Of horses and huskies

It was a week of dogs and horses. We went out to horse and husky sit for two days last week. Davie spent two days zooming with huskies and carefully watching horses when they came for a drink. He and the youngest horse, Stryker, AKA Bad Boy, spent about an hour watching each other. Davie would move down his side of the fence and Stryker would follow then vice versa. It would have been very interesting to hear what they were thinking! My guess is as follows:
Davie - I would love to get in there and herd you somewhere.
Stryker - no way dog boy I would kick your butt!
Davie - I don't think so I can out run you with one leg up in the air!
Stryker - That's what you think dog boy, I am fast!!
Davie - No way
Stryker - Am too!!
And on the conversation went until Stryker got hungry and left to go find something to chew on. Sorry I never got a picture of this conversation.

Davie was one tired boy on Friday, which was good because he got to stay home while I went and worked with the Bloodhounds. He spent most of the day sleeping.

Although there were no puddles at the husky's house there was a pool which apparently was rather popular! Thank goodness the horses' watering trough was on the other side of the fence or I am sure he would have been in it too!

Apparently toys like pools too!!

This is Ivan and Lexi. Lexi has dropped most of her coat, poor Ivan looks like a half hairy monster!! And they like to bath their toys too!!

 Diva watching the youngsters

Shiloh keeping an eye on things.

The crew.

Grampa Pablo

The many tales of Davie

So we have a variety of tales from the past week. Davie discovered the last remaining MUD puddle in the gravel pit walk and throughly enjoyed himself. He won't need any mineral supplements for a few days!!

What do you mean dirty, people pay money to be covered in mud like this

And this is how he likes to cool off after a long walk in the bush. He has decided who has the best lawns to rolly polly on the walk home.

 Then there is the more water please pose. No mud puddles on this walk and he can't fit in the water dish, although he has been known to try.

More water please!

And finally this was the week Davie got to channel his inner husky as one of my friends said. And I must say he did quite well. His buddy Shiloh was very patient showing him the "ropes". He showed Davie how much fun it is to pull these silly humans on a cart! Just wait until the snow flys and we can add more huskys!!

Long Tongue buddies.

And finally Davies' favorite place to rest while I vacuum. He has a rough life.

 

Walk in a Field of Dandelions

I have a new appreciation for Dandelions, they are actually very pretty in the right setting. I also now know why this is such a great place to live. There are so many places to walk and hike literally out your back door. This morning we decided to go to Moore's Meadow because I have not been there in over 30 years. Moore's Meadow is a large glacial kettle left over from the last ice age. There is a beautifull meadow in the middle of a mixed forest. The meadow is a designated off leash area. The YouTube video shows you Davie on the path down the middle. Sorry I had to shot with my phone. Some day I will learn never to go anywhere without a camera!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GDGbhn__sBo&feature=player_embedded

Guess who cam home with yellow legs and ruff after racing through the dandelions and I might add losing his brand new purple wubba in all the tall grass. Next time it's the flying squirrel it will be easier to keep track of!! I think his tongue may have been yellow too!!

Davie and Gardening

Davie is sad there are no more muddy puddles to lie in, however dandelions are not such a bad resting spot. If we are averaging 5 kilometer walks a day Davie and Catja are probably at about 10!  We are now walking in the morning when it is cool and it gives us the rest of the day to play in the garden.

Sir David of Dandelion

Davie isn't too sure about this gardening thing, all he knows is if he watches for a while and stays out of these things called gardens he gets to chase the Jolly Ball.

Never mind the camera just throw the ball!!

And when he gets too hot there are nice shady places with cool grass and even a place under a HUGE fir that he is allowed to dig up fresh cool dirt to lie in!! What more can a guy ask for. Although posing beside some of the strange creatures that hang out in the garden is a bit much, but he is a very understanding guy.

Some of Davie's garden pictures. And yes he has been "IN" the pond, fountain and all.

Cool grass behind the garden shed

And yes Davie is still on a long line, he isn't tied but it helps him decide to stay in the yard rather than hunting in the bush for noisy squirrels when I call.

Rainy Morning

Davie is sound asleep under the computer desk he had a very busy day yesterday. We went for a morning walk and everyone had a good run and ate some fresh green grass, well everyone but Davie he was holding the Wubba so no Wubba thief could take it.  Then we had a couple of muddy belly baths.

Davie also got his regular supply of minerals as you can see on the long dirty tongue!

Next we went out to visit some Border Collies and go for another walk by the river. Davie was religated to a long line because the river is very high and fast and he is not used to this type of water. And given his love of water we didn't want to lose him. He had a blast running into the river. Thanks to his new buddies Tip and Finn for showing him this great place.

Davie in the river

And look what we found along the path. These are very tiny wild orchids called Fairy Slipper Orchids or Calypso bulbosa for you latin lovers. You can see how small they are by their size compared to the blade of grass. So delicate and beautiful.

The day wouldn't be complete without visiting Auntie Franny so off we went to see the huskies and plant some flowers. Pablo was a great help.

While Kandy supervised.

Who knew He liked water???

Rainy Day

Since it is pouring rain and we can't continue yard work it is time for an update. Well week one of retirement is complete and I love it. Not sure Davie does, I seem to be wearing him out. We have been going to the training centre to do some work almost every weekday morning. He really enjoys going down there to play and train. We are so lucky to belong to an agility club that has this indoor facility available to work in. Training at home is okay but the extra space there and equipment are wonderful. Then we have been doing spring clean up and of course our daily walks.
We went horse hauling last Wednesday and Davie got to play with some red and white border collies. But his biggest fascination was the cat. The cat that followed us everywhere! Then when I sat down to watch a riding lesson she preceeded to climb up my back and then cuddle up and go to sleep in my lap.

 
Poor Davie didn't know what to do. He finally decided sniffing the cat was a safe idea. The cat continued to purr and looked at him as much as to say, "Sorry you don't fit I do so buzz off."

We have had some additional helpers in the garden. They seem to think crocus are a spring delicacy. Sorry about the wrong date forgot to reset on the critter cam.

That's it for now