Animals
- Sammie Through The Years...
One of our farm friends who deserves his own dedicated blog post is Sammie. As a pup he had unbridled energy...he ran like the wind and never tired. From the very beginning we new he would be the perfect farm dog.He was curious... playful... and...
- Christmas Sun
After weeks of gray, cloudy, foggy, and rainy days... we had a Christmas treat yesterday.The sun came out. Not for the whole day... but just long enough to let us know that the sun is still there...behind the clouds,and long enough to give us a dose...
- Giving Oakley His Due
Those of you who have horses will understand when I say...keeping horses clean and groomed is like shoveling sand uphill. You bathe them....they roll in dirt.You brush them....they stand out in the rain.You get their mane or tail brushed out fluffy...another...
- Sammy The Love Sponge
Not much happening on the farm today... waiting for the rain! Each afternoon when I finish the afternoon feeding and chores,I try to take a little time to sit in one or more of the animal enclosuresfor a little one on one time with them. Spending this...
- Equi-canine Playtime
With help like this, who needs farmhands?? Every morning and evening as I clean up after the horses,Sammy and Ollie play their favorite game.It's a universal game for children of all species, all over the world. Known to most of us as "Tag", Sammy...
Animals
A Day in the Life...
Sammy, aka "Bad Sammy" (not really bad....just a little naughty)
requested that I show you a typical day in his life.
I'm not sure there has ever been a happier farm dog than Sammy.
Every day is filled with adventure for this little "dude."
From running and playing with Oakley...
to visiting with all of his friends...
Sam packs more activity into one single day than any living being that I know.
He can run for miles and miles... hours and hours of endless exercise...
without tiring.
At the slightest hint of a fun activity, Sam is ready to participate!
He loves long walks in the woods, where he runs with abandon,
nose to the ground....
finding the lingering scents of animals that passed that way before him.
He plays roughly, sounding like a junk-yard dog.
When circumstances call for gentleness,
he is the perfect gentleman...
kind and patient and tolerant.
The book of Sammy's life has several chapters.
From a pup, found wandering in the woods with his brother...
to an animal shelter where he was rescued by my son, Andy...
he lived his first two years in North Carolina
before moving to the farm two summers ago.
Sammy is a high energy dog and is not happy in a neighborhood situation.
Living in Andy's townhouse, he was destructive when left alone.
He is the best farm dog, ever....
never destructive,
respectful of the other animals,
a great predator hunter,
and at the end of the day.... a lap dog, cuddle bug!
And with all that activity...
he sleeps like a rock!
- Sammie Through The Years...
One of our farm friends who deserves his own dedicated blog post is Sammie. As a pup he had unbridled energy...he ran like the wind and never tired. From the very beginning we new he would be the perfect farm dog.He was curious... playful... and...
- Christmas Sun
After weeks of gray, cloudy, foggy, and rainy days... we had a Christmas treat yesterday.The sun came out. Not for the whole day... but just long enough to let us know that the sun is still there...behind the clouds,and long enough to give us a dose...
- Giving Oakley His Due
Those of you who have horses will understand when I say...keeping horses clean and groomed is like shoveling sand uphill. You bathe them....they roll in dirt.You brush them....they stand out in the rain.You get their mane or tail brushed out fluffy...another...
- Sammy The Love Sponge
Not much happening on the farm today... waiting for the rain! Each afternoon when I finish the afternoon feeding and chores,I try to take a little time to sit in one or more of the animal enclosuresfor a little one on one time with them. Spending this...
- Equi-canine Playtime
With help like this, who needs farmhands?? Every morning and evening as I clean up after the horses,Sammy and Ollie play their favorite game.It's a universal game for children of all species, all over the world. Known to most of us as "Tag", Sammy...