Wednesday, July 8, 2026

Today is a little cooler, and that’s certainly welcome.

One good thing is that the forecast doesn’t really show anything above 25°C for the remainder of the month. Hopefully we’re heading into a more temperate stretch of weather that’s a little more comfortable for both us and the animals.

It’s about 6:30 this morning.

Roscoe is lying at my feet.

Bear and River have gone outside to do their business, and the last time I looked, River was lying in the yard chewing on a stick while Bear lay beside his big brother, keeping a close eye on that stick.

I’m still a little tired after the past few days, but I had a good night’s sleep.

Today’s plans are fairly straightforward.

I’ll trim another fence line and move the sheep about 400 to 500 feet behind the barn into a fresh paddock, where they’ll stay for the next four days.

The sheep and goats will get their feed and water.

Denis will look after the rabbits in the back field, and when we get home he’ll take care of the chickens, the broody hens and all their little chicks, while I head out to feed and water the pigs and the roosters.

Hopefully we’ll have everything wrapped up by noon.

Then, if all goes according to plan, Roscoe and I will head out to test the DOGOITM GPS collar.

The real test isn’t whether the collar works.

I already know it does.

The test is whether Roscoe quickly learns to respond to the beep and vibration so that, hopefully, he never needs to receive a correction at all.

That has always been the goal.