Lol, you missed it today. We got some snow and dropped back into the the teens again. Spring is coming, I couldn't imagine Nome. Our winter is long enough.
Your dog was very fortunate to have that pressure being applied to his artery and I have heard good things about Dr. Battig. I hope his recovery isn't drawn out as a dog's nature is to play. I can't imagine what you must be having to do to accommodate for his stitches and to keep him from being in pain.
The pup will be 8 weeks tomorrow and believe it or not, is a full blooded border collie. The breeder referred to her color as an Irish Spotting. I am so use to seeing border collies as black and white that she is refreshing. So far, she is laid back and has dealt with be swarmed by four kids, our bc/aussie mix and four cats like a pro. We did purposely pick her for breed, as we wanted a dog that would be friendly to our flock.
I saw you mention that your pair is on 7 eggs? Wow, if they are fertile, you will have your hands full of goslings everywhere. As to getting them to eat, I would definitely encourage them with some fresh greens like cabbage, sprouts, or spinach if they are available to you. If you could even grow your own sprouts if whole oats or barley are available to you, as I understand worrying about broody birds and wanting to make sure they are eating. My experience with broody chickens and ducks is:
*they don't eat as much, they seem to conserve a lot of energy.
*when they do leave the nest, they make nasty bms
*and with waterfowl, you definitely need to make sure they have somewhere to wet their feathers before they get back on the nest.
Your dog was very fortunate to have that pressure being applied to his artery and I have heard good things about Dr. Battig. I hope his recovery isn't drawn out as a dog's nature is to play. I can't imagine what you must be having to do to accommodate for his stitches and to keep him from being in pain.
The pup will be 8 weeks tomorrow and believe it or not, is a full blooded border collie. The breeder referred to her color as an Irish Spotting. I am so use to seeing border collies as black and white that she is refreshing. So far, she is laid back and has dealt with be swarmed by four kids, our bc/aussie mix and four cats like a pro. We did purposely pick her for breed, as we wanted a dog that would be friendly to our flock.
I saw you mention that your pair is on 7 eggs? Wow, if they are fertile, you will have your hands full of goslings everywhere. As to getting them to eat, I would definitely encourage them with some fresh greens like cabbage, sprouts, or spinach if they are available to you. If you could even grow your own sprouts if whole oats or barley are available to you, as I understand worrying about broody birds and wanting to make sure they are eating. My experience with broody chickens and ducks is:
*they don't eat as much, they seem to conserve a lot of energy.
*when they do leave the nest, they make nasty bms
*and with waterfowl, you definitely need to make sure they have somewhere to wet their feathers before they get back on the nest.