Little Nico went to Lucy & Jim on their goat farm in Pepperell, MA. The tiny one of the litter with a big heart went to people who also have big hearts. Nico is their first border collie …a companion, and maybe a working dog.
How Children See Climate Change
5th grade students from Canada and India were asked to submit artwork expressing how they saw climate change.
Nel’s Brilliant 4 Pups by Bran
Nel delivered 4 BIG, strong, healthy, and nicely marked pups on 17-July by reigning Welsh sheepdog champion Bran. 2F / 2M. All Nel’s pups have been big, bold and fast maturing.
Stuck at London Heathrow
Dean Aitken’s Kim coming to me in Vermont is stuck at Heathrow because very hot weather on the ground in Boston means it is unsafe at the moment.
CLIMATE CHANGE causes and will cause all manner of disruptions and changes to everyday life:
- Puppies coming to me from the UK stuck in London (indefinitely) because the ground temps in Boston are unsafe.
- Dogs in their kennel for the day by 9 am until 6 pm. No sheep, unless I want to get up at 4am and work them until 6am.
Kim is being very well looked after by Airpets, who said: “You have a diamond within little Kim. She has stolen the hearts of everyone here. Well behaved, calm and inquisitive.”
Who speaks for Kim, the other pups, animals of all sorts, and our children?
We have crashed through 1.5°c above pre-industrial levels, heading for +2°c and +3°c. The unthinkable is happening. Their / our climate envelope is collapsing.
Gail Whelps 6 Pups [3F/3M]
Gail delivered 6 pups on Sunday, 30-June. 5 females and a male. All doing well. Gail is not very happy about the puppy room temperature, but the above comfortable temperature is essential for the health of the pups.
Jazz Pups at 5 Weeks
Happy, healthy, superb temperaments
Excavating work being done here and there is a new dirt pile just outside the kennel door
Still more good stuff to come from Wales
Jess, sired by a friend in Talybont, Wales, out of a dam from his friend in Tynant, Wales, arriving 10-July.
Evensong
Jazz’s 4 week-old puppies welcoming the evening cool after a long, hot day.
More puppy play. In the middle a caution to the mom (Jazz) and the head bitch (Meg) not to get into it over the pups. Jazz was understandably being protective of her pups but in a confrontation with Meg (who was claiming her right to me), Jazz would be the big loser. Best to keep them apart. [The panting is Meg next to me]
We’ve Moved House
Coming up on 4 weeks, it was time to move the pups to larger quarters that don’t require daily cleaning as we transition from mom’s milk to lamb’s milk and kibble. Mom won’t clean up after them once they have eaten foreign food. And wood shavings are very forgiving.
Jazz Pups at 3 Weeks
The pups are getting inquisitive and cute.
