Robbie and Jade sleeping together.
Robbie and Jade sharing food.
See, I am being a gentleman.
You can have a bite, Jade. It is OK.
Robbie is just over a year old, really, for a border collie, still very much a puppy himself. He wants to work though, and was busy chasing either the horses or llamas and just recently has gotten so much better about not doing that. That gave him more time to do other things and one of those is to play with the puppies. The Maremma sisters, Jade and Jenna, love to play with each other and they were not too sure about playing with Robbie, because he can be a bit rough. Now that they are bigger, at eight months old, they all play together very nicely and the girls are not getting hurt anymore.
Robbie is enjoying them so much that he even was sharing his food with them today. It was adorable. Jade is a little apprehensive when Jenna gets mad and she is always watchful. Jenna can be quite the little handful and Jade is quieter, more observant and definitely more willing to please. Jade and Jenna never share food, so it was interesting to observe the interaction between the three of them. Ofcharka has to be tied until the perimeter wire can be buried to create a barrier for him and his shock collar fitted with an area that is shaved on his neck. He has taken to going to the highway to chase the cars and since two dogs from the farm have met their demise on the highway, for safety, Ofcharka is tied. I let him go three times today when I was out doing chores and three times went to retrieve him from the highway. He did not come when I called him, but instead ran faster away. We must work on that, though he can and does jump the fences, so I am not quite sure how it will happen. In the meantime, Harley has been missing since early yesterday. He has gone before and returned within a day, so this is longer than he has ever been away before. I am hoping, wishing and praying to see him tomorrow morning when I wake up. I love that dog. Now with Ofcharka tied, only the puppies are going to be able to defend the farm. At least they don't know they can jump the fence. I hope they never realize they can.
Robbie is enjoying them so much that he even was sharing his food with them today. It was adorable. Jade is a little apprehensive when Jenna gets mad and she is always watchful. Jenna can be quite the little handful and Jade is quieter, more observant and definitely more willing to please. Jade and Jenna never share food, so it was interesting to observe the interaction between the three of them. Ofcharka has to be tied until the perimeter wire can be buried to create a barrier for him and his shock collar fitted with an area that is shaved on his neck. He has taken to going to the highway to chase the cars and since two dogs from the farm have met their demise on the highway, for safety, Ofcharka is tied. I let him go three times today when I was out doing chores and three times went to retrieve him from the highway. He did not come when I called him, but instead ran faster away. We must work on that, though he can and does jump the fences, so I am not quite sure how it will happen. In the meantime, Harley has been missing since early yesterday. He has gone before and returned within a day, so this is longer than he has ever been away before. I am hoping, wishing and praying to see him tomorrow morning when I wake up. I love that dog. Now with Ofcharka tied, only the puppies are going to be able to defend the farm. At least they don't know they can jump the fence. I hope they never realize they can.
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