There’s nothing like a nice hot shower after a busy afternoon of herding sheep in a freezing cold muddy field.
Those who saw the original sheep herding photo of her need no explanation. Here is the link to my original posting:
This is What I Was Born to Do
and to Steven’s posting of the same event:
Indeed, I'm glad you still have the right priorities +Ellie Kennard!
I feel that I should take a break from doing my horrid tax stuff and share another one of her specially for you. A post shower one where she looks too ridiculously adorable… +Loraine Slessor
Poppy loved to be brushed, she was a complete tart, but wouldn't swim.
I don't think Joni minds at all, as she loves to run into the sea just for fun. 😀 So a shower was not too bad. On the other hand she hates being brushed. Hates it. And didn't like being dried. +Loraine Slessor
Aw. Our girl hated water, wouldn't even walk through a puddle
Well Ursula if you asked her on a scale of, say 1-10, with 1 being having her coast brushed and 10 being herding sheep and playing with her blue ball and going for long walks in the woods with us (with our snow shoes at the moment) then she would probably put it at a 7. She didn't love it. But I think she quite enjoyed the warm water running over her tired muscles and having hands rubbing her to clean her. She likes the attention.
+Ursula Klepper
She would have made it clear if she hadn't liked it at all.
Now I still have a question, does she love this? I am not sure… We often shower our dog outside, when she needs it and she is not so happy with it, but I found out if I hold my hand upon her eyes she calms down and I can shower her also around her head.
LOL +Joyce Fay – 😀 You know how she would hate that!
Exactly, +Linda Villers 🙂
That's just how it looks, and how she looked in having it, +Maureen Mathews
Me too, now, thanks very much +Ursula Klepper (I can think of many worse songs to have in my head, I really like that one) 🙂
Lol! Isn't she lovely! Now I have this song in my mind:o)
Ah,that feels good!
🙂 🙂 🙂
Awww… Well deserved.
Oh dear my hair's gone all straight!
And with the energy she has, the effect is at least doubled, if not quadrupled from what you are imagining. +Karen Cooper
+Ellie Kennard Thanks for making me laugh – I can just imagine the pandemonium one wet – and very indignant – doggie can cause.
Thanks so much, +Donna McClure – I'm glad they brought back good memories for you. I don't think they usually get quite as muddy as this (and Faith, the other bc with her didn't) so I put it down to youthful exuberance! There are still many enthusiasts (perhaps not the sheep, though) so I hope the display is still ongoing.
Thanks a lot +Christina Lihani – I thought so, but I admit to being a little biased. 😀
+Shelly Gunderson LOL – I think it's the bending over the bath and washing Joni which is not so much fun for Steven. 😀
They are indeed, +Brian sobotta
I'm glad if it gave you a smile, +Susanne Stelle and also +Sumit Sen
I don't think she minded much at all, +Heiko Mahr but she didn't care for the hair-drier as much. We have got a pretty good one I think. 😀
Oh bliss for sure, +Karen Cooper as she doesn't hesitate to show her indignation, as she did during the drying process. She much prefers to just shake and run about outside to dry off. But that doesn't do much for furniture and she had to get downstairs. And at minus whatever degrees outside that wasn't really an option.
Looks like she's standing in the rain,very heavy at that
Not sure wether the closed eyes show bliss or indignation – hope she remembered to wash behind her ears ;0)
She seems to even like showering.
What a great dog
Just smiling dear +Ellie Kennard
🙂
border collies are the tops…
What washing Joni or taking a shower yourself +Steven Kennard ? 😉
This is adorable!
Actually +Shelly Gunderson she didn't seem to mind it, which is a good thing as I'm sure there will many more to come.
I can't say I enjoyed it that much though 🙂
Wonderful pictures of Joni in action. I love the one getting showered. In the small town where my girls grew up & we lived for many years there was a sheep herding contest every year. It is amazing to watch them work. This brought back a memory of that. I'm not sure if the contest is still being held. Thanks for sharing +Ellie Kennard
Merci +Magistral
Superbe
+Elizabeth Lund she sure will. But not until it stops snowing!
+Kerstin Thieme-Jäger 🙂
I'll have to ask +Steven Kennard , +Shelly Gunderson as I came in at the end with camera and towels, so I don't know.
+Lynn David Newton lol!
Oh man, I could use one of those myself.
Cute!! Does she like it like we would? 😉
lol
Oh poor Joni!
But I am sure you will be getting dirty again 🙂
+Ellie Kennard Bella hated baths so much, but loved getting dirty too much!
Um… +Valerie Liney – give her the wet and cold and dirty sheep chasing any day! No prizes for guessing that, I think. 😀
I wonder which she preferred…getting dirty chasing the sheep or getting a bath.