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Ben~~The~~Obnoxious

Ben~~The~~Obnoxious

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*******Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps******* Ben is our current Irish Wolfhound litter’s Grandfather….. We have Aunts and Great Aunts and Mom and Dad here….. Molly is our oldest Matriarch and Great Aunt at the moment…however Ben gives her no respect….. Ben is and always will be…eternally obnoxious….. We just figured out that Ben is ten years old…but you wouldn’t guess it by looking at him….. He’s a total puppy…through and through…..he never grew up….. Ben’s an eternal juvenile delinquent…(a…

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~Mama Sabine~

~Mama Sabine~

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**********Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps********** …..(FYI–a dog trainer friend asked what’s going on with the spots on Sabine’s teeth)….. As I mentioned before…Sabine is not top of her class…intellectually speaking….. …..she’s a wonderful hound…she’s a loving sweet girl….. But some of her decision-making needs improvement….. She plays with rocks…and she chews on grout lines….. If left alone anywhere…she will find something to chew on and destroy….. She never outgrew that stage of puppyhood chewing….. …..we don’t judge…everyone is…

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***Ben’s Sojourn In The Wilderness***

***Ben’s Sojourn In The Wilderness***

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**********Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps********** Ben’s at home now…he’s tucked in…he’s safe & sound once again….. But what happened?….. We still really don’t know….. Over a week ago…both Ben and Acacias got out of the backyard….. For over thirty years our backyard has been secure for the Irish Wolfhounds…we have livestock field fencing with secure gates….. They don’t try digging or jumping out….. But then last November…our fence started being cut…in a very organized pre-planned manner….. Bolt cutters…

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The On-Going Saga Of Ben

The On-Going Saga Of Ben

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**********Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps********** Ben has still not returned home….. And we continue to look for him….. But we have some Good News to report….. We got an early morning (4:45am) call yesterday from the night shift Security officer on the Wellfields….. He had just seen Ben…heading West on one of their access maintenance roads!….. Because I was raised on a small farm (just like my daughters have been)…we’re used to being galvanized into action…at all hours…

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The Chaos Which Is Farm Life

The Chaos Which Is Farm Life

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**********Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps********** I’d like to be talking in this post about Irish Wolfhound puppies…and posting pictures of cute little rolly-polly fuzzy jellybean-shaped puppies….. But…No….. Sabine is doing fine…and her children are all thriving….. We haven’t had to tube-feed anybody yet (which is wonderful)…because Sabine is making enough milk…and her puppies all got ample colostrum….. …..Those Are All Tremendous Pluses….. However…all of this has been over-shadowed…BY ANOTHER FENCE CUTTING(!?!)….. Ben and Acacias got out at about…

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~~~Willow Knows~~~

~~~Willow Knows~~~

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*******Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps******* Yesterday morning we took Willow to Doctor Russell…to confirm that she was pregnant….. She’s been getting paunchy….. Her appetite has increased….. She’s been a little bit more verbal and whiny….. All the things that point to her probably being pregnant….. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ …..Well…The Joke’s On Us….. …..and Willow is snickering….. Willow is NOT in a Family Way….. Ha!….. She’s paunchier………….because she’s eating more….. Doctor Russell said it was hard to read the x-rays…because her…

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~Killian And Her Puppies~

~Killian And Her Puppies~

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*******Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps******* I had forgotten to mention….. Killian was indeed pregnant….. Appropriate checks and tests were done….. …..plus her maternal-profile was an easy give-away….. Last week after multiple progesterone tests…a C-section was preformed by Doctor Russell….. Killian is fine…the puppies are doing well…my daughters and I are sleep deprived…(yet again)….. …..(you know………….same ole’…same ole’)….. We have two little girls and two little boys….. …..for a small litter…they are Big puppies….. Killian is enjoying her yogurt…

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***Howling Hound***

***Howling Hound***

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*******Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps******* I’ve had it….. I’m about to choke him….. He’s a singularly-focused stud dog…. …..and Ben has decided to become a very vocal hound….. He’s not baying at the moon….. …..he’s pining for the girls….. I understand it’s the call of Mother Nature….. But we really need to have a chat…and possibly set up some sort of schedule and/or guidelines….. …..maybe some hours of operation…or something….. I love Irish Wolfhounds…I do….. I believe the…

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***Acacias Montage***

***Acacias Montage***

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**********Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps********** Ca-Castrophy….. Ca-Chaos….. Ca-lossal….. Ca-Cacias….. Well…I thought it was time for…an Acacias Up-Date….. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~He’s Large~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ …..he’s grown….. He’s not a year old yet…I think his birthday’s the last week in January….. It’s hard to tell with Irish Wolfhounds…their size makes you think they’re adults…their actions tell you otherwise…. I thought I’d do a montage-esque picture parade for you….. Acacias doesn’t think he’s grown as large as he has….. He thinks he’s the same size…he…

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*Puppy-Boy Is Growing*

*Puppy-Boy Is Growing*

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**********Please Subscribe To My Blog…..It Really Helps********** *****(this is the post I had intended to write before Acacias decided to eat moldy hay)***** Acacias has recovered and is doing just fine now…(silly puppy)….. …..he’s resilient & happily beating up his buddy Wisp right now….. Acacias just turned six months old….. …..he’s a behemoth…… He’s taller than a large German Shepard…and over 80 pounds….. …..but…I’m not picking him up to weigh him….. …..he squirms too much…and he’s too heavy….. …..(I can…

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