MELS. NEW ADVENTURES

Mel is an awesome boy.

Glad the trip to the vet went well....and that Mel and Maisy are bonding so well together..........Mel is an outstanding Boy....and Maisy is a super Girl!!..........it seems the sheep aren't concerned about their safety....

The dogs are enjoying the milder weather. Mel and Maisy were play fighting this afternoon but the still photo didn't catch it. Maisy doesn't stand a chance if Mel tries very hard but he lets her win enough that she keeps at it. When he gets too rough she will literally run circles around him.

It's so nice to see them getting along together. They needed each other even if nobody knew it!

frustratedearthmother said:

It's so nice to see them getting along together. They needed each other even if nobody knew it!

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Amen Sistuh!!!!

This is one of those trivial but cute things the dogs do. I usually put some sort of people food in their bowls when I feed and in Mel's bowl since he gets so much more, I put the treats under his food. I was in a hurry this evening to go out and feed/water before a storm came in that I didn't put anything special in Mel and Maisy's bowls. I feed them in the shop so the sheep aren't tempted to check out their bowls and when I sat the bowls down both the dogs sniffed the kibble and nudged it around a bit then just went into a sit and looked at me with one of those "looks". I keep some Vienna Sausage in the shop for days when we are working so that seemed to satisfy both of them and they went ahead and ate.

I don't remember if I mentioned this before or not but Princess (the bottle lamb from this season) is one of the nosiest of the sheep as far as the dogs are concerned. She stuck her nose into Mel's bowl one day when they were getting fed outside and when he went to snarl at her, his big mouth literally enclosed her head but there was no pressure. He is gentle with the sheep even when he is telling them NO. I don't get on to the dogs when they are protective of their food and the sheep learn fast. I do bring the dogs inside when the whole herd is in since they pretty much fill up the stall when I'm there so getting the dogs into another area keeps everybody from getting stressed.

Mike CHS said:

I don't get on to the dogs when they are protective of their food and the sheep learn fast.

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I think the same way. The dog has a right to eat! Cowboy is really good at running off goats, horses, and pigs. But, the big goofus will let his favorite chickens eat out of his bowl right along beside him.

Those two weren't about to be cheated out of their people food!

Haha, they aren't dummies! The dog food I can for ours was just a special treat, now it is a must, or they don't eat. BJ mixes it with their kibble and they lick the bowls clean. So funny! Mel is a sweetheart, big gentle giant.

I have a Mel story for you. We went over to Joe's for steaks one afternoon, @Devonviolet and her husband were coming too. We got there first and Joe was showing us around. DV and her husband walked in the house to find steaks on the counter and Mel, who could lay his massive head on the counter, and he DID NOT eat the steaks! He could have, but being the gentleman that he is, he merely eyeballed them. We all had a good laugh over that.

I trust Joe gave him some as a reward for good behavior.