We got a dog. Her name is Tippy and we have pretty much fallen in love with her, deep, deep love.  We’ve wanted a dog for a while.  We thought it would be fun for the kids, and we felt a need to have a livestock guard dog, just to keep the ‘yotes and raccoons away.  When we first moved to the farm we got a puppy and it ended up badly, we learned that we are not good puppy owners and that we didn’t have enough time to properly train a dog to be around livestock, so I had put the idea of a dog out of my mind, figuring that the right dog would come around when the time was right….and it did.

Tippy came from my uncle who has a cattle ranch and has working dogs. Tippy was brought to the ranch for that purpose, to help work cattle, but proved to be too timid.  However, she was so obedient, loving and great around kids, perfect for a small farm and family with kids, perfect for us!  She has been with us for almost a week and it seems like she has been here the whole time.  She blends right in, she is great with the animals, comes when calls, likes to chase cats a bit too much (but the cats are showing her who is boss), chases jack rabbits, enjoys long walks and loves the kids so much.  We are so happy to welcome Tippy to the farm!