77Herford Farm Zoo Journal Moving

[Ms. Research]

Sounds like you had an awesome Christmas. Especially with your niece. Loved that she enjoyed her riding experience with you.

Also read on your "meat rabbit" thread that you got a rabbit for Christmas. They are awesome meat rabbits. Plus they are awesome to show. Love the way the kits change colors as they become adults.

Now you and your wife can visit your rabbits together.

Did you get a new tractor? Or is that something that you need to personally get to make sure you get what you want. Some things mechanical my DH likes to pick out for himself.

How's the Pack doing? Hoping all is well with them.

K

 

[jodief100]

Sounds like a nice Christmas. Hope you enjoy your rabbit. The ride with your niece sounds wonderful. I have vague memories of my aunt taking me out at about age 3 or 4 and those are great memories. You are a fabulous uncle.

Merry Christmas!

 

[autumnprairie]

I am glad that you had a great Christmas and making memories with your neice that she will remember fondly.

 

[elevan]

Sounds like you had a very nice Christmas.

Hope you're feeling better.

 

[77Herford]

My niece also looooves to snuggle Chief and Raven. She's really into soft things and is rather fearless. She attempted to hug a Hen but it took off, lol. Mind you we observe everything cause she's just over 1. Our Rat Terriers are too bouncey for her and we usually put them in the barn when she comes as they just mob her with affection licking her face and trying to get right next to her which makes her fall over. My big dogs just give a quick sniff hello and a baby lick and then let her hug them or just lay on them, lol. The GP puppies are a big hit with her too and they love her equally, I have a strong feeling as my niece gets older I'll be seeing alot more of her at my place.


On a less fun side note I have a person now that take morning walks along our rarely used road with her two labs. I haven't spoken to her yet but she doesn't use a leash for them and they like to charge the fence on my Sheep. My Llama's have spit on one of them as my wife said and they lady was not happy. I guess Llama spit smell nasty, hee hee. The lady dog walker spoke to my wife as I was away. My wife informed her that its illegal in our area to walk dogs without a leash. They lady said her dogs wouldn't hurt anyone but my livestock may think otherwise.

Its unfortunate cause I really like Labs but if those dogs get past my fence and attack my Sheep, they will go bye bye.

 

[elevan]

Llama spit does indeed smell quite nasty I was standing right next to our calf when the llama got mad at him and spit in his face. Yuck!

I'd be having a talk with lady dogwalker and be telling her regardless of what she "thinks" her dogs will or will not do is besides the point when it is against the law. I'd also be telling her what will happen should her dogs breach that fence. That the llama will not just spit on her dogs at that point but will violently stomp them to death right before her eyes as that it the llama's job to do as a guard to the sheep. And that if the llama doesn't resolve the issue of her dogs after your sheep then you will. Irresponsible dog owners are becoming such a pain in the rear around here too.

 

[77Herford]

Yes, my wife calmly explained this to her but she didn't seem to grasp the severity of the situation as my wife said. The dog walker lady seems to think her dogs if they did breach the fence would only chase the animals and that doesn't hurt anyone.

I couldn't believe what my wife was relaying. Don't people know that if the sheep are being harrassed they aren't putting on weight and they could be injured just running.
Anyway the annoying dog walker must want a confrontation because since my wife spoke to her it seems she is just letting her dogs roam free around my place.

I called the county shelter but they are closed today. I could call the sheriff but they have better things to do.

So what did I do you may be thinking, hee hee. I considered releasing the Dogs on them but decided against it. I loaded up my air rifle and shot one of the dogs, man I hadn't heard a squeal like that in ages. They took off.

 

[autumnprairie]

I am having the same problem, need help figuring oout hot wire fencing but mine are the neighbor's dogs, dobie and jack russell. I hope you get your problem taken care of.

 

[wannacow]

Irresponsible dog owners make me so mad! I really love dogs, but when they're running loose, you know they aren't being cared for like they should.

 

[Ms. Research]

Good shot with the air gun. Irresponsible dog owners. Hoping that shot and that yelp is the last for those dogs. But with stupid owners come stupid dogs.

K