Happy Birthday Zeb!

Is Zeb Officially Not A Puppy Now?

I guess it's time to admit the star of The Puppy Blog, Zeb, is no longer a puppy. He is turning 1 this month is almost all grown up. He really is a good dog, very obedient and good at all the things English Shepherds are supposed to be good at. He learns quickly and tries very hard to please us. He's a scary watch dog, barking and baring his teeth. For the most part that's good except when friends come. People have to visit a few times before he will leave them alone. He displayed spontaneous herding the other day. We had just separated the yearling colt from his mother. He was hanging out with my two year old filly and the miniature horses when I decided to move them all to another pasture. He wasn't so sure about going. After I got the two year old and minis in the new pasture, I went back to get the yearling, but Zeb was already yapping at him, getting him to go where he was supposed to go. It's been a little tougher with the chickens. He gets along well with the older chickens, but seems to find chasing the younger ones irresistible. We've had a couple of baby chicken casualties, but I'm not sure it was Zeb who did the deed, with four other dogs on the farm right now. Somehow I don't think it was him, since the other day I saw him with a chicken in his paws. He was holding it quite gently, although the poor thing was very scared, and when I told him to stop it he let it go and it was fine. I'm sure that once the baby chickens grow up and aren't so flighty and fun to chase they will all be fine. Zeb does sure keep away any predators!