Songs from the Field

This is our farm dog on his first day on the job, patches is eager and ready to learn and ready for a life that is coming at him fast.

Harley was the best Siberian Husky. In her dreams at night, when the nights were cold, she dreamed of pulling a sled through the Yukon mid winter. This is her song.

King David, before he was King, he was a shepherd. This is the song his dogs would sing.

Bessie has to smell out the Fowl play in the field.

As the Anatolian Shepard watches over the flock in the darkest hour, the enemy is the boredom and loneliness.

An alternate take on the Night Watch theme - a livestock guardian dog's perspective on the solitary, vigilant work of protecting the flock through the night.

A waterfowl retriever's experience of a cold morning duck hunt - the icy water, the marks to remember, and the focused work of the fetch.

The work of pulling a cart to market

Nugget was the one than ran the Kitchen in our home for many glorious years

Time for a nap!

When you have to find someone on the lamb, you call in a trusty tracker!

The shepherd dogs need to get the flock to safety before the huge storms gets to them.

A dramatic duet depicting two working dogs racing against an approaching storm to gather scattered livestock to safety before it breaks.

An avalanche rescue dog's perspective - working through deep snow and bitter cold, trusting training and scent to locate someone buried beneath the silence.

Patches eventually got too old for real work outside. This is him in retirement.

A true story

When you need a little help getting from one place to another

A True Story, other perspective

A comedic Gothic ballad from a dignified English dog's perspective, lamenting the relentless pestering of an energetic Australian Shepherd who just wants to play - a parody of Poe's "The Raven."

Chip loves Ruby and cannot understand why she won't come out and play with him. This is his song.

A lazy afternoon from a dog's perspective, philosophizing about the cost-benefit analysis of moving to better shade versus staying put in the dust. Features a dreamy interlude of perfect shade paradise.

chip singing his first lullaby