1974
OCTOBER
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Pete worked on gas line, took Puff for walk up
creek bank over hill behind shed in hay meadow > used Jim to bring 50 or so
Western ewes/lambs from Lewis Hixon’s (across road) to blackberry meadow
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Caught rabbit in live trap
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Got gates for sheep trial course
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Looked for sheep (with Nick) up on Bryson Sweet
Hollow Road > helped Pete set up trial course, tried to herd 4 Suffolk
yearling ewes > herded 22, then 10 up to fence line on Smith’s pasture >
Jim RV DHL > worked Jim on Suffolk yearling ewes through gates, into pen
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John here for breakfast > tracking trial,
Judge John Good 4th Richard track, off on ground hog trail, failed
> let dogs in sheep paddock > planted grass and put down straw, put extra
straw in dog houses
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Took J, P to school, missed bus > got 7 ewes,
3 lambs out of Thompson’s, put in 1st hay meadow in woods
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Herded sheep from Brown’s, Nellie Smith’s, saw 6
deer > Pete worked on fence > voted on school levy
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Sheep dog trial Quincy Ohio, took J, P, Puff,
Song, Kanga
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Beginning to catch Pete’s cold > took about
20 ewes and lambs to Jan’s with Jim > tracked Puff after Pat, 2 gloves, past
ground hog hole, cross-scent with deer musk
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J chest x-ray> J Hartley here, sheep on 50A
at 680 Chadwell called, worked Bess, Puff 10 minutes every 2 hours, herded
sheep up
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Worked Bess, Puff with whistle > tracked Puff
after Pat, 2 gloves
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Bess donated blood, DHL > worked Jim on 3
lambs > Puff tracked Jan ½ hrs. > Henry worked Jim, Katy, Chuck [all
dogs], Henry used Chuck to herd 150 or so sheep up Dutch Creek, put them in
Phillips gate
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Herded 100 or so ewes/lambs out of pasture >
tracked Puff to Henry’s truck > herded 150 sheep out of Dutch Creek bottoms
again
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Put duck in sheep pens > caught 3 drakes with
Jim > worked Bess/ducks, Puff/whistle
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Puff 8 months old, 47 pounds, 29” tall
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Tracking test, Hudson, Ohio, Puff got his T!!!
tracked 7th
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Sheepdog trial New Hampshire, Ohio, took Henry,
he ran Him, Chuck, Katy, Jim placed 7th
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Took Bess down to hospital for NWV > took dog
trap over to Rosemary > Drill Team
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Signing Land Bank loan > worked Bess,
Puff/whistle signals > Halloween parade, Drill Team
NOVEMBER
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Note: Get out Christmas items > Dave Coen
here, Davy Odel here
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Pete, John fencing > lunch with Farley’s >
Puff tracked Pat, 2 gloves
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Puff tracked Pat, 2 gloves, let Puff play in
creek > Rosemary, Nick here
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Pete worked Jim on Suffolk ewes > took flat
tire in for Pete > Puff tracked Jackie, took Jan Crall, Jacob
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Rode Cricket, Puff went along, kicked by Angel,
small scratch on foot
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Ran rams, lamps, my flock, Western ewes/lambs
thru formaldehyde > gave Jim a bath at hospital
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Bess, 2nd HWV > looked at Puff’s
photos at Vere Smith’s, Marie Morrison, shopped > took papers to Jackie from
Marge > picked up milk > rode Cricket, took Puff, chased lambs in hay
meadow then left them to come with me, used Jim to get 4 lambs on Dutch Creek,
1 hit by car, Nick shot it
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Put Shane to sleep
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Early church, Columbus Dog Show, Puff Reserve
Winner > Pete turned 2 Hamp rams in with “house sheep” > packaged rabbits
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Ordered Christmas gifts > Pete, John, home
for dinner at 10pm > helped John bring sheep back from Jan’s pasture, rode
Blaze who kicked Kanga, John rode Cricket
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Brought sheep over from Phillips pasture,
wet/snowy/windy, rode Blaze, John rode Cricket > Ralph Guthrie here, swabbed
well
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Battery dead, drove vet truck after Pat, took
Nathan home > Tupperware Party
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To Cincinnati, rode with J L’H, Joyce Nelson,
Rita Reed, Ted Foster, Bill/Dottie Wright > New ACK rules/regulations >
Dog Show, Rachel Paige Elliott, excellent
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Good Shepherd, lunch at Dolen’s > got
ewe/lamb from Smith’s, 3 lambs killed by dogs
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John brought 16 head of sheep back from Hixon’s
> dewormed sheep > picked up Pat, Mike, Bill > saw 2 bucks, doe on
Dutch Creek
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Dewormed sheep
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To Mansfield > picked up pork, Corning,
dewormed horses, burros, ponies, flu shots, except Persimmon > put up
chicken wire on sheep paddock
DECEMBER
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Episcopal Church > Little Professor,
Frisch’s, napped, let dogs run in paddock, walked Puff up creek, back thru hay
meadow, watched slides
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Rode Cricket in red hood, blanket, J rode Apple,
checked sheep, deer hunters > brushed dogs, very-very muddy
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Pete left for Houston < J saw tiger at barn
> ATC graduation
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Rode Cricket, sheep/hunters, 2 dogs in sheep –
German Shepherd mix, Beagle type, 5 ewes, 1 lamb, injured, 1 badly > made up
“recipe box” for Betsy
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Pete home 1 am > Frank Johnson shod Sailor,
Apple, trimmed Cricket/Blaze
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Christmas shopping, J shoes, P socks > J to
Laird’s > rode Cricket, rain looked for deer hunters, dogs, sheep > Rome
Warmke reception for Betsy/Jim
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J Pony Club at Laird’s > Church, Joyce
Burbank Grow (CSUAAA) introduced herself > Dolen’s lunch > Sculpture show
at OU Inn > drove truck, Pete hauled it with bulldozer to get hay up to
sheep > took Jim to look for sheep at Lucas’ > Pete work until midnight
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D Warda, K Russell, R Way, B Jones, looked at
sheep > brought 2 ewes down on bulldozer
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Walked thru woods with 30-30 for sheep, dogs
> Athens County Kennel Club Pete spoke on “Christmas Puppies”
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Walked thru woods, checked lines, had Jim bring
sheep down from 2nd meadow > drove to Woolgrowers after formaldehyde
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Left for Mansfield > Song laid down on long
sit, would have had 1st, Puff only Belgian showed in group > watched
sheepdog, cat movie
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Western Reserve, J 3rd, open A 194 1/2,
met Danielle Daughterty, Pat Porter
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Helped Pete with hinged garage door > herded
sheep down to hay meadow with Jim
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Pete to Charleston > had studded tires put on
> Middle School PTO
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More snow > wrapped presents, but sheep in
with Jim, Pat fixed small water gap under board fence > wrote Christmas
cards > put up stockings, creche, etc.
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Ran sheep thru formaldehyde, separated lambs
> office party
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Herded ewes, rams to Alice Browns, stayed with
them all day, patched up corral, barn > Pete, Pat, John took lambs, ewes to
Phillips place > Pete stayed with sheep (in camper) while John, Pat went
Christmas shopping
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Christmas Eve Church service, Lucille Jennings
harp, beautiful! > Pat stayed at camper with Kanga > Put lamb, ewe in
hospital > Pete, Pat built fence at Alice Brown’s, J watched sheep > got
8 sheep (nice) back from Lucas’, took Puff > hauled dead sheep in with Angel
on sled
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Christmas Day
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Watched movies/pizza, Balls joined us > John
off > J watched sheep, Pete hauled dead sheep with Lolly, Angel
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Hauled in rest of dead sheep with Angel – Pete
buried them with bulldozer > Ralph Guthrie swabbed well > J rode Apple
with Rosemary > watched sheep while John went after bottled gas for camper
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Went to Ferd Hack for part for air compressor
> J watched sheep, John off > pumped up tire, but car wouldn’t start
Please forgive typos, name or place misspellings; transcription from
vintage handwriting sometimes requires a magnifying glass and random
interpretation.
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