Monday May 28, 2018 “While only one day of the year is dedicated to honoring our veterans, American’s must never forget the sacrifices many of our fellow countrymen have made to defend our country and protect our freedom” — Congressman … Continued
Monday April 23, 2018 Such a busy weekend here! Tours, visiting relatives, family dinners, a fence building “party” and yes I am ready for my Monday. 🙂 The kids enjoying playing in the creek after moving some fencing panels, they … Continued
Friday April 20, 2018 If you’ve ever visited Blue Moon Ranch you know the first to greet you will be at least 2 of the 3 white dogs we employ here. They are the amazing guardians of this place and all … Continued
Saturday, February 24, 2018 Brrrrr. Zero degrees and all animals (except Charlotte) are tucked in the barns this morning. Chief must have put her on early morning patrol. And she loves it, so no worries about her. More snow today and … Continued
Saturday January 27, 2018 Most often Saturdays are our busiest days of the week. Today will be the exception as I think I need one more weekend to heal before standing out in the cold doing tours. It’s been a … Continued
Thursday January 25, 2018 Behind the scenes of this website I can see what search terms bring people to the site. A search that comes up often is “do alpacas make good guardians?” So I think I’ll take today’s post … Continued
Saturday October 28, 2017 Every year in the fall, the shepherds bring the sheep down from the mountains and move them through town. The sound of hundreds (maybe thousands) of little sheep feet walking down Lower River Road is something … Continued
Tuesday October 17, 2017 I get asked questions about our livestock guardian dogs almost as much as about our alpacas. Let me talk just a bit today about rescue dogs. Oh the idea is wonderful, idyllic even. But the reality is that … Continued
Sunday September 3, 2017 We have more visitors coming today and I’ve decided tomorrow we’ll be closed to enjoy some time with family. Everybody need a day off once in a while, no? 🙂 Today will be another hot day … Continued
Wednesday, July 5, 2017 Well, all the dogs survived the scariest holiday of the year and if only I thought it was over, I’d feel better. In Utah we also have the 24th of July (Pioneer Day or Pie and … Continued
Monday, June 19, 2017 June is not only for alpaca shearing but also for outside dog grooming. The three guardian dogs are shedding their dense winter undercoats and I’m the one who helps get it all out. Charlotte is almost … Continued
Wednesday, June 7, 2017 For some reason all three of our guardian dogs decided leave the ranch and go on a “Woodland Walkabout” last night. Actually it was early this morning about 1:30 am. The house dogs alerted us to the intruders … Continued
Monday April 17, 2017 The wind is howling outside my office door and skies are gray… a perfect Monday morning. Four big dogs are snoring at my feet and we’ve all agreed to take it easy today 😉 If my leg is … Continued
Monday, April 10, 2017 The snow has all melted and the sun will be bright today. ☀️ Perfect! I need to get into the fleece shed and see if there are any more fleeces to have processed. I ran out … Continued