The Matriarch and Our John were very right to feel dubious about taking me along on their outing to the Bantam Swap Market at the Fairgrounds. Because right there in a cage in the middle of market madness was Little Boy Blue. I knew he was out there somewhere. So I brought him home.
Now you all know me fairly well, I bet you can guess which of these pictures is the Little Boy before you get to the big reveal at the end of the post!
I think we are safe in assuming it is not the snake! And it looked like the llama was choosing its own master. That pic still makes me laugh!
Yes you are right. Here he is – meet Little Boy Blue.
He is a Blue Heeler, and his parents are working dogs. I had a magnificent name picked for him but when he tucked his tired head in under my chin on the way home I said What’s the matter Little Boy Blue. And his name shot out of my mouth and became his. Nothing else would fit. So there you are in true farmers tradition he is called Blue. All afternoon we practiced with his name and he followed at my heels as I went about my work without missing a beat. Though the sheep scared him straight back across the yard and onto the verandah.
He has a little bed on the verandah with the other dogs. Big Dog has accepted him without question or even much attention. But when I am not looking TonTon has been showing him his teeth. But he will get used to him.
Blue was perfect in the night. I went out and took him down to the toilet twice then gave him a drink of warm milk (I think they wean puppies way too early, this guy is only just 6 weeks old, so he will be getting lots of cows milk and eggs to fatten him up) and after each toilet break he climbed back into his drawer with my boots (puppies are used to sleeping in a tangle – so the soft gumboots that he has been stepping on all day make a reasonable good smelling replacement) was covered in his blankie and without a sound went straight back to sleep. Without a SOUND!
Good morning. What do you think?
The other wonderful discovery yesterday was a lady who grows her own trees at a very reasonable price, she has a backyard nursery close by and we will visit her to discuss plans for the Fellowship Forest. She will help me label them all for you, so each of your trees will have your name or the name you have requested attached. I have two gorgeous yellow barked curly willows so far! One for ViV and one for Eha.
It is raining outside this morning, which is a perfect beginning to a lovely day. Now i am off out to milk my cow, she has another baby to feed! You have a lovely day too! Lovely. Lovely.
love celi
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89 responses to “Guess which one is Little Boy Blue”
Lucky puppy. It sounds (and looks) like a wonderful day in more ways than one.
You are such a breath of fresh air! Always.
We had blue heelers also — they love having a job! When my father had Altzheimer’s and wondered away we would tell Shep to “find Pa” — and he did.
I did giggle when I read that the sheep scared him straight back to the verandah. I will enjoy watching him grow. (I too, am surprised that he is all you brought home to the farmy)
Oh, Little Boy Blue…so precious, adorable, sweet…impossible to resist a face that sweet.
He has found his destiny on the farmy. Welcome to your new wonderful life Little Boy Blue!
I was very glad it wasn’t the snake! I almost thought it was the pony though! Good choice with the puppy, so adorable.
How I would love a pony, but I don’t have enough grass .. sad! c
Oh my….He is just precious…..that’s all there is to it!
And, aha….another wonderful pic to “steal” for my Farmy Desktop!
Happy Monday, Celi 🙂
i am stealing it too!! It is perfect for my desktop too! c
How wonderful! A very smart dog he is. I don’t think my husband would have let me go along. I can’t imagine how many varied animals I would have if I had your room!
Lol, I knew it! I knew it was going to be one of the blue heelers! Absolutely brilliant Celi. How lucky are you to be in a position to have a new puppy, (although the miniature horse would have been totally cool too…maybe next time) The farmers down the road from my cabin used to have miniature horses, (and pot bellied pigs and wallabies and African kit foxes), and their little colt, Cappuccino, would follow the children around like a puppy. So cute. Also love the fellowship forest idea. You know, as part of my master gardener diploma I had to learn how to graft fruit trees. Not a very difficult procedure at all. There is one MG I know who grafts about 2000 apple trees/year to sell on to nurseries and thereby can declare her smallholding farm status and pays much reduced property taxes.
That is an excellent idea, I am more of a cuttings girl! Clever you knowing how to graft! c
oh he is so adorable! look at those paws! oh my… i am sure everyone will love him. and he will get used to the sheep eventually 😉
Perfect!
Precious, though you missed a great opportunity with the ball python!
Puppies are weaned usually around 5 weeks, if mom is left to her own devices, so he’s not too far off. In our state, it’s illegal to sell pups before 8 weeks of age, though the paper is full of people advertising their 4-week old pups for sale. ARRRGH!
Love your new baby!
I thought of you when I saw that snake, actually a woman was counting out her cash to buy him while he slithered all over the top of his box..he was very pretty, but i would rather have a turtle as you know!! c
If I had been with you, one of Blue’s siblings could have come home with me. That would have been wonderful.
You made a great choice! They are wonderful dogs as are Border Collies (but then having two Collies maybe I am prejudiced!). “Little Boy Blue go blow on your horn, the sheeps in the meadow, the cows in the corn”!! He’s a lucky boy to find someone as good as you.
Well with one of each I shall be very busy!.. morning Lyn.. c
Were you looking for a dog or did he just speak to you? Also, how did you choose him from all his siblings?
I have been on a look out for another working dog so it was fortuitous. I chose him because he was the one who was sitting up tracking the passers-by.. watching what was going on, and also he was one of the biggest pups in the pack. his face also – nice markings plus one eye has white eyelashes and one black, making him look like he has a lazy eye… which I thought was sweet.. c