August 20, 2012

[Soapweed]

Kosmo and his Kid

Two little buddies

Trouble on the road

Rode hard and hung up soft

Oh well, I still made it to the sale on time to sell 12 bulls.

An elaborate load at the sale

Meanwhile, back at the ranch, a pretty good baldy calf in the pasture

Pigment on one eye

 

[Big Muddy rancher]

Was that Sparky's load at the sale?

 

[Soapweed]

Was that Sparky's load at the sale?

No, but he would probably like it to be. :wink:

 

[gcreekrch]

That's the first tire I've seen nine months pregnant! Did it have twins? :lol:

 

[Big Muddy rancher]

That's the first tire I've seen nine months pregnant! Did it have twins? :lol:

It was a tire with it's own spare tire.

And Soapweed forgot to tell it to "suck it in".

 

[Bar M]

I have to ask does the tree come with the car

 

[Shortgrass]

I've seen those baloons on truck tires, and just stuck my knife in it, and the baloon went down, but the tire ran on in. Also had the tire go flat as the baloon.

 

[Hereford76]

That's the first tire I've seen nine months pregnant! Did it have twins? :lol:

It was a tire with it's own spare tire.

And Soapweed forgot to tell it to "suck it in".

that is the funniest deal i've ever read on here... nice!

give me that internship soapweed and this will never happen again. :lol:

 

[Soapweed]

That's the first tire I've seen nine months pregnant! Did it have twins? :lol:

It was a tire with it's own spare tire.

And Soapweed forgot to tell it to "suck it in".

that is the funniest deal i've ever read on here... nice!

give me that internship soapweed and this will never happen again. :lol:

when soapweed accepts my application for the internship on the soapweed ranch - i think he found my handle. you got peach, blossom, soapweed, kosmo, sparky, and soon to come... stinkweed! i'm applying for the picture taking internship so soapweed can start getting his hands dirty again.... oh, and soap - i will always remind you to suck it in.


i kid, i kid...

That would be a full-time job, for sure.

Everyone thinks of stinkweeds and dandelions as weeds. I think of both as colorful, pretty, and cheerful-looking flowers.

When you arrive for the internship, bring some beefy Hereford bulls along but leave any cowdogs at home. :wink:

 

[Zilly]

leave any cowdogs at home. :wink:

You may have discussed this in the past or it may just be none of my business. If so, just tell me to go pound sand, but what don't you like about using dogs?

The only experience I have with working cow dogs is watching them on YouTube and watching LazyWp's Squeak, work those (literally) hard-headed critters he tends to. Squeak sure did help with keeping us out of harms way, but some of the videos I've seen the dogs can be aggressive.

 

[Hereford76]

i think that tire with the spare tire even calls it the same thing everyone else does - "GOO"

 

[Soapweed]

leave any cowdogs at home. :wink:

You may have discussed this in the past or it may just be none of my business. If so, just tell me to go pound sand, but what don't you like about using dogs?

The only experience I have with working cow dogs is watching them on YouTube and watching LazyWp's Squeak, work those (literally) hard-headed critters he tends to. Squeak sure did help with keeping us out of harms way, but some of the videos I've seen the dogs can be aggressive.

I don't like stress, and cowdogs give me stress. :wink: My hair is receding fast enough, but with cowdogs around I'm always tempted to pull out even more hair. :roll: Seriously, my cattle are not used to dogs. Even with "good" cowdogs (and I use the term loosely), cows seem to turn around the wrong direction to keep their eyes on the dog. Cows can't move forward if they are looking backwards. If you think cattle move well with the help of a cowdog, try it without a dog sometime to see how much better they handle. Just my personel experience, but it works for me.

 

[Faster horses]

leave any cowdogs at home. :wink:

You may have discussed this in the past or it may just be none of my business. If so, just tell me to go pound sand, but what don't you like about using dogs?

The only experience I have with working cow dogs is watching them on YouTube and watching LazyWp's Squeak, work those (literally) hard-headed critters he tends to. Squeak sure did help with keeping us out of harms way, but some of the videos I've seen the dogs can be aggressive.

I don't like stress, and cowdogs give me stress. :wink: My hair is receding fast enough, but with cowdogs around I'm always tempted to pull out even more hair. :roll: Seriously, my cattle are not used to dogs. Even with "good" cowdogs (and I use the term loosely), cows seem to turn around the wrong direction to keep their eyes on the dog. Cows can't move forward if they are looking backwards. If you think cattle move well with the help of a cowdog, try it without a dog sometime to see how much better they handle. Just my personel experience, but it works for me.

Not to disagree (I have too much respect for you to do that ) but take
a bunch of cows that are 'dog broke' and try and move them without a dog~
. Your cows just aren't dog broke, Soap, that's why they argue with
the dog. But you have enough crew to get 'er done without a dog,
I'll say that. Not everyone is so lucky--that's where the dog(s) come in.
:wave:

 

[gcreekrch]

Sic em' FH. :lol:

 

[3 M L & C]

I have to agree on the no dog method. I have a guy that used background my heifers and he had a couple dogs he used in his feedlot. They are verry good dogs and listen very good as well. When I would pick up the heifers they were no more used to the dogs than when I droped them off. You could just see them tense up when the dogs got out of the pickup. I use my utv to gather and move my cattle. A few range cubes once in a while and they will follow you right where you want to go. I park my portable corral on a flat spot and they will walk right in. It's a lot easier to train them to like cubes than to like a dog.

 

[PATB]

The cows here treat all dogs and coyotes the same "the enemy, something to keep away from calfs". The coyotes stay on the other side of the fence from the cows and they live another day.

 

[LazyWP]

All you guys that don't like dogs working cattle, need to come help me gather them off the river. Yes, dogs can make cattle nervous, especially if you have a predator problem, but if you have trees, canyons, and nasty, fighting things like the ones this year, there is NO WAY I would be with out a dog.

My put is 5 months old, very seldom barks, and brings 250 pairs, while I ride ahead. Using dogs is just another form of pressure and release, as long as the dog will back off.

Dogs aren't for everyone, but they are for me, and they save many miles on foot!!!

 

[3 M L & C]

I might have a different opinion if I lived where you do. The only trees my cattle see is in a windbreak. If it works for you i'm sure its very satisfying. I know hunting with a bad dog is the worst, but hunting with a good one is awesome.

 

[jodywy]

The cows here treat all dogs and coyotes the same "the enemy, something to keep away from calfs". The coyotes stay on the other side of the fence from the cows and they live another day.

use LGD with my sheep and feed hiefers cal;ves with the sheep during the winter , they will bond will with the dogs, when they calve the next year they don't want them close but will tolerate them. My LGD relly likes the bulls they have no problem with her.