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Tag Archives: Dogs
Bilbo The Brave
Son, Jeremiah, and daughter-in-law, Caroline, have a crossbreed named Luna at their new home in Oakland, California. She barks a bit. Mostly at the many squirrels who climb the branches of the redwood trees in their back yard. I told … Continue reading
Posted in Connie's Posts, Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Pandemic Blog, Uncategorized
Tagged bilbo, Dogs, pandemic
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K9 Playtime Therapy
Posted in Border Collies, Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Pandemic Blog
Tagged Border Collies, Dogs, pandemic, therapy
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Abbie’s Death Leaves a Hole in Our Hearts
Yesterday we put down our beloved Abbie. It has left a big hole in our hearts!! Of course, if you are part of the human race, you have already flinched, because you have the pain stored in every cell of … Continue reading
Posted in Border Collies, Faith, Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts
Tagged abbie, Alleluia, Border Collies, dog trials, Dogs, Gordon Watt, grace, herding, holiness, Mark Day, Meirion Owen, Roger Hughes, sheepdog, Wales
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Say “No” To Fear
Remember those, “No Fear,” decals that young, tough men used to put on their pick-ups? Let’s bring them back and retool them to read, “No to fear.” Talking with friends lately it is obvious that there is a great sadness … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Featured, John's Posts, Social Political Issues, Spirituality, Uncategorized
Tagged America, dog training, Dogs, Donald Trump, emotions, Faith, fear, Trump
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There Are Two Kinds of People
“There are two kinds of people in this world: Those who divide everyone into two kinds of people, and those who don’t.” I put this in quotes because I’m sure I heard it somewhere before. I Googled it and found … Continue reading
Posted in Border Collies, Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Sheep
Tagged animals, diversity, Dogs, polarization, Sheep, stereotyping
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Herding Dog Demonstrations for 2015
We invite you to join us for a herding dog demonstration where you will learn about dogs, sheep, wool, and human teamwork. That sounds like a lot, but it’s true. The first thing you will notice is the … Continue reading
The Beauty of Blue Collar Dogs
For me there is no greater thrill than seeing a sheepdog flat out working on a farm. It evokes the very magnificence of all honest labor done pridefully. I must say that watching Border Collies gather a … Continue reading
Posted in Border Collies, Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts
Tagged blue collar, Border Collies, cap, Dogs, farming, farms, Margaret Lass-Gardner, Sheepdogs
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The Healing Power of Dogs and Our Prayer in the Press
Louisville, my team, was on the floor, locked in an epic battle with Michigan for the NCAA Men’s National Basketball Championship. It was a glorious struggle, but the competition was so keen that, by halftime, my heart was racing. … Continue reading
Posted in Border Collies, Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Worship Resources
Tagged Border Collies, Dogs, Donald McCaig, healing, Prayer, stress, Wales, World Sheepdog Trials
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The Glories of Glum and Sheep Keepers New Year
Lots of people complain when clouds and rains come. They think it dreary. Not me—especially when we have endured the long, hot, dry summer of 2012. I complained when there was not a cloud in the sky for days … Continue reading
Posted in Border Collies, Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Sheep
Tagged animals, Border Collies, Dogs, drought, farm, heatherhope, rain, ram, Sheep, sheepdog, Sheepdogs, shepherd, shepherding
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Post-Sheep-Handling Thoughts on Olympian Spirit
The great 19th century Danish-Lutheran philosopher, Soren Kierkegaard, wrote scathingly of a certain bishop who was called a “faithful witness of the truth” at his funeral. Kierkegaard thought that faithful witnesses, or, what he would also call “knights of faith,” … Continue reading
Posted in Border Collies, Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Sheep
Tagged animals, athletes, athletics, Border Collies, cross, Dogs, farm, handling, heatherhope, heroes, olympian, Olympics, Sheep, sheepdog, Sheepdogs, shepherd, shepherding, suffering
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