Happy Birthday Toby!
Yes, today is our American Farm Collie’s birthday. He is 7 years old. Wow. He was soooooo cute, too.
Toby his first day here on the farm.
He was 2 months old when he got him. The above picture was taken his first day here.
It doesn’t seem that long ago he was just a little pup driving our Maremma, Neffie, crazy, and loving on all the sheep and other critters.
“How about a little kiss?”
He’s never got over that bit about loving on the other critters.
Checking out new little goat kids
Well, he likes almost all the critters.
This rooster got a little too sassy…
Once in a while we get a rooster that’s a little too brazen for Toby’s tastes. He especially gets upset if one decides it likes to attack people. Those kinds of roosters don’t last long around here anyway.
He also likes to run through a congregation of guinea fowl, and watch them take off in flight. Then he comes running back with a big ole’ grin on his face, and you just know he’s thinking, “That was FUN!!! Did you see me scatter those clowns?”
But his favorite pastimes are:
#1) Carrying around a stick. Any stick. Any size.
“Ah, this one will make good chewing!”
If it’s a big piece of wood, he reduces it to toothpick size in no time. And another favorite fun thing to do is. . .
#2) Jumping after a stream of water.
Must. Jump. High!
If he can carry sticks and play in water, no matter how hot or cold the weather is, he’s one happy pup.
Otherwise he can be found hanging out with his good buddy, Neffie. . .
Best Friends
And on a really good day, he gets all three of his most favorite things:
This is the life!
A stick in his mouth, jumping at water, and playing with his best bud, The Farmer.
Now that’s the life!
Happy Birthday Toby!
