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Doing chores without the #livestockguardiandog helping is against the rules around here, apparently.
He mostly helps himself...to love and pets. Not too helpful otherwise unless you have a coyote problem or your local 🐇 population is getting out of hand. 😆
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Once upon a time, the #OldManDog in the foreground was as speedy as the six month old puppy in the background. #DogsOfMastodon #BorderCollie
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On a final curious note, we've long wondered how much of this is genetic. They are first cousins once removed. They were raised in environments almost as opposite as it's possible to be, so not likely to be nurture. But, we have a ton of other relatives, all with zero #thunderphobic tendencies. Who's to say?
Either way, the rumbles have left since I've been rambling to the world about #sheepdogs. Time for sleep, and thanks for listening.
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Apparently picking and writing a thread of all our #sheepdogs for #DogsOfMastodon is an all afternoon affair! This was a much more enjoyable way to spend time on the couch recovering from a nasty cold than playing too much sudoku. The pups have been taking turns checking in on me and keeping me company. I haven't been sick in four years, so they worry. 😆
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Another #OldManDog now, Alex! He just turned 12 1/2, and was our first #BorderCollie when he was 8wk old. Now he's a cantankerous old man with bad knees because he's too stubborn to listen to anyone anymore. Most of the time now he hangs out with me while I WFH, as he mostly creaks his way from bed to bed. That said, he still seems pretty happy as long as we keep the young puppies out of his face.
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Realized I can't talk this much about #sheepdogs and hold out on all the cute pictures for #DogsOfMastodon. This is Soot, our oldest #OldManDog retiree. She is 15 1/2, thoroughly senile, and spends most of the day either asleep or barking randomly at boojums only she can see. ❤️ She is certain she runs the whole farm.
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In all my free time (🤣), I've turned into an accidental #HomeNetworking hobbyist, run the automated weekly build system for #OpenWRT fork #ROOter, spoil the giant pile of needy #sheepdogs, and play #mechanic on anything that doesn't run away from me fast enough. Any time left after that is usually "spotting" mechanical things, if it's machinery I'm probably interested. Some #planespotting (also an #ADSB collector), #shipspotting, and grew up #trainspotting (#railfan for Americans).
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In all my free time (🤣), I've turned into an accidental #HomeNetworking hobbyist, run the automated weekly build system for #OpenWRT fork #ROOter, spoil the giant pile of needy #sheepdogs, and play #mechanic on anything that doesn't run away from me fast enough. Any time left after that is usually "spotting" mechanical things, if it's machinery I'm probably interested. Some #planespotting (also an #ADSB collector), #shipspotting, and grew up #trainspotting (#railfan for Americans).
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In all my free time (🤣), I've turned into an accidental #HomeNetworking hobbyist, run the automated weekly build system for #OpenWRT fork #ROOter, spoil the giant pile of needy #sheepdogs, and play #mechanic on anything that doesn't run away from me fast enough. Any time left after that is usually "spotting" mechanical things, if it's machinery I'm probably interested. Some #planespotting (also an #ADSB collector), #shipspotting, and grew up #trainspotting (#railfan for Americans).
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In all my free time (🤣), I've turned into an accidental #HomeNetworking hobbyist, run the automated weekly build system for #OpenWRT fork #ROOter, spoil the giant pile of needy #sheepdogs, and play #mechanic on anything that doesn't run away from me fast enough. Any time left after that is usually "spotting" mechanical things, if it's machinery I'm probably interested. Some #planespotting (also an #ADSB collector), #shipspotting, and grew up #trainspotting (#railfan for Americans).
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A much overdue #introduction:
I'm a #StructuralEngineer by day, working mostly in #steel and #concrete. I do everything, but a lot more moving #bridges and #canal locks than most. Some #dams. All my stuff is old, so it's mostly about safety and reliability.
Second job: very willing farmhand for @PickwickSheprd, who I think mostly puts up with me because she was crazy enough to marry me. We raise #sheep and she trains #sheepdogs. I fix the old #tractors and help run #fences and #buildings.