Thursday July 4, 2024 Happy 4th of July friends! As always, my heart goes out to all the animals who must endure the local fascination with fireworks and other loud noises this month. Although the neighborhood here was exploding for … Continued
Friday January 26, 2024 We enjoyed a sweet visit from family this week and our pups enjoyed having another doggo around to join in the vole hunting activities. It seems the voles are having quite the winter here with the … Continued
Tuesday, May 30, 2023 The holiday was spent finishing up barn projects and enjoying some beautiful weather. Our house dogs are so happy when we stay home. 😊 The guardian dogs love us too but they have a job to … Continued
Friday, February 10, 2023 We have a special house guest this week and she’s so easy. The is the place where she first met her “parents” so she’s quite comfortable here. If you want to read Cassie’s story, go here. … Continued
Sunday, June 5, 2022 You can always count on dogs for entertainment. The saga of the manatee continues. If you missed part 1, you can find it here. I’ll let you read about part 2 in the photos below. It’s a … Continued
Saturday, March 26, 2022 I don’t post as much about our house dogs because, well, this blog is supposed to be about the alpaca farm. But they are a huge part of our lives and we love them dearly. Banjo … Continued
Monday, August 23, 2021 I’m getting email and messages from people who assume we are looking for another guardian dog since we lost our big boy Chief. Actually we are not. Charlotte and Blue are working together as a great … Continued
Thursday, June 3, 2021 When a mad love affair is going on right under your nose, sometime you just have to stop and notice it. Belle helped us pick Banjo from his litter mates and she was very insistent that … Continued
Thursday, May 27, 2021 There are many days that the dogs here take more of my time and attention than the alpacas. And that’s just fine. When I was a little girl I wanted a dog so bad, but my … Continued
Saturday, March 13, 2021 Our youngest son is coming today with his big white dog and then she’ll be staying with us for the next month as they take off on a river rafting trip in the Grand Canyon. Cassie … Continued
Tuesday, February 9, 2021 We’re getting ready for the next round of storms and the main thing we always have to have enough of is dog food. All our dogs eat a healthy raw diet and it’s much more challenging … Continued
