Dogs

Not every homesteader has itty bitty dogs.  Please notice that YAPPY was not included in that description.  We have little dogs but they are usually well behaved little beasts (except Joey).  We have 3 Chihuahuas.  And by the way, they are well dressed Chihuahuas when it's not a gazillion degrees outside.  Today was chilly....they were well dressed.

I can not imagine a homestead without dogs.....and I certainly can not imagine a home without a dog. 

It took months before I got over having an acual outside dog.....Aegis is the World's Greatest LGD.  It hurt to think of him outside....lonely....
*ugh*
the guilt.

But he does what he does.  He does it well.  Twice a day I give him food.....he watches the goats and he watches our home.  He leaves for hours at a time, but always comes back home when we need him.  We have his nephew also, Epoch.  They work together as a team to keep the goats safe.

Today....our little Chihuaha, Popcorn was AWOL.  We've been working on the house, and I just didn't watch the time that the Littles were outside.

Popcorn was GONE.  Gone for over an hour!  I was in full panic mode, in tears...thinking the worst....when I saw this....

See that tiny dot behind him?

See her in her pretty pink dress?

She was in SO much trouble!

But both of the big boys were there to watch her and kept her safe......

What great dogs they are!