Wednesday, March 9, 2022 Seven months old today and I know that’s still quite young but our Juno is fitting her job here like a glove. She’s loving, alert and formidable. She notices everything, even when she’s sleeping, she’s sensing. … Continued
Tuesday, March 8, 2022 About those visitors…. At the bottom of any page on our website you’ll see a box that says . “Check out our Visitors” Yes, we have had visitors from all over the world including 163 different … Continued
Monday, March 7, 2022 I will not post about current events outside the farm most days because #1 I am not a news outlet and #2 I need to focus on what is in front of my face to add … Continued
Saturday, March 5, 2022 Winter is back and it’s OK. Compared to what our friends in Ukraine are suffering through our lives are pretty easy. I watched footage from a Bernese mountain dog breeder I know who lived near Kyiv … Continued
Friday, March 4, 2022 It’s a gray drizzly morning in Woodland and all animals, even the dogs, are in the barn just chillin. Rain will turn to snow tonight and continue through the weekend. We have to be grateful for … Continued
Thursday, March 3, 2022 Well our March is certainly coming in like a lamb this year. The snow is melting, missing dog toys are reappearing and oh my – the dog poop! ugh. But it’s all part of the spring … Continued
Wednesday, March 2, 2022 When a livestock guardian dog is bonded to their herd it’s an amazing thing. It’s like something in their ancestral DNA comes to life and they know who they were born to protect. Not all dogs … Continued
Monday, February 28, 2022 It’s the last day of February – always a challenging month. I’ll be more than ready to welcome March tomorrow. February is the month I remember my son’s birth and death from many years ago, it’s … Continued
Sunday, February 27, 2022 When the world is in turmoil I find the peace of being with animals is a necessity. They are not aware of the Russian attack of Ukraine, they are not fretting about the drought and they … Continued
Saturday, February 26, 2022 I told the alpacas when I checked on them last night that this would be the last hard cold night for a while. And even though the sun is shining brightly it’s still below zero out … Continued
Friday, February 25, 2022 If there is one thing an alpaca wants more than almost anything else, I’d have to say it’s feeling SAFE. That is why a new mom might keep her baby out of the barn when I … Continued
Thursday, February 24, 2022 11 below zero is a bit colder than we need right now but that’s what we got. Brrrr. I fed all the alpacas inside their barns yesterday to keep all of them and their body heat … Continued
