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I put a hoop shelter in the goat pen once. 20 minutes later I saw all of the goats in my YARD! They had used the shelter as a springboard to launch themselves over the fence 😂

One of the most amazing results of RISE were made by a little 4 yr old girl. She had been completely non-verbal all her life, spent a great deal of time self-stimming, and was basically completely out of control. Her mom was a tiny little Asian woman who looked and most likely was, completely...

I would love to certify Boone as a therapy dog. I had that lady beg me to take him to the group home where there were lots of hospice patients. She said seeing dogs helps them so much and Boone would love it, as he loves meeting people and he’s so gentle. But being this far from town, getting...

Thinking back on some of the cool things I used to do. One of the hardest, but most rewarding, was opening an Equine Assisted Therapy Center. I was giving a lesson in the round pen one day, when our Asst Pastor showed up with his 3 yr old son who had Downs. He wanted to sit on the horse, so I...

They had a small (really, really small) Farmers market on the lakebed today. One of the ladies there said she had Anatolians most of her life. Turns out she is a professional dog trainer and specializes in Service Dogs. She had many nice things to say about Boone and his behavior. It really felt...

Instinct has been keeping Boone up at night. Oddly, the ranch dogs can all be barking and he will ignore them, and just sigh, or maybe he will open the back door for a better listen. Then other times, he squirts out of the house like a rocket and soon there will be a mighty roar. It makes him...

Are cats like dogs, as in the 3-3-3 rule? I’m not a cat person so I don’t know, but it can take dogs awhile to adjust

I haven’t been able to chug down a cup of coffee in months now, due to early on-set rigormortis. I usually find myself with a pillow over my head, trying to tune out Boone and Fen’s morning antics. They are like a very noisy Mutt & Jeff. Waiting for TheMan to emerge from the shower to let him...

My son is a professional hunting guide on 260,000 acre Tejon Ranch. I watched him do a pig once. Dang he was fast!!!

You ever get that choked up feeling, where your eyes water too easily, you might even let go a sob, and there’s that funny feeling in your chest because you love something so much? I had it with Heath. Boone is making me feel that way too. Fen just makes me cry because I love him a lot but he...

L i wish. There’s no help here on the ranch.

Wish I could. I have 7 rabbits still waiting for my hands to stop hurting long enough to process them. Do ducks and pigs sell at auctions? If so, I might see if I can pay one of the cowboys to haul them in and let them keep whatever they would bring. I. Just. Want. Them. Gone.

Desperate to get rid of Randy’s pig and the 20 smelly, stinky, dirty, disgusting ducks. We never wanted any of them, pig or ducks but they were foisted on us. Somehow, they gotta go. We are so friggin far from town I can’t even give them away!

It gets to me as well! I hate living this far out. I’m not a city person but this is ridiculous 😬

Trip to town for consult. Boone was amazing gud boi again. We began by making friends with everyone in NAPA as the truck batteries went down and AC plus all dash stuff instantly quit working. 92 degrees with no AC and windows that wouldn’t roll down=instant panic attack. Stopped short of town to...