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Christmas Came Early

12/10/2018

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Santa made an early stop on the Farm.

It was a surprise to me...

But the 3 Wiley men are over the moon!
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Nash is an 8 week old full-blooded German Shepherd
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We have talked about getting a puppy off and on for a while now.

Daisy is almost 12 years old and really slowing down. 

We really  don't want 2 dogs, but we know that sometimes it is better to get a puppy when the older dog is still around to help train.

Daisy is the best dog ever!  

She stays home and is Daniel's shadow.  

We are really hoping she will train the puppy to stay home.  

Having a farm dog that you can trust to leave out and about, but not run off is priceless.  It allows the dog to be a part of your family and farm.  Following along as you do chores and "helping" herd the cattle when you need an extra hand.  
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Daisy was a surprised as me and the boys were.
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Of course Nash is getting lots and lots of attention, but we have made a special point to give some extra attention to Daisy.

We live on a farm and have "farm" dogs.

A.k.a. they roll in manure, mud, dead animals and any other gross thing they can find.

So...all dogs stay outside around here.

However, we do occasionally let Daisy come in the house to sit on the rug.  But, now that she is pretty well deaf, it is hard to tell her to stay on the rug. 

What Santa did not warn me about was that Nash is too small to stay out in the garage, which means Nash is a mud room puppy for now.
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Daisy is pretty much over the puppy.  

She only stayed inside for a few minutes and was more than ready to go back to her rug in the garage.  

Too much commotion.  She would rather just sleep.
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Santa delivered Nash on Friday and then Nash made his first trip to a cattle show to unload cows and equipment.  

When he got home, he got his first bath.  

He wasn't amused.
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That's a little better.  
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He had a busy weekend and spent most of it being held and taking naps.  
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We want to expose him to as many people as we can, and what better place than a cattle show to meet all kinds of new people and experiences. 
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Of course, he was the star of the show.  
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At one point, someone asked us if he could walk.  

​What can I say...he is spoiled already.
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He loves to snuggle in to take a nap.
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Except that nap didn't last very long.
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Nash is not a fan of the cold just yet.  

He is going to have to grow a thicker skin to survive around here.

But for now...we are spoiling him rotten.  

The next show is in 4 weeks and I am pretty sure he is going to be a lot heavier and won't get as much cuddle time, so we are taking advantage of it now.  

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    Hello!  I am Heather... the city girl turned mom to manure loving country boys. My husband and I both grew up in the city, but spent weekends visiting grandparents in the country.  We are first generation farmers who learn best by almost always doing things the hard way.  I hope you enjoy following along with our adventures down on the farm.

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