Millie
was new to the ranch
having just been
adopted in April of 2023. These photos were
taken 2 months later.
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Tyler, Collie, and
Angel, all taught new dog Millie the fabulous game of
dog play
in the
pasture.
The long,
warm summer evening were glorious!
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Running,
barking, tackling, snarling,
play
fighting
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Millie
thought it was all a blast!
The 2 year old rough collie was deliriously
happy chasing lambs, she could out run Tyler,
enjoyed herding chickens, and wrestled with her
sister collie rolling in the lush grass.
The other dogs liked her,
they were
all her friends.
For Millie this was
the most wonderful summer she had ever had!
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"Tyler! I like you...but not in that
way"
said Millie
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Tyler
at first tried
his standard domination moves on little
Millie (half his size). In this photo
he's embracing her as if he's lustful but
its really just
"you're new and I have to
dominate you."
But Millie showed her collie
nature—the breed are indomitable because
they have protected sheep for hundreds of
years.
A collie will fight
to the death
against any predator
of its livestock. You have to see it first
hand to believe it. When my first rough
collie was just 8 weeks old she attacked
Tyler to dominate him.
Millie came to
us at 2 years old but has the same
"don't dominate me"
attitude as Collie.
Millie quickly showed Tyler she has sharp
teeth, a powerful body, and is faster on her
feet than he is.
Tyler soon accepted
her as a worthy pack member not a submissive
dog to lay down for him.
That's my
Millie!
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Look at that snarl on Collie's face!
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Everyone chase the livestock guardian dog! Big fun
chase Angel! Run Millie! Run Tyler! Run Collie!
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Time out to herd the sheep back into the
enclosure...Oh, Millie is figuring it out...good
girl...
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"Gentle dog, Millie...be gentle dog...no
chase...keep them calm...that's right...good job!"
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This is the dorper breed of sheep, and a few
Katahdin ewes. Currently I have a total of 14...
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"Arf!"
snarled Millie.
"Big fun bash
Livestock Dog! Can I beat her up, too?"
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She runs for the joy of it.
Her tight muscular
frame rocks as she seems to fly over the ground
"Run Millie! Run!"
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Millie play Collie!
Like sisters intoxicated with the
physical enjoyment of chasing & wrestling
They have a blast with each other.
But Collie is jealous...so I have to balance my
affection between them. If I praise and pet Millie,
Collie will rush in to get affection, too.
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Enlarged telephoto
image
shows all four
legs off the
ground.
See how Millie almost floats in the air?
She loves to run!
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Millie (left) ........................................................ and
Collie (right)
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Millie does her signature move called "Head rub"
where she presses her cheeks into the ground.
Recently she did this at 4 AM on a walk across town.
Millie stopped to do this same maneuver
in the middle of the
street.
There was a greasy organic spot that
appeared to be a road kill.
She wanted that scent
on her cheeks!
Dogs.
Go figure...
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Millie & Angel
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