Our current well wasn’t producing as much as we’d like and since we have some property, we decided to drill another well closer to our tanks. The current well is actually a quarter mile away from our home and tanks, closer to NitWit Bridge.

The drillers set up the rig the day before drilling. This rig and the process was so impressive, I filmed it.  The pipes on the side of the truck are about 100+ feet. The hydraulic systems in place are really cool to watch. The water coming out in the video is water found in the hole being drilled and the air from the pipe is pushing the water out through the holes in the drill bit. As the water comes out, the drillers collect it and test it for solids.

We had planned to drill 340 feet. At about 200 feet, the drillers found a bit of oil in the water. That’s not the kind of happy news you want to hear. It’s one thing to have a lot of solids (salt, iron, minerals), it’s another to have oil. Later that day we looked around at other spots to drill, and  you’d think with the amount of property we have that it’d be easy to find another place to drill. But it’s not so easy when you’re trying to find a place far enough from the septic, far enough from the first hole where there was water and easy enough to get a truck in that size. We later discovered the oil was so minute it was likely produced from hitting shale, which is oil found in rock and not a huge source. So we cased the well at 195 feet and cased it again at 100 feet in case the solids or oil become a problem, the shallower well will likely be fine while we’re gone. When we come home, we may need to think about another water source for landscaping.  

During the drilling (and if you watch the video) you can see water gushing out into a holding area created by the drillers. We’re not allowed to drain the water into our drainage system because it empties into a massive creek bed and it’s against code to do that. So we now have a mini pool of sludge (that will dry out eventually) that I thought the dogs would be smart enough to avoid, until I heard “Ker-Plunk!” Loki had thoughtfully chased Juno into the mud pool.

“You know, you wouldn’t have that huge mess if you just hired a team of Huskies to do your digging for you Mom.”

Something tells me we wouldn’t have a neatly dug hole or a clean Siberian either Juno. But thanks for the offer.

Yes, Internet, I’m mean. I make my Siberian work! But I donno. I think she may like it. 

“Hey Juno! Are you ready to go to give your dog and pony, err, dog and trick show for your adoring fans?”

“Oh my DAWG Mom! I’m so excited to go back to work!”
“Ok, I’ll take this as a ‘yes!’ “

Vest. Check. Tricky Siberian. Check. Lets go cheer some people up!

One of these days, I’ll post her bags of tricks in video format. She’s literally one of those entertainer types that just loves to take center stage. And the patients love her.

They say that shy dogs don’t make good therapy dogs. I say “phoey.” Teach your dog some really fun show-stopping tricks and watch how fast they come out of their shell when their audience ooo’s and ahhh’s and claps with joy. Juno literally went from a shy wall flower to a huge hambone in just a few months!

Twinkle Toes, the Formosan Jumping Bean,  shows us it takes more than one human hurdle to challenge his athletics!