

 - I can SIT, LAY, and am learning to ROLL

 - I follow TC as he does work around the house, and I don't go wandering off when we go on WALKS

 - I am still learning to work on UP... just can't seem to get my back legs coordinated enough to jump UP yet

 - I like to ride in the BRT and the JEEP

And, I like the BEACH... 

Here's my latest video as I try to herd foam... 

It didn't quite work... but I had FUN!!

A Walk on the Sand...

Today SW took me for a ride in the JEEP.  I haven't been in the JEEP before.  The last time I went for a RIDE it was in the Big Red Truck (BRT.)  I didn't know where we were going, but SW helped me climb in and had a nice warm towel for me to sit on.  Where were we going...?

She took me to the BEACH!  I like the beach.  It's not muddy.  It's flat.  And, I can run and run and run and run.  Plus there's lots of interesting things for me to sniff and try to eat.  SW keeps me going.  She doesn't like it when I pick up fun smelly things... like seaweed... and feathers... but they smell so good.

In return, I try to keep her walking in a straight line by grabbing at her pants and pulling her in the right direction.  I don't know why I do it, but I do... maybe it's just something I'm born with...

Anyway, we had fun at the beach.  I was so tired, I slept most of the way home on my nice warm towel.  I can't wait to go again!

Herd is the Word...

It's been an interesting couple of days, and I have been slowly learning the routine of my new family.  For some reason SW and TC have been cheering every time I go outside to pee or poo.  I don't find it that exciting, but they seem to be happy when I do it outside, so that makes me happy too!

We have been going on long walks every day in the rain.  It's been wet and slippery and sometimes I am not quite sure I want to go down the path, but I do my best and follow SW and TC where they lead me.  A couple of times SW has had to carry me because the path was too slippery or scary, but we made it through ok, and we always make it back home safely.


Today, though, we did something really fun!  There's these big noisy birds... bigger than I have ever seen before.  And they are LOUD!  They scared me at first because whenever they see SW or TC they come running toward them.  Today, though, SW was taking me for a walk, and we stopped and watched them.  I got real excited, SW made me SIT.

The birds walked past us then SW called my name and pulled on my leash.  I was confused at first but then SW ran, so I ran, then she said, "Go, get 'em!"


"GET 'EM... Yes!!"


We chased those birds round and round in the front yard and then on the side.  Sometimes I got so excited I forgot to listen to SW, but she would pull up on the leash and say, "SIT."  It was hard to do because I really wanted to get those birds, and run and chase them, but I listened to SW.  Then, we would wait and start all over again.  I learned that when she said,  "SIT" it meant wait by her, and just when I thought I couldn't stand it any more she would say, "Get 'em!"


When we were finished it was hard to see the birds walk off, but SW pulled me back toward the house.  I had so much fun I fell asleep almost as soon as we got in the door... Herding is FUN!!