Callie Pups!New homes & Teaching Moments

[babsbag]

So she isn't a Paisley anymore? I didn't give her that name to begin with so it is ok by me. Sammie fits her. All dogs love fresh straw, I would put new straw in the kennel every few days and they would just burrow down in it and get all crazy. Mattie is a bad girl to growl at her new friends, I hope she stops that behavior quickly. Bad habit and I am sure her new partners won't appreciate her antics. Lead dog I guess.

 

[Baymule]

Puppies! Puppies! Puppies! I am just going to avert my eyes and not look! ok, maybe I am peeking........

 

[Latestarter]

So it's been a few days... I know you're busy and all that, but we all crave pics and updates! Pullllleeeeaaaaaassssssse?

 

[Southern by choice]

I will try to get some pictures today.

The 2 girls, Sammie (shorthaired) and Mattie (fluffy pyr-like) are doing very well. Sammie though has kinda stolen my heart.

Sammie hangs with the big boys and can really keep up and also hold her ground! She is VERY smart. Excellent problem solving skills.
She knows her name now. She is never opposed to kisses!
She climbs in my lap and I love her!

Mattie likes to cuddle up with the boys but not so much plays with them... she is being forced to accept kisses. She is learning her name, loves belly rubs. This little girl is a hoot. We have crushed water bottles for them to play with.. they carry then around and toss them etc. When Mattie has the bottle WHOAAAAAAAAAA, those boys that outweigh her by 30 lbs all lay down around her and bark and bark.. they want the bottle! She lets em know it is "hers", So funny.
I want to believe it is that they have manners but I think it is them going I ain't messin with her you try and the next pup will do the same! She is adorable. Not as obedient oriented as her sis, definitely more stubborn.

Both girls are impeccably clean! I separate them from the boys at night because at 5:30 am the boys really start their morning playtime and it is rough... too much for the little dainty sweetie princesses!

Should be an interesting day. We have a couple coming for the day, to spend time with the goats and pups. It should be an enjoyable time. I will need to move Badger, Chunk, Eliza back with Amy for the day so we can move about freely. Maybe D and Callie will come up to the front field.

 

[Southern by choice]

Great day with pups.
Two girls are doing fantastic! Sammie is very smart and she is a happy dog. Very observant. Mattie is a bit slower to adapt but is making great progress, she is always so serious. Both girls are doing fantastic. Smart quick to learn. They are now in with the boys full time.

At night we have to put them in the pup yard only because our poultry free ranges and their energy playtime burst begins around 6am... sometimes with the poultry. I wait til they get their energy time over with and out to the field they go. No chasing or grabbing any birds for several weeks now. We have lost 2 birds so far. Not bad with all the pups and their age.
They are doing great with the baby goats. One started to get interested and the kid reared his head and "bucked up" and the pup stood there and turned away. Good boy.

A group of goats will be separated from the herd and several pups will be exclusively with the "selected herd". We are matching Sammie with a male and also it is a "forced setting" with LITTLE baby goats. We will see how well the pups respect their charges.

The pups are really maturing into little guardians. Some faster than others. But today and tonight were real biggies. They have on occasion a few times growled and barked at night when they heard, saw, smelled something but today was quite different.

The pups are put back into their pup area for pm feeding. We have to do this as the chickens and a few of our goats will steal their food. My littlest DD was around the front of the house cutting fresh flowers for an arrangement... the pups, who'd just finished their meal, started growling... she looked over across the way and could see they were facing in a particular direction... looking clear to the other side of the property behind the house. Then several pups started barking... serious barks for such young dogs. My DD thought hmmm what are they barking at.... they were very intent on watching and alert as could be.... so DD walked around the house and looked in the direction the dogs were looking. They saw Strangers through the woods! Yep, we have new neighbors... and they were walking close the the property line in the woods.
GOOD DOGS!!!!!!!!!!!

Then late evening around 9:30 my other DD and I were in another building and we had been their for awhile. The pups are blind to see around the building... but they heard us walking on the gravel... they went into their little guardian mode.


Of course Chunk also went off and he was very close by which always amazes me with these dogs. Never heard him, he was in another field... How can these giants be so silent?

Well I have lots of pictures but can only post so many at one time so here is the firs batch... most ofthese are from 12 weeks but I think there maybe a 13 week pic or two....

Big Boy aka "Spot" This pup is ALWAYS watching... independent with positive dominance. He is a beast! He will be big and powerful.

This is Dk Tiggs or "Silver" as we call him.
Only a Toli can do this... how do they contort themselves?
This dog has not been on the radar but under it... kind of one that has never stood out one way or the other but WOW! He is turning into a really nice dog... lots I like about him. He is a solid dog, attentive and is definitely catching my eye.

Orange & Spot hanging out with baby goats. Orange is truly mellow and generally sits around and watches, but he surprises me as when challenged by another he holds his ground and is no pushover. Very relaxed dog, never needy and will often sit and watch me when I come in the field but doesn't come running up or anything it is usually me that has to say hey boy come here. Then he gets up and comes over. He is sweet but you can tell he is also thoughtful as he watches everything. Then there is Spot. Spot is ALWAYS in this position... watching and alert.

This is "Blue". My co- owners favorite! There is every good quality in this boy. More personable and easy going but also stubborn (a little) and likes to push the other pups. LOL

Pups and goat kids

My camera is SLOW!!! Grrr but this was a "forced scenario". We set the pups up.... Sometimes you must set the pups up in a situation so you can see how well they will do. This one was all the baby goats were ripping and running as my DD would run and the goats would zip and zag and run and leap. This is to evaluate the pups behavior and response.... No pup chased. Some moved back out of the way some came closer. One baby goat used a pup as a jumping borad. No reaction in a negative way. They did great!
Not sure but I think this is Blue and Green

Round 2 coming soon.

 

[BlessedWithGoats]

Cute pups and pics Southern!!

 

[Southern by choice]

Round 2

Snapped this a little late but Blue and Orange got into a little tussle.. Notice Blue's posture... now look at Orange... Orange is PO'd. He was not really wanting to just "let it go" even with Bernard pulling and biting on his back. Orange was really focused.
Little big dogs in the making!

Manure pile is always such a treat! LOL
Something caught their attention ...

Closet is Bernard ... beefy solid boys!

Bernard- My littlest DD loves this dog... she is working this one.

Big Boy aka "Spot" Doing what he does best... Alert and Watching.

The heaviest boy - Green... he really s Lil "D"
He is just stubborn and hard headed enough and a bit arrogant. True watcher. Has a real mind of his own.

Lil Tiggs.. very sweet dog that has a great deal of spunk and yet he is calm. He is gentle and nurturing.

"PT" in the background.... "Not Leo" in front

"Not Leo" a very "chill" dog that is neither real dominant nor passive.

"PT" Pt is funny he only likes his one field. He is generally to the side and is low key but stays upright sits quietly and watches the field from a certain vantage point.

 

[BlessedWithGoats]

Awww! Very cute!!! I love the first pic especially, where Bernard is trying to tell Orange "hey, stop it!"! Cute, cute, cute!

 

[Southern by choice]

Awww! Very cute!!! I love the first pic especially, where Bernard is trying to tell Orange "hey, stop it!"! Cute, cute, cute!

LOL that is definitely not what he was doing... Bernard was in there trying to take cheap shots while the two were facing off.
Each dog will challenge another for position. The ones that rarely challenge are generally the positive dominants that do not need to challenge they kinda know they are top dogs.
"D" - the sire is a top dog as well as the dam- Callie... D will stand on a fenceline and Badger will go all crazy and cujo and act so demonstrative... D just ticks him off because he completely ignores him as he stare right at him then he will turn and just lift his leg. Infuriates Badger. D is arrogant and smug. I always say he is a narcissist. Very confident.

 

[BlessedWithGoats]

Oh, okay! Lol!
Aww! Do you have them in separate fields then, and each one has his own field to guard?