Herding Fun Day

We attended a Herding Fun Day in CT on Sunday put on by our Australian Shepherd Club. We had a lecture in the morning and learned lots about dog training and herding. Then we had some demos with seasoned dogs in various stages of training. It was amazing to see them work the sheep. Our own dogs were then put to the test in a small indoor arena with "fake" sheep (sheep that are already well seasoned and know what to do). Ike was a little tentative around these bigger animals, but had fun chasing them after a few go arounds. It was an interesting an informative day.... :)

Flooding Rains

We had terrible rains for three days this weekend!! Our front yard was a lake (the oasis is my garden). At least we weren't boating from our houses like some other towns in the area. Some places had water 4 feet in their basements. We didn't have one drop of water in our basement this time thanks to the new drain and the lack of snow.
It's bright and sunny today and temps will be in the 60's all week and maybe reach 70 this weekend!!! What a weird winter this has been!!!
The earliest "ice out" at the Lake has been April 2nd and Vic is betting we'll beat that this year.

Happy Birthday Lucas :)

Remember the HAT!!! Can't believe you're THREE already!! Have a great birthday!!

Thought for Today...

• You cannot help the poor by destroying the rich.
• You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong.
• You cannot bring about prosperity by discouraging thrift.
• You cannot lift the wage earner up by pulling the wage payer down.
• You cannot further the brotherhood of man by inciting class hatred.
• You cannot build character and courage by taking away people's initiative and independence.
• You cannot help people permanently by doing for them, what they could and should do for themselves.
• ~Abraham Lincoln

Happy Birthday Bailey

Happy 15th Birthday Bailey..... 3-1-95.....3-1-10. Our first Aussie... where it all began :) Keep going girlie!!!

Today

IKE WAS HERE!!!!

Winter.....

Well, so much for seeing patches of grass in the yard. Winter has returned and we're supposed to get about 8 inches of snow. I'll probably get to do some snowshoeing with the dogs tomorrow. Haven't done much of that this winter. It's really pretty when you don't have to go out and drive anywhere. Let it snow!!!