Wednesday September 30, 2020 I’m always a bit anxious when trying out a new vet for any of my charges but I knew this ear situation with Chief couldn’t wait and our regular vet (Wasatch Large Animal) couldn’t get here. … Continued
Wednesday September 23, 2020 First official day of fall, my dear dad’s heavenly birthday and we’re still enjoying summer like weather. Luckily the pasture grass is still providing food for the herd, especially on the new property. We walk over … Continued
Sunday September 20, 2020 All dogs were quite vocal about something last night. It definitely sounded like more serious barking but it was too dark for me to see anything. And that is exactly why we have these dogs. I … Continued
Tuesday August 18, 2020 The bad news is that Blue got out of the perimeter fencing. The good news is he came right back in on his own. The other good news is that 2 neighbors let us know about … Continued
Sunday August 16, 2020 We haven’t seen a drop of rain in months here and we’re very lucky to have our creek still flowing. The springs and streams on the new property are all flowing nicely too. What a wonderful … Continued
Monday August 10, 2020 Last night just as we got to bed, we heard a pack of coyotes, too close for comfort. But, our 6 dogs heard them too! I know each of their “voices” and soon I heard each … Continued
Friday August 7, 2020 Most of our dogs have an interesting story on how they came to live with us. Charlotte is no exception. She had been listed on a Pyrenees Rescue site so of course I started getting messages … Continued
Monday August 3, 2020 As you might know, we have 2 puppies with very different jobs. Banjo the Berner is a goofy house pet and Blue the Pyrenees is in training to be a guardian dog for the alpacas. Yes, … Continued
Thursday July 30, 2020 One of the things that has happened since we are not seeing visitors is that I have a bit more time to spend with the guardian dogs each afternoon. I usually feed them right before visitors … Continued
Friday July 24, 2020 If you live in Utah like we do, you know that today is a holiday. But for the rest of the world it’s just another Pandemic Friday in July and you might wonder what the … Continued
Sunday July 12, 2020 New hay will be delivered this morning and it’s always nice to check that off the list. We had a great team of helpers to move the leftover hay out and Blue loved meeting all of … Continued
Friday July 10, 2020 I’ve been noticing an abundance of bones all over the alpaca girl’s pasture. Did I really put that many bones out for the dogs? We do feed raw bones a lot, but something seemed off. Then … Continued
