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Jun. 26th, 2013 04:23 pmI got the mowing done, pumped the rainwater, and tore down the fancy compost bins that I stopped using. My compost now is simply a big pile, under a tree and beyond the fence. It's in the most bio-active spot I know of, and within reach of the garden hose. I'm going to dig into it soon, and collect what compost I can to add to the south bed.
Tomorrow, I'll start an orgy of watering, to prepare for the hot weather ahead.
I was reading about dog breeds and Halo fits the Australian Shepherd temperment, and Pogi is the classic Border Collie. Thank God that Pogi doesn't have obsessive herding impulses, like some Border Collies. He has lots of other obsessive games, and is crazy about hunting squirrels and rabbits.
Halo is the natural herder, but there's nothing pathological about it. Once he was called upon to move a horse off the road and bottle it up until the owner came. He did it perfectly, calmly but decisively. Halo was out barking at cats last night, and if you consider that, it was herding behavior, as well.
We have feral cats hunting and skulking beyond the fence, and if Halo had a herd of sheep, he would have to be watching and warning off predators at night. Even these little cats trigger his protective guarding instinct.
Just now, I was talking to the cat that spends time in the side yard. He stopped and hung out some. I wonder if he used to have people. Pogi noticed and got through the rickety gate to chase the cat off. Fences and gates are really just a formality for Pogi. Halo also tried to get into the side yard, but isn't so small and nimble.
Tomorrow, I'll start an orgy of watering, to prepare for the hot weather ahead.
I was reading about dog breeds and Halo fits the Australian Shepherd temperment, and Pogi is the classic Border Collie. Thank God that Pogi doesn't have obsessive herding impulses, like some Border Collies. He has lots of other obsessive games, and is crazy about hunting squirrels and rabbits.
Halo is the natural herder, but there's nothing pathological about it. Once he was called upon to move a horse off the road and bottle it up until the owner came. He did it perfectly, calmly but decisively. Halo was out barking at cats last night, and if you consider that, it was herding behavior, as well.
We have feral cats hunting and skulking beyond the fence, and if Halo had a herd of sheep, he would have to be watching and warning off predators at night. Even these little cats trigger his protective guarding instinct.
Just now, I was talking to the cat that spends time in the side yard. He stopped and hung out some. I wonder if he used to have people. Pogi noticed and got through the rickety gate to chase the cat off. Fences and gates are really just a formality for Pogi. Halo also tried to get into the side yard, but isn't so small and nimble.
