Life with puppy!

Well I have to say I was not sure if a new puppy was a great idea but I'm sure now.  Missy (our new Great Pyrenees) is awesome.  She is an independent, ADD little bugger but just so sweet and lovable.  She is already spending about 75% of her time outdoors.  She sleeps on our front stoop and on days when it is not raining she spends her time in her chain link fence 5x12 kennel inside the horses paddock.  The horses are adjusting very well to her and basically ignore her when she walks around them now.  That took a bit of time as my other two dogs are very nippy and irritating to the horses (which is why I have an electric fence system between them).  Here is our Missy.

Charlie and Kato have gone to their new homes and I only have Terre from this year's foal crop left.  I have been natural horse training him for a few weeks now and am so very pleased with his progress.  He is now leading perfectly beside me with no rushing or lagging behind.  He will put his front feet in a tire and do a 360 degree turn with only his back feet.  He is lunging nicely; but best of all his personality is so much calmer.  If he is still here in the new year I'll be showing him in halter classes and in hand classes.  He's got show horse potential for sure.

The foals for 2013 are making their existance known.  Both Nellie and Marcella's foals are now kicking at mealtimes in their momma's bellies.  So far three mares are confirmed in foal for 2013.  Fly turned up non pregnant so I bred her one time only in September and have not seen a heat since, so she may give me a late summer/early fall foal next year. 

That's all that is new in my world.  My two children and my hubby are all still attending college this year, so it is a hard year financially for us.  Hopefully next year, with both Mart and Lynds being done school things will return to normal.  It will all be worth it in the end.  :)