Killian and Annie
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| Killian at 2 months…who could not love that face? |
Killian and Annie went to their new home together last fall.. Sadly, things did not work out and they came back to live with us for 6 months.
Happily, we found a wonderful new home for them up north where they now have their very own herd to guard…goats, chickens, horses, some house dogs and an Akbash named Iris.
Heather and Steve, their new humans, own Homestead Ranch
where they raise milk goats for fresh milk, make their own very very yummy cheese…did I mention it was very yummy, and body products, soap, lotions and lip balms. I am quite in awe of their industriousness!
Happily, we found a wonderful new home for them up north where they now have their very own herd to guard…goats, chickens, horses, some house dogs and an Akbash named Iris.
Heather and Steve, their new humans, own Homestead Ranch
where they raise milk goats for fresh milk, make their own very very yummy cheese…did I mention it was very yummy, and body products, soap, lotions and lip balms. I am quite in awe of their industriousness!
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| Killian at 1 year |
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| Annie at 2 months |
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Annie at 1 year
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The ride up to the ranch, which is more or less on the top of a mountain, provided amazing views of the valley below.
The dirt road that led to the ranch twisted back and forth and in places dropped off sharply to the valley below. I love drives like this, no silly guard rails and just the beauty that is Colorado spread out before you.
When we arrived at the ramch, we were greeted by some very friendly goats. We let Killian off his leash and he and the goats had a rousing game of chase running round and round the pens, with Killian never quite catching up.
Annie looks right at home in her new area where she and Killian will be living with and guarding their new goat and chicken charges.
After his game of chase, Killian sat down to catch his breath.
We will miss these two, but are so grateful that they have found their place in a new loving home!
Goliath and Boo
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| Goliath |
Goliath and Boo were the two puppies that we decided to keep.
Goliath is by far the biggest and probably the gentlest of all our dogs. He is larger than his dad, Adam, and is most likely still growing. He is like a teenage boy, all lanky long limbs and big feet.
It is interesting to watch him around our livestock. If the alpacas approach him, he does not make eye contact, and will just calmly stay where he is. I have noticed this with the other Pyrs as well and it seems to be the way they deal non confrontationally with the animals.
Boo
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| Boo at 2 months |
The first word that immediately comes to my mind when I think about Boo is “sweet” and the second is “no no bad dog”…ok, that is not a word, but you get the picture.
Boo was the “runt” of the litter…we try not to say that word in front of her as she thinks she is very large. We decided to keep her because she was small and had a couple of medical issues and she was just, well, sweet. Now that she has gotten older she loves to roll over for a belly rub and when you come close she will reach out with her paw to touch you…hey hey hey, I’m here, she seems to be saying.
That said, she is also a troublemaker. If given the chance, she will run off and not come back for hours,. She is also an instigator. One day I got a phone call from a motorist who found her and Belle about 10 miles away from home, trotting down Elbert Rd and heading for Colorado Springs. I have no doubt Belle went with her to keep her out of trouble, but that obviously didn’t work out.
And then there was the time we got a call from one of the local ranchers that Boo, Belle and Goliath were all down in one of his stream beds where he had a dead steer that they were chewing on. Belle and Goliath knew they were in trouble and came right to us, but Boo led us on a merry chase as she was not ready to come home.
But, at the end of the day when all is said and done, I wouldn’t part with either of our pups.
Until next time, Happy Trails,
Diana & Peter!
Mark and I were SO HAPPY to meet you at the beautiful Rolling E Ranch yesterday. What an incredibly wonderful visit we had. We are SO excited to get little Fred back with us, when he's old enough, of course!, and look forward to seeing you all again!
Hello, I am new here and just want to say your dogs are just beautiful and I enjoyed the story.