Vallpups Outside

Some photos of the 6 week old Vallbabies enjoying the beautiful fall weather on Saturday. They are getting cuter and sassier every day. They even like to chase after the cardipups. :-)

Vallbabies

Vallbabies are here. :-) I'm a bad blogger, and slow to post here, but Hawk and Darby are proud parents of puppies born August 30. The puppies are so cute, and they are becoming active little buggers at 4 weeks old. Fun with real food, toys, wrestling, and wagging are the favorite activies these days.

Some photos from tonight, after a belly full of goat milk puppy food.

Hawk's Herding Lesson!

Hawk had his first herding lesson today, aside from about 3 minutes in thick mud once this spring, he hasn't been in with sheep since just after I got him back in 2005. I had a great time seeing him light up and get to work. He did bite his tongue (it was already almost 90 degrees at 9am, so the tongue was flapping all over!), but he's fine. :-)

Hey There Baby Hawklet!

I just love this photo of Jazz. He looks so comfortable, with such a great smile, I'm sure he thinks standing up is so over-rated. :-) Love Jazzy!

I am so thankful for Brad and Sharon, and of course, Jazz's Dandie brother Sherman for making Jazzy the happiest Vallhund in the world. Love that smile!

The Many Faces of Darby

All photos of the same Darby, all taken within 20 seconds of the first photo. What a nut. She loves the top of the A-frame, so I lied to her and asked if she wanted a COOKIE (all in the spirit of getting a cute photo or two).

She starts out sweet.

"Why yes, I'd love to have a cookie, I'm so cute, and so sweet."

Then she starts having trouble concentrating on "pretending" to be cute and sweet...
By now, she's nearly in a panick to maintain the facade of cute and sweet.

Uh-oh, she's beginning to lose it!

Wait for it, wait for it...

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And there it is.

GIMME the BLASTED COOKIE, and I. MEAN. NOW... That's my girl!