eureeekaaa!!!!!

[Tyla 3,179]

On 13/01/2020 at 18:23, jigsaw said:

after been house bound for several days due to severe rain and winds,i decided on the spur of the moment to head out to where the goats USED  to be ..and took the 2 kelpie pups and the old dog Sonic and the Saluki bred Lucifer with me for a jaunt ,they too were kennelled up due to the weather,I left late and arrived just before 9 a.m....met the landowner ,had a chat and went on my way..He told me not a goat had he seen in 12 months ,so i was expecting that and no surprise..I threw the 223 over my shoulder and the mutts speeding around ,enjoying their new found freedom ,we hit the roughest spots i could muster to try slow these mad feckers down,up the grassy path and in to the scrub trees,dense rocky outcrops everywhere and a few ridges we hit the open hillside.

across the hill there wasnt a trace of life ,so we trudged for half an hour till we reached the bank that leads to the boundary field,the only field in the area,and i saw a few tracks,something was walking about ,so i carried on and from here on in its a different ball game ,.high ridges and screens of trees ,almost impossible to get through without a swear or curse word every minute from the low lying branches whacking you in the face.....the pups were flying into their new world,theyd never seen any place like this before,they step off a sod and disappear into undergrowth ,and had to scramble or just plain burst their way out ..it was good to see them deal with the unknown,

the black lad wasnt too impressed by the looks of him,like a spoilt child that didnt want to go ,he just loped along ,not showing much interest on the surrounding area.Half way across the rough ground i spotted a very recent and well worn path through the long grass and heather..I started hoping ,we might see something,so i continued on....I had to climb the first ridge of the day and getting up the rocky heather strewn face of it is hard enough when its been dry,but when its been pouring for days non stop ,its downright hard and dangerous..I scrambled,swore as i slipped back down at times and then soaked through ,i scrambled to the top,

 

 

Funnily enough a load of pics just came up on my phone of when I came over. Some of Sonic and of your old kelpiex. I tried you pm you but your inbox is full. Let me know if you'd like me to send them you

[jigsaw 11,809]

5 hours ago, Tyla said:

Funnily enough a load of pics just came up on my phone of when I came over. Some of Sonic and of your old kelpiex. I tried you pm you but your inbox is full. Let me know if you'd like me to send them you

yeah id love to see them Tyla,..thanks mate

[Tyla 3,179]

15 hours ago, jigsaw said:

yeah id love to see them Tyla,..thanks mate

I've sent them on messenger mate

[jigsaw 11,809]

48 minutes ago, Tyla said:

I've sent them on messenger mate

Thanks tyla, will have a look now

[bird 9,594]

6 hours ago, jigsaw said:

Thanks tyla, will have a look now

i know ive asked you before, but them dogs of yours and prob now the pups dont touch sheep , that kill goats is brill mate . i can trust Buck with sheep, even if chased other game, took couple hidings when he was young, but he ok now, but being honest i really dont know what he do, suppose if seen enough goats, i could prob with bit of luck, get into his big yed  lol  

[keepdiggin 9,216]

19 hours ago, bird said:

i know ive asked you before, but them dogs of yours and prob now the pups dont touch sheep , that kill goats is brill mate . i can trust Buck with sheep, even if chased other game, took couple hidings when he was young, but he ok now, but being honest i really dont know what he do, suppose if seen enough goats, i could prob with bit of luck, get into his big yed  lol  

Just like deer I'd imagine ray

[jigsaw 11,809]

On 18/01/2020 at 16:09, bird said:

i know ive asked you before, but them dogs of yours and prob now the pups dont touch sheep , that kill goats is brill mate . i can trust Buck with sheep, even if chased other game, took couple hidings when he was young, but he ok now, but being honest i really dont know what he do, suppose if seen enough goats, i could prob with bit of luck, get into his big yed  lol  

tbh ray,ive had 2 incidents with sonic and sheep,and hes fairly steady with sheep,bit I WOULDNT TRUST HIM  any more after hes done it once,the first time he did it he was 7 years old ,and i was disgusted he did it ,im still working on the pups with stock ,but i dont get out often enough ,i need to drive 48 miles to reach my mates farm and sheep,...if you run the goats with dogs ,then id be the first to say its not fair on the dogs trying to keep em steady with sheep,deer are another matter,i could always have them steady to the sheep after deer were taken,but goats are too similar in my mind ,but thats just my opinion ,.not fact based