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The look on Doodle Bug's face, in contrast with Gidee 🤣. He's all "Wait, who? Me? What? What I do?"😅

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And now, Doodle Bug is a tunnel bug! I knew she would be. She's just not polished enough to handle distraction like her brother. This is after 5 minutes of chucking pieces of chicken into the tunnel to get her used to being in there. This is day 1 brand new for her! Way to go Doodle! My smart babies ♥️

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New day. New tunnel. NO PROBLEM for this smart boy! First attempt!

The confidence he has, and the bond/trust we have, makes for a great foundation

Good boy, Gid!

I did try introducing DeeDee, and she was like hahahaha NO. I have no doubt she, too, will love it, once I work with her 1:1.

Also, for those who didn't see the posts, he just learned the tunnel command YESTERDAY, with a makeshift tunnel!

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Part 2 - Tunnel Master!

After training the first time, we took a break, I fed them, we rested an hour and I just took him out again.

LOOK AT HIM NOW! When I say this dog is smart, when I joke he is "too smart" this is what I mean. He is exceptional.

So proud of him! This is day 1. Imagine when he's months and years in! Day 1, and less than 5 minutes of training.

Beauty and brains. Form and function. Total package.

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Ohh, Gideon. Why are you SO SMART?! We are training for barn hunt. Part of the test, along with alerting to a rat, is doing a climb (on a hay bale) and a tunnel, which is also made with hay bales.i don't have hay, so make due with 2 large storage totes & a piece of cardboard.

Posting 2 parts. His original try, and just now.

Unleashed, this dog got it, in like 2 minutes his first ever attempt and introduction to tunneling!

Part 1 - The intro!

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Omgggg! I just went out with the dogs, looked again, and there's not just 1, but 3🍉 babies!

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The kindness of strangers. Gidee is always a fan of meeting new people. Today is no different. A man approached, nice camera in hand, asking if he may photograph Gidee. I say yes, of course. He takes a pic, shows me, it's adorable. I thank him for thinking to shoot him, and we go our separate ways. A little while later, he brings me this beautiful wallet-size Polaroid of the shot he took. What a lovely surprise!

You never know what it will mean, giving someone a few minutes of your time. ❤️

One big, handsome pumpkin head. Givin ya his best smile and lip biting sessy lewk.😉🤣💜

Candids from the barn hunt event yesterday.

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I JUST FOUND MY FIRST BABY WATERMELON! She's only the size of an olive, but she's there!🍉

Went to a barn hunt trial with friends yesterday. Big representation for our breed, so we took a group pic. Sharing the reality of getting the perfect shot, along with the good shot🤣 it turned into a whole scene, with half the competitors kindly putting down their lunch and coming over to make noises and throw things to get them to all look one way 😅

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The baby gobblers are getting so big!

Batch 2 of the lemon cukes are coming along, as are the green pepper, basil and dill babies! Batch 1 of the cukes are thriving.It lost some leaves in storm damage. But, tons of new growth, and baby cukes. Like all over now! We will be well supplied for a while. Only realnstruggle has been the drought and heat fatigue.

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Ollie has mastered the art of the sly sneak-a-snuggle!

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Thank you everyone for the birthday wishes! It's been a hellish week. Exhausting. Not much energy for social media. This was a lovely surprise to come back to💜💜

Kaysea boop! My favorite Doxie potato head.💜 The only way I can groom her underside. She's a long-coated dachshund, but they get her stripped short, like a smooth coat. Why they didn't just get a smooth coat, is none of my business, lol. She's not the moat cooperative, but she trusts me, and we found a compromise to get her groomed while happy. 💜

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The life of a poor miserable show dog 🤣

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Round 2 is a success. This time, pepperoni, with fresh and shredded mozzarella.

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The simple beauty of weeds in the pasture 💜