[Ag-eq] anyone out there

Susan Roe dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
Tue May 4 15:57:25 UTC 2010 

Yeah, I like the floppy ears too.

I would really like to get a pare of San Cristo Burros.

Susan
dogwoodfarm at verizon.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Nella Foster" <nfoster at extremezone.com>
To: "Agricultural and Equestrean Division List" <ag-eq at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2010 8:54 AM
Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] anyone out there


> 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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