[Ag-eq] anyone out there

Tue May 4 14:54:58 UTC 2010

What a cute story!

I love hounds with their big floppy ears; maybe that's why I love my mules! 
When the mules shake their heads it sounds just like my Grandfathers hunting 
hounds used too.

My very first dog as a child was a Walker Hound.  He was one of my 
Grandfather's hunters and I fell in love with him.  He was getting a little 
older and slowing down.  His name was Spot, but I called him Pot because I 
could hardly talk yet.  I pretty much learned to walk by holding on to his 
collar.  My Grandfather gave him to me and we had him until he died of old 
age.  I was so small I can barely remember, but the whole family likes to 
tell stories about it!

Nella
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Susan Roe" <dogwoodfarm at verizon.net>
To: "Agricultural and Equestrean Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 3:12 AM
Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] anyone out there

> Yeah Michelle, I feel the same way about the sign.  When we were growing 
> up, Daddy always told us time and time again to never feed the strays, 
> especially the wandering hunting dogs.  Well, we got creative there too. 
> There had been two hunting dogs around and we just couldn't go outside and 
> feed up the dogs, cats and horses without feeding them too.  We would 
> leave food in the bucket when we were done and lay it over on the side. 
> We couldn't help if they ate the left overs.  The beagle ended up being 
> called Pot Luck and the Blue tic hound we named Hobo Joe.  We won, they 
> stayed.
>
> Susan
> dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Michelle Medina" <michellem86 at gmail.com>
> To: "Agricultural and Equestrean Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, May 03, 2010 2:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] anyone out there
>
>
>> Susan,
>> It's great that you all took them in! I always joke that we have an
>> invisible sign at our house that calls to animals & says something
>> like: "Safe here!" or "Well cared for here!" Something along those
>> lines because we always get strays coming around! Lol. Dad can't stand
>> it, but I just love animals so there's no complaints here!
>> Michelle
>>
>> On 5/3/10, Susan Roe <dogwoodfarm at verizon.net> wrote:
>>> Hi Michelle,
>>>
>>> I have never fostered animals in the normal way, but half of all our 
>>> pets
>>> were strays.  In fact, my two Walker hounds were two of a set of four
>>> hunting dogs that had been dumped on the farm.  We think they were 
>>> litter
>>> mates that someone didn't want to work any more or even care for over 
>>> the
>>> winter.
>>>
>>> We found them on the farm in October, 2008.  The rule around here is 
>>> don't
>>> feed wandering hunting dogs, just let them go on about their business 
>>> and
>>> the owners will pick them up in a day or so.  These four had no collars 
>>> and
>>> were very thin.  We watched them four about two weeks.  They were 
>>> friendly,
>>> but they would not let you get within thre feet of them.  When they 
>>> started
>>> getting into neighbor's trash, there was nothing else to do but start
>>> feeding them a little here and there.  They went off for about two and a
>>> half weeks so we thought their owners finally caught up with them 
>>> because we
>>> had seen a couple of trucks driving slow in the area.  Then two of them
>>> showed back up and they looked even worse than before.  They just broke 
>>> my
>>> husband's heart and they were his from then on.  It took him almost 
>>> three
>>> months before Dover would let Matt tuch him and then an additional two 
>>> more
>>> months before Stout finally gave in.  Dover and Stout are the biggest 
>>> pare
>>> of nutty clowns in the world.
>>>
>>> Susan
>>> dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Michelle Medina" <michellem86 at gmail.com>
>>> To: "Agricultural and Equestrean Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>>> Sent: Sunday, May 02, 2010 2:43 PM
>>> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] anyone out there
>>>
>>>
>>>> Hi Susan,
>>>> Wow!! Sounds like you're super busy! (smile)
>>>> I love goats and sheep, cats & dogs to! I'm a huge animal lover. My
>>>> best friend likes to joke that I'm even going to have wild animals
>>>> like bears and lions someday. Lol.
>>>> I want a horse myself, but we don't have enough land, plus my family
>>>> is looking at moving to San Antonio TX within a year or so. I have a
>>>> dog and cat and my sister also has a dog & Dad has a cat to. So we're
>>>> a full house!
>>>> Nice to meet you!
>>>> Michelle
>>>>
>>>> On 5/2/10, Susan Roe <dogwoodfarm at verizon.net> wrote:
>>>>> Hi Michelle,
>>>>>
>>>>> My name is Susan and I have four dogs, two large turtles, a colony of
>>>>> half
>>>>> farrel cats and about 40 chickens.  Actually, my hens and two roosters
>>>>> make
>>>>> up my egg business which does pretty good.  I wanted to get another 
>>>>> flock
>>>>>
>>>>> of
>>>>> 25 hens to replace my oldest flock which is now only six hens and a 
>>>>> very
>>>>> opinionated rooster named Big Red.  Unfortunately, the gardening has 
>>>>> come
>>>>> first this year.
>>>>>
>>>>> On my sooner if not later list, we want to get a few dairy goats and 
>>>>> five
>>>>>
>>>>> or
>>>>> so Churro sheep.  They are the Native American sheep.  We just need to
>>>>> finish up the barn and lay out the pastures so we can start them off 
>>>>> with
>>>>>
>>>>> a
>>>>> better pasture grass before we get the animals.
>>>>>
>>>>> Susan
>>>>> dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
>>>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>>> From: "Michelle Medina" <michellem86 at gmail.com>
>>>>> To: "Agricultural and Equestrean Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
>>>>> Sent: Saturday, May 01, 2010 3:12 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] anyone out there
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Nella,
>>>>>> I didn't realize it was that quiet, I've just joined the list last
>>>>>> night.
>>>>>> Since you're still out there though, I know this is agriculture &
>>>>>> equestrian (dealing with horses of course), but are there people out
>>>>>> there who work with other animals, dogs cats, etc?
>>>>>> Or is it strictly equestrian?
>>>>>> I love horses, but I really want to work with dogs/cats, since I live
>>>>>> in a rural area & don't own horses/can't get to a place where horses
>>>>>> are kept. In other words, I'm a million times more likely to be able
>>>>>> to work with dogs or cats versus horses.
>>>>>> If you have any insight/advice I'd really appreciate it.
>>>>>> Thank you,
>>>>>> Michelle
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 5/1/10, Nella Foster <nfoster at extremezone.com> wrote:
>>>>>>> Hello:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This list has been so quiet; I was just wondering if anyone is still
>>>>>>> around.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I know this is an NFB group, but will anyone be going to the ACB
>>>>>>> convention?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It's in Phoenix this year,so I thought I would go check out the 
>>>>>>> exhibit
>>>>>>> hall.  I've also been ask to speak on a panel about employment.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> If any of you are going to be there I would love to meet you in 
>>>>>>> person!
>>>>>>> We
>>>>>>> could do lunch, dinner, or I could even show you around Phoenix.  It
>>>>>>> will
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> be
>>>>>>> extremely hot in Phoenix in July!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Nella
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>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Goren & Eames no more??? (cry)!!!
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