TonTon, stop posing. You are supposed to be choosing a winner. Three winners actually to win a package of farmy postcards. Pick a winner TonTon.
TonTon. Each folded comment has a name. Now take a wee paper out of the Pom Pom Hattie and bring it to me. Gimme TonTon. TonTon Gimme
TonTon this has to work you are supposed to be choosing the winners. (sigh) Get my hattie TonTon, Where’s My Hattie!
Gimme TonTon, Gimme. No, the paper. TonTon. Gimme paper. You know what that means, we have been practicing.
oops. 
Oh you brought my Hattie and dropped all the papers. Well. Hmm. Good Boy.
Thank you for my Hattie. Yes, I will put it on. No, we are not going outside now. Now Ton see where I am pointing. Try and act like a clever dog. Gimme Paper. 
Gimme paper. Good Boy
Now gimme. Good boy. Winner Number One is annashortcakes. Fantastic! ! She has fish on her pages today Ton. Did she send you some as a bribe?
Now another one TONTON! Oh he has it already.
No, that is for me…. no chewing on the family! TonTon, gimme. Wait, let me see. Oh this is Spree!! cooking spree you are winner Number TWO! Spree is making Sugar Snap Peas with Shitake Mushrooms for Valentines Day, so I am fairly sure there was no bribery there. That is way too healthy. 
Now Number Three TonTon. Gimme paper. TonTon gimme paper! 
TonTon you are supposed to lay it at my feet like a good dog, not eat it! But I suppose you brought it to my feet before you began to gnaw on the Third winner. Winner Number THREE is bridgesburning. Chris you WON! Though I have to admit that your comment has been a bit chewed but that better than being eschewed I suppose!!
There now. Congratulations to the three winners. Email me with your snail mail addresses and when the postcards come back from the printers I will send you your gorgeous bright packages of Farmy Postcards!
This morning has again dawned clear and cold. Not too bad, we are at 15F (-10C). You will not hear me complain about the cold. I am just so grateful for the mild winter so far. I knew we had to pay for it sometime!! It is winter after all.
I must tell you a funny thing that happened the other day. Quite by mistake after a certain tractor went through a certain gate and a certain tractor driver forgot to close the gate, the gate to the wee meadow that houses Queenie and Hairy was left open for the whole night. I only noticed it when I looked out the kitchen window the next morning preparing to go out to feed. As I raced to the barn I saw evidence of them wandering about the garden together, gazing down the lane, walking through the empty field and then returning themselves to their pen and obediently standing at their feeder waiting for their hay as I rushed in that morning. Saying very loudly to me, in a sanctimonious tone” We were good. We went nowhere. We never ever would go through an open gate, because that would be bad!! We are a good Flerd. Where’s breakfast!”
Good morning and congrats to you all for joining the fun!
celi
ps. A Flerd is a cross between a flock and a herd.
pss. If I point and say Gimme, TonTon will pick up the first thing he sees and give it to me. I trained him to find paper by name all week in preparation for the draw with varying results. Before we go outside I say Gimme Hattie and he goes and finds my PomPom Hattie and brings it to me. Then I send him for gloves and usually he will bring a pair one after the other. But straight gimme is whatever I am pointing to and it is not a game. It is a very useful command when my hands are full. I can say Gimme, he will pick it up. Then Bring it and he will carry it and walk with me. Of course all this is so that he can do the housework and I just walk about the house pointing!!
psss. I have a growing list of people who would like to buy postcards, so if you want your name pencilled in let me know in the comments anytime. Readers will get Mates Rates. I have also been asked if a few of the images can be sold as prints. I can certainly discuss that, so send me a message.
c
The Kitchen's Garden 
102 responses to “The draw: TonTon chose three winners for the Post Card Giveaway!”
TonTon is one smart dog, although not smart enough to draw my name. Sigh.
Now I am off to download photos of flowers and bald eagles and an ice sculpture. It’s been quite a day for me here in Minnesota.
oo I look forward to the ice sculpture!
c
I love that you put the dog to work – ha! Thanks for sharing:)
I’m about to have a talk with my chihauhaus about helping out around here more, possibly TonTon could have a chat with them too. They really do need to participate and not just sit around being cute! Congrats to the winners and fine job by TonTon!
Has Ton Ton given any thought about writing a blog of his own? I suspect he has quite a following already.
Ronnie
Perhaps what you *really* need to do about the print inquiries is open a Zazzle shop. I’m looking into it myself right now. So many people would *love* to have some of your beautiful images, and they wouldn’t have to wait entirely until the multitudinous books you need to do are ready and published. Just a thought, my sweet.
Meanwhile, I think TonTon did a bang-up job in his paper-bringing. Such a winsome lad, and so talented and well trained. He makes me happy every time I see him!
I loved this post – I love all your animal stories – and your beautiful pictures. Now if I can get motivated I should get my two goldens to do more than just lie about looking cute and dropping fur everywhere in the house. Thank you for a good laugh.
Morning Joy. Oh that fur dropping, I know what you mean, but the golden retrievers really do look beautiful! c
Just delightful fun. What a dog! This should end up on Fresh Pressed.
Oh I am sure I am way under that radar! I had such fun shooting this sequence though.. c
Wonderful! And what lucky ducks to receive your beautiful art on a postcards. Which post (date) has all of the pictures that you are printing on the post cards? I am decorating my new “office” (my son’s old room…) and would love to look through your photos and pay for a print to beautify the office! 🙂
I will shortly be posting the finals, in the next few days probably. but if there was an image that rung a bell with you let me know and i will look at it and see if it is good enough to print, how wonderful to have your own office! There is a great freedom in decorating for yourself! c
Love (as always) your photos… and what a hoot! Good dog, too!
laughter is good!! c
loved, loved, loved this…bravo on your training!
It was fun wasn’t it, Ton loves to get things right so he enjoyed it too.. c
What a great post! I love how your dog is your working assistant. How helpful is he!
Morning Charlie, if only I could teach him to take dictation! c
TonTon becomes the star of the show! With all this praise how will you keep him from getting a big head?! I agree TonTon is smart but he had to have a good teacher too! Congratulations to the winners and a captivating draw.
I was in Joliet for a few hours this afternoon…an emergency water heater replacement at a friends rental.
We are about an hour from Joliet, still no sign of lambies yet though! c
TonTon is wonderful! What a fabulous dog to begin with, then your pictures are just delightful. I’m going to have to get caught up to even know what the postcards are, but I’m a curious sort…I’ll find out! Congratulations to all the winners! And I must find a way to insert the word “flerd’ into my vocabulary. It is just one great word! Debra
We have mini flerds in both sides this morning, they get on as long as there are two feeding stations, no-one is good at sharing! c
Congratulations to the winners, and the choosers – I think you could reinvent the Lotto draw! This was certainly more fun to watch! 🙂
Just imagine Ton hamming it up for the cameras! Oh dear! c
What a great post!! I love it! And I love that dog! GIMME GIMME! I want a dog just like that one! Gimme that dog! Can you let TonTon be the prize for next giveaway?? Thought not.
Ha ha ha, well he loves to travel!! if you get one though I will teach you how to train him!! c