I dont' know if the photos are gonna happen today or not....there's a storm a brewing and just got home not long ago, so don't know if I'll have time before it starts pouring.
Marans Thread - breed discussion & pictures are welcome!
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Quote: How is the mare . . . . swelling under control yet? Yes, car sickness can be a blessing--had a child eat some berries . . . he lost it at the intersection of the hosiptal !!! I was so happy!!
Quote: I'm praying for a good surgery and recovery. Is he a candidate for an asst dog?
$65??? THat is cheap. In our area-- $150-175. THe important part is, though sad as you said, the population is thinned out.Ugh, you had to bring up kittens. I've got another cat giving birth right now.Tried to get the folks that came to get the chickens last night to take one, or 5! Nope, they also have barn cats galore! Wish I could afford to spay these gals, but at $65.00 apiece, and a 60 mile round trip times two, that ain't gonna happen! By the end of summer though, the cat population here usually dwindles on it's own. Hawks, coyotes, coons, cars, and tom cats help to thin the pride. Sad, but it's all in the natural balance of things around here.
Most states/county have programs that offer free or greatly reduced spade/neuturing. Check into it. We only paid $25 for our Mastiff and that was considered a "donation".
Arielle, that is a fantastic idea. I would guess he probably is a candidate for one on several levels. I'll have to check into it. He's going to be a double leg amputee, is blind and has diabetes, so the odds are pretty good. Thanks so much for the suggestion! The only hitch would be if he does qualify, would be getting the existing dogs to get along with a newbie.
Quote: The amount of training that goes into these dogs is extraordinary! Often a waiting list. I expect that a suitable dog would be carefully matched to your dad on many levels. I know just training my rotties, they were exposed to children and elders, even if it was the head trainer in goofy clothes and a cane ! None of us recognized the elderly woman crashing the class!My first rottie knew 25+ commands both verbal and visual. A brilliant dog as I mentioned before. I don't think rotties are used for this kind of work though because of their tendency to be dominating. THe labs are most suitable as well as a few other breeds.
haha nice! Yeah, the rotties we had definitely were a challenge. Thanks for the suggestion and I'll see what I can find out for around here. I agree, the waiting list will probably be pretty long, but still might be worth it to find out some more info.The amount of training that goes into these dogs is extraordinary! Often a waiting list. I expect that a suitable dog would be carefully matched to your dad on many levels. I know just training my rotties, they were exposed to children and elders, even if it was the head trainer in goofy clothes and a cane ! None of us recognized the elderly woman crashing the class!My first rottie knew 25+ commands both verbal and visual. A brilliant dog as I mentioned before. I don't think rotties are used for this kind of work though because of their tendency to be dominating. THe labs are most suitable as well as a few other breeds.
There are no such things out here in the sticks. I would have to travel about 100 miles to get to one of those clinics...one way!
well...the rain came....and its been absolutely pouring! I shut up the birds I thought would be most in the path of the rain, but didn't think my oldest chicks were ones to worry about as they have a shelter by the south side of the barn they can go into....but what do they do? Go and run out into it and just stand there! They looked like drowned rats (and so did I) when I shooed them into their shelter and penned them in. What the heck....never been around birds that loved water so much in my life!
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