Sawyer the agility instructor & horse whisperer

I took some pictures of Sawyer and Pepper (our neighbor's horse) today - this is actually a fairly regular activity between the fence for these two. She is such a gentle, wise girl - reminds me of our Heidi girl.






Sawyer and Newton have become quite the team. Newton loves to learn and Sawyer decided he wanted to teach him to go through the tunnel - he did this all by himself! He's going to pass me up on handling skills very quickly ;)






Newton & Sawyer bonding...

Bath time....

I'm sure he won't be pleased with these photos when he's a bit older (hey, the bubbles are covering all the important areas) but I think they are adorable and he was so proud of himself for going all the way in the water ;)

Who let the dogs out?

It's been a wild start to 2009 with the arrival of two terrier mix pups on New Years Eve. Most likely dumped near our home, they showed up full of ticks and VERY hungry. As like many shelters around the country, our local shelter's space is very limited so we are keeping the pups until good homes can be found. Sawyer is certainly enjoying them!








A shot of Hagen & Sawyer in the field....Sawyer wasn't as cooperative as I had hoped.

Sawyer had a little lamb

New Years Day took us out to herd with the dogs and also get to play with some baby lambs. "Pinky" the bottle fed 4-day old, was Sawyer's favorite!





He also has a couple new foster pups too. They showed up on New Years Eve and with the shelter completely full, we are hoping to help find great new homes for these special little babes while they hang out at our place for a while. Eve & Newton are sweet and Sawyer enjoys them as much as they enjoy him ;)





Newton came and spoiled "the moment"