English Shepherds

It’s Been a Busy Year

It's Been a Busy Year By Krystal   2023 has been an especially busy year thus far!   We've had the new English Shepherd puppy Tadhg to bring up, the kitchen garden to expand, pigs to raise, and camping on the ranch to promote.   The thing that has taken the most patience, learning, and [...]

Missing Fahey

by Tom Beers   You died in our arms 7 weeks ago. 1/28/23 Today started out a beautiful sunny day and the mountains glimmered in their glory. Whoever said "it's a good day to die" is a liar. It's snowing now and soon you'll be covered under a white blanket. Even as a pup you [...]

In Remembrance of Fahey

FAHEY 2012 - 2023   January 28, 2023 by Krystal   Sleep sweet, my darling freckle-face boy.   Times like this knock the breath right out of me and leave me wondering if I’ll ever be able to breathe again.   You were the firstborn puppy from our first litter of English Shepherds. I helped [...]

By |2023-01-30T13:45:38-08:00January 30th, 2023|English Shepherds, Ranch Life|1 Comment

Senior Dogs

We live with three "senior" dogs now- Fahey, Ailagh, and Niamh. Time sure flies by. To look in their face or watch them run, you'd never know it! That is the power of Natural Rearing. Here is a great article with tips for living with a senior dog- https://twohunnyz.wixsite.com/rawnaturopathy/post/keeping-your-senior-dog-fit

Mammary Tumor in Siobhan

We have always said that Natural Rearing is not a panacea. Things happen because there is environmental pollution completely out of our control. At the end of January 2021, we discovered a hard mammary tumor on Siobhan. Her behavior, energy, appetite, and mood were perfectly normal. The tumor was not there two months prior to [...]

By |2021-04-09T12:59:53-07:00April 9th, 2021|animal health, English Shepherds|0 Comments

Long Time No Blog

Can it really be so long since I last posted? Apparently so. As you can guess, it's been busy on the Ranch. Life in general get's that way! We've dealt with personal health challenges, installed a septic system, welcomed another granddaughter into the family, raised a litter of Havanese puppies, and survived a pandemic... among [...]

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