Home Base

I have talked about the Gator being ‘home base’ for the two dogs that go with us during our daily farm chores, out into the woods, during the firewood project, when bundling in the barns and when working in the riparian. Both Jackson and Butler are eager to get into their regular positions with Butler riding on the front while Jackson prefers the back. Each dog knows that when they are at home base that they will not be left behind when it is time for work, play or just a ride around the farm.

We can have chains, cables, sledge hammer with wedges, baling twine and various tools cluttering up the front yet Butler will still find a way to sneak into the conglomeration as he waits for his driver.

Jackson doesn’t care if the bed is loaded with a stack of hay bales four high, chunks of firewood, buckets full of tools for repairing equipment, chainsaws or a baby calf, he finds a way to ride and really enjoys it when he is on top of however many bales of hay we have stacked. He prefers to doze while he waits, many times it looks very uncomfortable to be stretched out over bumpy chunks or resting on a chainsaw motor but that is how he rolls.

On this day we happened to have the front of the Gator fairly cleaned out so Butler had a good spot to wait. The bed of the Gator had a tied, half-bale of hay that we were going to go feed to a cow across the river.

While Butler waited patiently with his chin resting on the bench seat, Jackson broke the string on the bale and snuffled around until he got a comfortable nest to rest in for the duration. Both dogs would have been happy to stay at home base for hours but we headed out to work shortly after the pictures were taken.

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