This is my Australian Shepherd, Indiana Jones. We just call him "Indy." We have loads of pictures of Indy, because he's so photogenic, but this is my favorite of him, taken by Pim, of Chezpim fame. I also call him "Superstar," because he's completely charismatic and everyone instantly loves him. His ears are always turning inside out, as you can see here as well, which makes him doubly cute.
Indy takes his farm duties very seriously. He's always on the look-out for danger, whether it be a deer trying to eat the veggies or a chicken that needs herding back into the pen. Check him out here just lookin' fer trubbles:
He is the boss of all the dogs on the property, and makes sure they know it if another dog tries to steal his thunder. Should one of our other dogs senses danger before Indy does, he'll jump up with an "Aaarghhh," and chase down the other dog, nipping them a bit like he would a sheep he was trying to herd, then go running off trying to figure out what the other dog was so riled up about. Sometimes he never does find the problem.
Indy tries to help out on other projects as well. Here he is supervising while the Chef buries our Prep 500 last fall. He's as close as he can get to the hole without actually being in it:
Indy also gets impatient when I'm in the house taking too long on the computer, which seems to be quite a lot these days. He's always poking his head up from under the table and looking at me with those big amber-colored eyes, telling me, "Hey we better get outside, there's trubbles out there to herd up and sort out!"
Indy and his sister, Trinity, who you will meet at another time, are rescue dogs. They adopted us when they were 4 and 3 years old respectively. Although we've only had them a year and a half, I can't imagine my life without these lovebugs. I urge anyone who has space in their home and in their heart to adopt an adult dog from a shelter. They'll repay you tenfold with devotion.
ahw! thanks so much for giving a shout out to the adult fuzz balls. they definitely need it. i love your blog so much and am thinking of getting chickens for my backyard, but am a little nervous and wish we had a class like yours here in st. louis to teach me the proper way. i love your blog!
Posted by: Amie King Fine Art Jewelry | May 19, 2008 at 09:03 PM
I was touched by the loving description of your dog Indy.I really got a sense of his personality. What a wonderful dog! As long as he lives he will give you his full devotion and love- and heck there's always trubbles to herd up and sort out and it's nice to have support.
Posted by: Iggy | January 24, 2008 at 03:30 AM
Cynthia, Indy is a sweetheart. I remember meeting him when I came to take a look at your trailer that was for rent. I instantly took a liking to him. Remember, if you ever need a pet sitter...
http://www.justaskmarty.com//
Hope to visit your farm again soon!
Posted by: Marty | January 11, 2008 at 08:53 AM
Indy truly is an amazing dog. There are too many great pets like him that aren't lucky enough to be adopted from shelters.
Posted by: Zach | December 22, 2007 at 09:20 PM