Tag Archives: French Alps
Playing tag
I made it up to the sheep barn today just in time to see the last lamb of the morning being tagged. French bureaucrats make one hell of a meal (no pun intended) out of lamb traceability and every year the requirements become … Continue reading
Posted in Counting Sheep, Farming, Lambing
Tagged border collie, Farming, France, French Alps, lamb, lambing, sheepdog
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Too much snow?
Living in the Alps means that we have a fair bit of snow and I suppose that by now everyone should be used to it. But when we had almost 30 inches in 24 hours even the dogs were at a … Continue reading
Introducing Figaro
Not all our new arrivals are woolly. This little chap was born a couple of weeks ago and apparently is set to become the next hunting dog extraordinaire. As an Ariegeois bloodhound, the onerous and delicate task of accompanying the various … Continue reading