Dog dreaming

[JadeFarms]

Last year my husband and I rescued 5-3 month old Australian Red Heelers from an Amish puppy mill. First off, we LOVE cattle dogs. They are stubborn, determined, energetic and did I mention stubborn? But they are also absolute delightful, loving, loyal and intelligent dogs.

We lost our first ACD a year ago this past Christmas to Degenerative Myelopathy and had been talking about getting another ACD when knowledge of these 5 popped up.

We found them in a pen where they had been given a dead goat and a rabbit to eat. I am dead serious here. These darling little heathens, no socialization, no shots, no nothin' were jumping up and down just soo happy to see us while standing on what was left of the goat kid. The gentleman in charge of them told me that they were 20$ apiece. 15 if we took two. I asked him how much for the whole lot and his jaw dropped. He said 25$, I had DH had the guy the money and we loaded our babies into the van and brought them home.

These dogs are delightfully smart, eager to please and so far their only true fault is that they HATE cats and have sent one of ours to the vets for stitches before we finally gave up trying to get them to get along and started working on keeping them apart.

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The top picture is Varn, full name Varna. The second picture front to back is once again Varn, then behind him to the right, Roxie, behind her with the spot in the middle of her back is Sidney and in the very back is Bentley, Ben for short.

The last picture is Diesel with part of Buck, our 6 year old hound mix in the back..he and his sister Spotty Dog were dumped near our house as 8 week old pups. Sister Spotty is half Jack Russel Terrier and we think border collie. Buck is half hound and we think half border collie.

Yep, we have 7 dogs. The pups just turned a year old and we love them dearly. I told somebody the other day that when Dingo died, he left a hole in our hearts that was so big that it took 5 puppies to fill it....

I truly believe that rescue dogs know they are chosen and give back the love that you give to them ten fold....

Wow that’s a amazing story!!!

 

[ShrekDawg]

Last year my husband and I rescued 5-3 month old Australian Red Heelers from an Amish puppy mill. First off, we LOVE cattle dogs. They are stubborn, determined, energetic and did I mention stubborn? But they are also absolute delightful, loving, loyal and intelligent dogs.

We lost our first ACD a year ago this past Christmas to Degenerative Myelopathy and had been talking about getting another ACD when knowledge of these 5 popped up.

We found them in a pen where they had been given a dead goat and a rabbit to eat. I am dead serious here. These darling little heathens, no socialization, no shots, no nothin' were jumping up and down just soo happy to see us while standing on what was left of the goat kid. The gentleman in charge of them told me that they were 20$ apiece. 15 if we took two. I asked him how much for the whole lot and his jaw dropped. He said 25$, I had DH had the guy the money and we loaded our babies into the van and brought them home.

These dogs are delightfully smart, eager to please and so far their only true fault is that they HATE cats and have sent one of ours to the vets for stitches before we finally gave up trying to get them to get along and started working on keeping them apart.

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The top picture is Varn, full name Varna. The second picture front to back is once again Varn, then behind him to the right, Roxie, behind her with the spot in the middle of her back is Sidney and in the very back is Bentley, Ben for short.

The last picture is Diesel with part of Buck, our 6 year old hound mix in the back..he and his sister Spotty Dog were dumped near our house as 8 week old pups. Sister Spotty is half Jack Russel Terrier and we think border collie. Buck is half hound and we think half border collie.

Yep, we have 7 dogs. The pups just turned a year old and we love them dearly. I told somebody the other day that when Dingo died, he left a hole in our hearts that was so big that it took 5 puppies to fill it....

I truly believe that rescue dogs know they are chosen and give back the love that you give to them ten fold....

I loved reading this.

Don’t know that I ever heard the full story or else I forgot.

Love it.

And sorry I never replied... meant to but then got busy with building the new coop.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Wow that’s a amazing story!!!

X2!!

 

[chickens really]

Jolene will share her ball with everyone...

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Isn't she adorable...
Lucy is totally ball crazy. She only gets a ball outside and she definitely shares with anyone who will throw it. We have a drawer that her toys she obsesses over go in if she won't stop..

 

[FortCluck]

Isn't she adorable...
Lucy is totally ball crazy. She only gets a ball outside and she definitely shares with anyone who will throw it. We have a drawer that her toys she obsesses over go in if she won't stop..

My dog Molly is the same way with her ball or any balls that are in the house. My husband always hides them in drawers and the next day she will show me where they are so that I can give them back to her

 

[chickens really]

My dog Molly is the same way with her ball or any balls that are in the house. My husband always hides them in drawers and the next day she will show me where they are so that I can give them back to her

Yes. My Son took a ball from her and sat it up on the windshield of the blazer. The next day she was persistent that I follow her and she remembered the ball was there. She also will bring toys to us in the house. She's funny because if you won't play with the pink pig maybe you will play with the green pig? So she just keeps bringing toys to your feet..

 

[chickens really]

When my kids were little I always insisted they clean up their toys that were laying around. Well my house now is full of dog toys that I have to pick up daily and put into the toy box. I pick them up and they quickly haul them all back out.....

 

[ShrekDawg]

When my kids were little I always insisted they clean up their toys that were laying around. Well my house now is full of dog toys that I have to pick up daily and put into the toy box. I pick them up and they quickly haul them all back out.....

Teach them how to put away their own toys!

 

[ShrekDawg]

Isn't she adorable...
Lucy is totally ball crazy. She only gets a ball outside and she definitely shares with anyone who will throw it. We have a drawer that her toys she obsesses over go in if she won't stop..

My dog Molly is the same way with her ball or any balls that are in the house. My husband always hides them in drawers and the next day she will show me where they are so that I can give them back to her

Yes. My Son took a ball from her and sat it up on the windshield of the blazer. The next day she was persistent that I follow her and she remembered the ball was there. She also will bring toys to us in the house. She's funny because if you won't play with the pink pig maybe you will play with the green pig? So she just keeps bringing toys to your feet..

OMG this is hilarious and adorable.

 

[chickens really]

OMG this is hilarious and adorable.

Lucy is my Silkie Terrier we call a Yorkie.....
Long story but she isn't a Yorkie.