Family Connections

I have been wanting to take these photos for a long time (well since the birth of Miss's litter thus creating the four generations under one roof).Mishka is my beloved 'old lady' and so I felt it was only fitting that I get photos of them all together.

The group (from RIGHT to LEFT)

Mishka (the grand 'old lady')

Miss (Mishka's daughter)

Fan (Miss's daughter thus Mishka's granddaughter)

Mulan (Miss's granddaughter thus Mishka's great grand daughter)

I needed to get these photos when I did (last week) as Fan (Mishka's grand puppy) was headed to her new home as a working goat dog.

The photos didn't turn out quite as well as I had hoped... I knew Miss would be busy looking behind the fence for squirrels, and of course the 'old lady' only has so much tolerance for cold (it was in the teens) and for the youngsters....

Needless to say this was the 'out take' that ended my attempt for the 'perfect photo'

... Grandma said she had taken 'enough' from the young whipper snappers poking at her!!

Fan LOVES the hose!!

Fan loves water!! It has become a 'good' thing as it is a great way to 'clean' her back up after she rolls in the dust. I have her antics on video but sadly I can't get my upload computer connection to work so yesterday I decided to try to get photos while holding the hose. She bites at the stream of water....

She digs at the ground where the water lands....

She bites at the grass .....

She actually pulls the grass up if you hold the hose in one spot...

Now if I could only figure out how to get her to 'weed' the flower beds this way!! At least she can get a daily rinse this way!!!

I mentioned in my last post about those dogs that love to saturate themselves in the water then roll in the dirt.

Oh YEAH Fan loves to do that!!!

This is one of the 'many' reasons why I adore smooth Border Collies. Their coats just dry and the dirt flakes right off!

She is also one that is easy to 'wash' so to speak.... she attacks the hose when you begin to spray!! (I wish I could upload videos ... I have a great video of her attacking the hose and taking her own bath).