Puli sunrise

Busy as little bees...


Sunrise duty playing cameleon sagebrush


Hamming it up for the camera... (Luverboy)


Hedgie tag.

Luv, Duff and the devil

Luverboy decided to have a little nap with the red devil squeak toy.


Duff decided this was just an invitation.....


Luverboy decided nap time was over...


...and the tug of war began....


It looked like a stalemate for while...


Until BB decided to "help" and as so often happens the "help" kindof spoiled the game... at least for Luverboy.


I don't know about you- but to me that certainly looks like one smug corgi.



Very smug.

Puli pull toy

Duff is learning the routine pretty quickly. He's already figured out that it's easier to hang on to a Puli's dreads than to chase them.....


I was warned when I got Duffy that he was "high energy". This is the perfect combination- they wear each other out- then crash- then play- then crash- then play.

Smart girl Ginny lies curled up in the doggie bed and lets them play. Sometimes she gets in the play mode herself which the Pulik take as a golden opportunity to maul Duffy.

wind

Sunday night and Monday morning we had non stop wind. This made a hard crust on the snow and some pretty spectacular patterns in the drifts.

Getting to know you

Duffy is 2 years old so he's still a teenager. This means the play sessions between Duff and the Hellboyz can get quite animated. Ginny has decided that curling up and sleeping is more fun.


I think he's getting used to the ranch- plenty of room to run and some company. Like all Corgis he's a quick learner. Like all Corgis he'll probably be a quick "unlearner" too once he gets settled in and decides it's time to test the boundaries.

Bunnies!

I know this is really difficult to see but even with a telephoto I wouldn't have been fast enough to catch these guys. They flushed a jackrabbit this morning- there's a teensy grey flash on the left which is the hare. The two black dots in the middle are the hellboyz and the larger black dot picking up the rear is new boy Duffy.


Corgis are fast but Pulik are faster. Nothing is quite as fast as a jackrabbit however. When someone says "Quick like a bunny." This is that bunny.

At first I thought this was a snowshoe hare but on closer inspection of the photo I think those are jackrabbit ears....

Beat the Devil

They've finally found an appropriate toy. It's a little stuffed squeaky red devil.

The flying Puli brothers

I've told you they're nuts right?


This may look like a fight - but it's not- it's a wrestling match and BB is about to get body slammed once again.

Walking on water

The snow has a hard crust on it so the Hellboyz can now run across the meadow without sinking in. Fun for them- a little harder on me.


Of course the favorite game of spinning with an old sock as pivot point hasn't stopped it's just that the playing field has increased.

Zhivago

We had a little mid day snowshoe today. The sun was out and the snow had a satin shine to it. We've had a day and a half of warmer temperatures and now the sun comes out and makes it sparkle, just a little.



The Hellboyz did their very best Dr. Zhivago imitation.


Ginny opted for the back of my snowshoes instead of breaking trail. By the time we'd toured the meadow everyone had decided I should break trail. Lucky me.

Playtime

It was warmer but overcast yesterday and everyone was in the mood for playtime. Ginny just got right in the middle of the hellboyz frolic.


With her ears up and little bouncey front paws......


If they didn't pay attention she'd just grab a hold of a hind leg until they did (they don't call it bulldoggin' for nothin') BB seems to get this treatment exclusively. If they play too hard then they let out a high Puli screech. No screeching is being done here. It's a surprisingly quiet game.


Luverboy just doesn't know his own strength. He's like a big floppy wiggling long haired bear.


Of course a few barks are absolutely necessary....



Then it's back to the scrum...


and finally a trot home to end the day.

Tickle monster

Did your big brother ever get you on your back and tickle you mercilessly? BB tries to be "top puppy" big bad growly alpha Puli and then- boom- Luverboy just slams him on his back and wiggles him to death.

Buffalo Pulik

Sock Wars!

The hellboyz may have started holding the sock...


But not for long....


Guess who won?

tug of war

The hellboyz were playing with the sock until Ginny decided to get in on the action.

Luverboy is hanging on but BB hasn't quite sussed the situation yet.



Then they decide to make it two against one.



Doesn't seem quite fair does it? Although Ginny is holding her own quite well.

Sugar

It's like someone came along and powdered their wigs... The breed standard does include "shades of grey" but I don't think this is what they had in mind.



Since we've had more snow and the previous snowshoe track was blown away everyone decided they would allow me the honor of breaking trail. Nothing quite like lifting up a snowshoe full of snow *and* full of Puli.


When I say "more snow"- well you might get the idea- our fence is almost useless at this point. The elk are walking over it.

New Toy

What's all the fuss about?


It's a new toy which everyone wants a piece of....
... an icicle off the roof.....