barn dogs

It seems the past month has been consumed with moving the family to a new place on larger acreage. This also necessitated the moving of the horses home too. Good thing the kids are grown because I think the dogs and other critters were more work. As most owners/breeders know Schips are born runners. I do think age is a wonderful thing. They seem more settled and not so quick to dash. We have the materials gathered for the new dog yard but with schedules and cont to move and clean the other place there are just not enough hours in a day or daylight for that matter. It has been a very nice surprise that if I keep an eye on the pack they have always come back when called. Liza the hunter is also the "barn" dog. Stays at my side while I feed and water the horses. Hobo is proving his age is catching up, and he does not appear to hear anything so he is curently on a chain run while we are outside. It's working well, he can sit in the sunshine of the lawn or come back into the garage and lay in his bed when he wants. Wherever I roam on the farm I have my constant little black shadows. With both dogs over 10 that has been a nice surprise in all he chaos of moving. The pastures are large enough that Liza and Bear are really enjoying the room to run.