This morning i had a sleep in to 5am which was great, as i got up i thought what a great day it's going to be. and proceeded with the morning chores first put greyson out for a wee which i did, but as i put him out the cat jumped over the fence and caught her toe in the fencing and was hanging on the fence but all was good she let me pick her up and take the weight and try to get her toe free and that was the first problem i could not get her toe out because i could not see how it was caught unless i put my face next to the cat who was getting very cheesed off by this time and was trying to bite me i need help so i started calling for amanda, for ten minutes i called for amanda and nothing but in the end the cats toe came free i still don't know how but i threw the cat away back over the fence. by this time i was busting for a wee and did not look at Quins crate. after my toilet stop i could here this strange sound coming from near the front steps and i went to investigate, all the steers were at my front steps plus the bulls (by the way i had woken amanda up and told her to clean her ears out not very nicely before i had gone to the toilet)any way i did not won't a heap of cow paddies at my front steps so i let summa out to move the cattle off(i should of checked Quins crate first)all was going nicely and i got a couple of pic's of summa working but then there was two dogs in the viewer as i took a photo. It was Quin he was not in his crate.
Summa and Quin then turned as one onto one of the bulls both dogs were listing to me so i though OK i will call summa of when they move the bull away well that was my plan but just as i was going to call out two more dogs went flying past me Greyson and Kaos the camera was thrown to the ground summa stopped listening i blocked and caught Kaos but missed Greyson I tried calling for Amanda to come and take Kaos from me but i think it's easier to wake the dead she had gone back to sleep and the cattle and the three dogs were gone by the time i locked Kaos in a crate got some jeans on got the car out of the house yard the dogs had taken the cattle down the hill up the side fence of the farm to the next fence and across the paddock and back to the main driveway before i caught up to them i was then able to call summa off Both Quin and Greyson are deaf and dumb and i had to jump in between them and the bloody bull who was getting very cheesed with these dogs jumping in between the dogs and the bull is not my idea of fun.
The look on Quins face said it all HO SHIT! SHE IS MAD Quin then acted like the good little boy that he is not and jump in the car, but greyson still has not learnt to get into the car yet and is like how summa was when i first got her, and will not come all the way up to you when called it took me 5 minute's of sweet talking to get to him and then i had to lift him into the car GREAT one big wet smelly dog that had taken time out to roll in cow @#@##$ what beautiful perfume i wear. i will never sleep in again and i am divorcing my teenager. sorry the photo's are not good at all.

in the photo of the bull you can not see summa but she has latched on to his nose as he was standing his ground and Quin was coming in on the other side, and a big sorry about my grammer and spelling.

Oh Royalla - you had me laughing out loud with your story!!!

But you still love them all don't you!!! I thought my daughter was allergic to daylight when she was younger.

"The most wasted of all days is one without Laughter." Chamfort

i don't know about loving them again yet i had a repeat again this morning yes i slept in to 5am let the dogs out for toilet and a play (no cat this time she has a broken toe) i stayed out side with them and watered the garden bent down and pulled out two weeds and herd cattle running and dogs barking that lovable teenager did not clip the gate last night it was just sitting shut Quin, Summa and Greyson were gone. I ran out of the yard yelling as fast as i could and to my shock Quin and Summa both pulled of the cattle and bolted for the back gate to the house yard but greyson was still going after the cattle and that was it for summa she was gone but Quin stayed, i quickly put him on chain jumped into the car and flew done the paddock after my obedient dogs they had put the cattle into a corner and were holding them there when i pulled up Greyson came running up to the car and jumped in, i think greyson thinks this is how we play this game you get to chase the cattle around the paddocks and mum comes and gives you a lift home.(i had given greyson lessons yesterday on getting into the car) Now Summa tried to hide behind a small low bush but some one should tell her that she has a very pretty white tip on her tail that gives her away, both dogs were taken home and put on the chain and that is were they have stayed all day tonight i mite love them again tonight if they are lucky lol

mate I can only say, better you than me.
I bring tissues now when I read your posts.

But honestly they might be naughty, over keen and green but you just got to be impressed with young dogs who will go up againt Simmentals and Brahmas.

And their not being stupid, their pairing up and working that big of Brahma in tandem, bloody good dogs.

When my hubby and I lived in Balranald the manager brought in several hundred head of simmentals fresh from up north and we learned very fast that they don't spell the last of their name mentals for nothing.

Mind you they could have just been a bad bunch, cause I think Herefords are crazy too, but my friend up north just loves them and has bred them for many generations.

So while I cringe at what could happen so easily to you and your dogs if you piss these bastard off, I can't fail to be impressed by your dogs willingness to please you and their confidence.

But for the grace of god go you and your Koolies.

Royalla I so do love reading about your life, never a dull moment. It has been proven by science that teenagers do sleep more but they do for a reason it has something to do with hormones and how their body reacts, but don't tell your Amanda this. I wish I could test my dogs out on stock, ANY stock (chickens don't count). But I cannot find any farmers who are willing to let my dogs loose, so to speak.

You have some very willing workers there, that is a given.

I just bought two Brahma/Dexter crosses for my girls to play with but they need to settle down a bit first they are a wee bit wild!!!

Ho jackieH you should of started with sheep they are smaller and are not meat eaters did you know that any thing that is taller then your waist has hooves and horns are meat eaters just ask Amanda she will tell you and i agree with her i have had cows chase me before and they are fast and can be nasty No really it's great to here that you have got some cattle now you can start your own Chronicles so i can have a chuckle about some one else's stuff ups

Yes well we don't have sheep fencing yet, when I move that will be a project to get some damaras, but at the moment I thought it was a good idea.... but being only six months old and really small they squeezed out of the paddock so I took the ACD's and they manhandled them back in the right direction and they squeezed back into the paddock so at the moment they are in the house yard at my OH's place mowing the lawn ... can't squeeze out of the dog mesh yet!! little bastards I don't know what I thought of when I got them but hopefully they will improve with a bit of size. They are called "Chop and Pie" and they will end up in the freezer eventually. The Koolie girls and Smith have not met them at the moment as they have no respect for dogs and I don't want them disheartend or hurt so the two red cattles are teaching them to respect dogs first.

What I need is a trained Koolie to teach the young ones how its done!!!

cattle don't get better they just get stronger and can then push fences over. when you go to show your koolies the cattle for the first time have them on lead and the cattle eating some hay so they are quite just stand there your young dog may be scared of of them big things do this a couple of times until you feel your dog has related then let him/her of lead they should move around the out side of your stock now it's your turn to incorage your dog to balance to you, if your dog is moveing to your right then you move toward your dog have a rake in your outside hand and block your dog never hit him with the rake just block and send your dog back the other way to get the dog to center to you is oops sorry thats sheep can't help you with cattle i just run behind yelling like a loon

unfortunately they are not phased by the size as they are used to dealing with horses.

I hope you come to the workshop first before you tackle those critters

Still working on raising the funds for travel, my car just gobbled up my entire saving plan!!! stinkin' piece of junk!!! very disapointing to say the least...

i have spare rooms here if you are a bit short on funds, free lodging makes it a bit easier. i own an old car to so i know how you feel

My whole family hang out for the chronicals of Royalla. Seriously it is just like being there when I read it out loud. You will be pleased to know you have us in stitches and gasping for breath as we await the next installment. Have you thought about doing stand up comedy?(in your spare time of course)

no sorry i am a very shy and quite person i just love to write whether it is poems or short story's and draw i can not paint to save my life and i believe that if you have kids or pets you will always have something to write about

lol ... sounds like a typical day on the farm .... but i am very envious .... all that green grass ... can u send me some?????PLEASE

Oh you will have to stand in line Jcas, we have all asked her for a bag or 100.

Royalla if you could actualy do it, you would be set for life, rolling in that other great green stuff, called moola, money

god i wish i am sick of mowing it

You and me both I mow three acres every week ... that's every seven days, I even mow the horse paddock because they won't eat it!!

no thanks you can keep that lol i have to wait in turn for dads mower and it's a push mower no ride on here i am mowing about a acre i think and that's enough for me