Flaco loves the snow and cold and he's a great guard dog that gets along with all the animals, ewes, rams, lambs, llama (!), my old dog, Pearl, and the cats!

Flaco (the dog) at two months getting acquainted with Odie. Llamas typically don't care for canids, but these two get along quite well.

Odie is about 6 years old and is a great guard for the sheep. She hangs out with them, runs with them, leads them to greener pastures and is very alert when she needs to be.

Pearl and Flaco, Jan of '08

Flaco and Haldane, checking out the farm.

Lambs are born fearless (clueless, maybe). We were worried that Flaco would play too rough, so we kept them separated for a few months.