Arla tends to the pups & Aiko tends to the flock!
Posted By Sandy Wilson on June 29, 2009
While Arla is taking care of her pups, Aiko has the job of tending to the flock. It has been raining alot here in PA and so we have not had the sheep out alot. Now the weather is finally getting nice, so it’s time to herd those sheep. We have nice lush grass for the sheep to graze and a dog who is eager to work!
Aiko von der Kleinen Wiese - Tending to the flock!
Aiko is just out and the sheep have not spread out yet, but he goes around the entire graze to make sure that all the sheep are accounted for and everyone is inside the boundary. You can just see by this picture that his full attention is on his sheep, counting and watching their movement in the graze.
Aiko is a dog full of pride and now that he is off leash working, there is no turning back. He has earned his freedom and our trust.
Now on the other side of the road, inside the house is Arla – she is busy feeding her little pack of pups!
Arla with her hungry pack of pups!
Arla is busy feeding these puppies night and day, but when their little bellies are full and they are sleeping, it gives her great joy to go up to the barn and help me give them hay and water. I still let her enjoy working a little bit, even though her main responsibility is raising her pups right now. Arla’s eyes just light up when I say, “Let’s go feed the sheep!” She jumps up and away we go to the barn.
Everyday I watch these pups, I can see they are changing and growing. In a few days their eyes will be open and then they will begin to hear some time after that. The pups are just over a week now and I have already had to change their ribbons around their necks. These little critters are growing fast!
Here are some photo’s of the little pupsters – so cute when sleeping!
They all lay together in a nice little pack!
They look so comfortable!
These pups have a variety of colors and markings already. They will all be black and tan when they get older, but some are lighter than others. So I think some are going to resemble Arla’s color markings and those that are much darker may turn out looking like the sire. I can’t wait to see as they change daily! I am handling them quite alot right now and they are really getting used to being held and snuggling in my arms. The boys also help me weigh them and they lay in the box and have the puppies crawling all over them.
I can’t wait for their little eyes to open!
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