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Tag Archives: pets
birthday reunion, Frenchie style, a rescue story
A year ago, Becca at True Blue told me she had bought a little puppy for $20 from a drunk in a bar the night before, to save its life. But the puppy was so little and she wasn’t sure what to do; … Continue reading
Posted in American bulldog, birthday, catahoula, dogs, maremma, pets, puppy, rescue
Tagged blogging101, dog rescue, dogs, farm life, French bulldog, Frenchie, pets
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My typical morning (midnight to noon) (the a.m. feeding frenzy)
When does a day start? Officially, a minute after midnight. With luck, I am already asleep by then. Although it isn’t easy to fall asleep. And then it isn’t always easy to stay asleep. Or, if wakened, to slip back … Continue reading
Posted in canine epilepsy, dogs, epi k9, epileptic dog, geriatric dogs, lambs, LGDs, livestock guardian dogs, maremma, old dogs, pets, Uncategorized
Tagged blogging101, dogs, farm life, French bulldog, Frenchie, insomina, LGD, livestock guardian, Maremma, mastiff, pets, sheep, Skye, wakeup
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Ruff nights
There’s a lot going on in my room at night, thanks to the dogs. Two culprits: the elderly mastiff and youngish French bulldog. Jubal the mastiff can’t be happy unless he is so close to my bed that I can’t … Continue reading
Posted in dogs, geriatric dogs, old dogs, pets, Uncategorized
Tagged blogging101, dogs, French bulldog, Frenchie, insomina, mastiff, pets, Skye
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Happy birthday Jubal! the mastiff is nine (UPDATED)
Tigris Templar Jubilation, my Jubal, was born January 30, 2006, an extra-red apricot brindle like his daddy, CH Tigris Black Forest Cake, great-grandpa Rufus (Farnaby Fearful Symmetry, UK) and several other near and dears. He’s nine! A good old age … Continue reading
Posted in birthday, dogs, geriatric dogs, old dogs, pets, Uncategorized
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Naming the peas, a little serendipity
The peacocks seem comfortable here. They sleep in the top of a wild persimmon tree, and putter around the farm all day, watching sheep, dogs, and chickens like MTV, foraging, and dust bathing. When the cats, Frenchie, and sheep don’t beat them to … Continue reading
Pink and the technicolor vulture!
Pink, the 16-mo Maremma, our excellent livestock guardian (LGD) in training, works very hard warning away the coyotes, roaming dogs, deer, wild turkeys, and even vultures and hawks from our pastures. (Not that the turkeys would do any harm, but … Continue reading
Posted in birds, farm life, LGDs, livestock guardian dogs, maremma, peacocks, Sheep farming, Uncategorized
Tagged birds, blogging101, dogs, farm life, LGD, livestock guardian, Maremma, peacock, pets
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Welcome to Silk Hope Farm!
Silk Hope Farm began as a dream when we lived in North Carolina. It’s really the fault of my chicken addiction tumbling me backwards into the world of fiber. And the new addiction grew. I had some spare rare-breed roosters … Continue reading
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