[Ag-eq] anyone out there

Nella Foster nfoster at extremezone.com
Tue May 4 16:57:34 UTC 2010 

Everyone I know that has burros love them.
----- 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 8:57 AM
Subject: Re: [Ag-eq] anyone out there


> 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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>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> Goren & Eames no more??? (cry)!!!
>>>>>>>>
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>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Goren & Eames no more??? (cry)!!!
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>>>> Goren & Eames no more??? (cry)!!!
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