The dogs are less than thrilled either. Poor Beth has been going through sheep withdrawal. It is too hot to herd. So we did the next best thing.
SPRINKLER TIME! YEAH!
Beth loves the sprinkler
Or hates it...we haven't figured it out yet.
Is she trying to kill the water?
Or just catch the water?
This is the dog who takes it as a personal insult if you throw the ball in the river and would rather let it float to Puget Sound rather than get wet past her knees.
At first Brynn was perplexed by the sprinkler
She watched and studied it. Oblivious to Beth...or so it seemed
Then she started to stalk it
Then WHAMMO! Another Sprinkler Freak is born.
Beth was sharing her tips and tactics for sprinkler herding success
Showed her all the moves
Sneak attacks
Bold in your face jumps
Heaven in the back yard
Happy wet Border Collies
Eventually Brynn grew weary of chasing water. Possibly showing she is the smarter one in the bunch.
She was content to sit back and let Beth and Bonnie corral the pesky stream.
Round and round they go...where they stop nobody knows!
Uhhhnn...Mom? I think Bonnie is mad at Beth... are you seeing this?
Bonnie is making bitey faces at Beth!
"That's okay Punkin" I told her "Bonnie is just trying to herd Beth"
Hiya Ranger! Whatcha doin' with your Jolly Ball?
Staying dry & hanging out with Mom and my favorite toy
I am not sharing my Jolly Ball
Mom, please make her go away
Beat it! It is MY ball!
Gawd Ranger is NO FUN. Mom make him go back to the planet he came from.
I am surrounded by grumpy idiots.
Mom....I think I am tired.
Ahhhh naptime!
PS Mom has lost 14.5 pounds at her weigh in this morning. WOOHOO!
16 comments:
Great story with lovely pictures. WhooHoo about the weight loss. Diana
LOVED all the pictures. And congrats on the weight loss!
Perfect photo essay - and we have never had a sprinkler stalker. What a blast to see another convert being trained!!
Great story and pictures. I can't believe how big Brynn is getting. She's a beauty!
Congrats on the weight loss!!! That is fantastic!
First of all, CONGRATS!!!
Second of all, I Love love love that picture of ranger through his ball. How creative- that and the first sprinkler pics are amazing. Loved the nice long post. And Brynn is so big!
Great photos!! Love them.
And, congrats on the weight loss!!!
Sprinkler time looks like a BLAST! I need to try that with Rufus. Great action photos!
Congrats on the weight loss. I love the eye peering out of the green triangle shot!!
wow congrats on the wieght loss AWESOME
and looks like Brynn is learnin' all the tricks already!
What can I say, love the pix. All of the dogs look like they like the hot day as long as it brings mom out to cool them down.
Congrats on your weight loss.
We have 7 more of those super high drive extra smart pups to place now.
Great pix, reminds me of the fun we had as kids in the sprinkler. Good job with the weight loss!!!
Love the photos! We feel the heat, too, when it rolls in. It's supposed to be in the 80's tomorrow, which is nowhere near as bad as 96.. but it still robs us of our fun outside. My dog HATES the heat.
Cute crew you've got.. I especially like Ranger.
Great pictures in the sun having fun
Wizz :-)
Sheer, unadulterated JOY!
Pepper ignores our sprinkler, but when I use the hose to water the plants, she goes all protective! LOL!
Great pics! OMG is Bryn getting to be a beautiful dog! So glad she is doing so well after being so sick. Glad Im not back in NC to have to endure those sauna lungs you speak of, been there done that, yuck!
Congrats on the weight loss, Im working on that myself, and keeping busy sure has made it easier for me. Keep up the good work! Diet and pics!
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