misfitsandrescues

This was my dogs first ride on the pontoon boat ride. I did keep a leash on the Malinois just in case they got frightened. Which thank goodness they they didn’t seem afraid. They all seemed to really enjoyed the ride as much as we did. 🐩🐕🐕❤️

There is nothing more beautiful to me than to watch the majestic bald eagles floating on the wind currents. This one enjoyed circling us while we were in the boat yesterday.

Just kidding. The rooster was doing a crazy rooster dance every time it would take a drink of cool water. I had just changed his water. Cool clean water. It was like he was getting a brain freeze, like when you eat ice cream to fast.

I was at Dollar General store yesterday, and this little girl came in and asked for a pack of cigarettes. The cashier asked if she was alone. She must’ve been afraid she was in trouble cause she took off out the door. There was another lady standing near the door that stepped outside to check on the little girl, and she had already gotten into a car. It’s the little girls, father, I assume was just blessing her out. The lady stepped back into the store and told us that she couldn’t say anything to the girl because of the way the man was acting. After I checked out, I got in my car and could hear the man just raising cane before I started videoing . I can’t believe anybody could be so upset over cigarettes, and not being able to get your pin number right. I felt so sorry for the little girl.

Every evening after our walk I give them a rawhide kabob . The first dog is Peaches . She was a rescue that was badly abused . She was afraid to try to learn. Afraid of being beaten. It took her over a year to learn to trust a little bit. She still has her fearful moments. The second dog is Cowboy. He is still a puppy. Today is his first birthday. The last dog is my standard Poodle, Zak. He is 8 years old

TIRN UP VOLUME FOR FULL EFFECTS: First let me say im not into fart jokes or long videos but you had to see it all to be funny. Tri is in a super hot heat right now. She had already insisted on stopping to poop. Then she had to stop to pee. Then, we’ll I’ll just let y’all hear the rest. 👍🤠❤️❤️🤣

Zak and Peaches loves to help me with the laundry chores. It’s so rewarding to me when they come to help without me even asking for their help. It may seem like a silly game to most people. But I’ve been having a lot of back pain. Will probably lead to surgery and it sure does help to have somebody to hand me each piece to fold or hang up. It keeps me from leaning over any more than I have to. I love my three helpers even if Cowboy hasn’t started helping yet with the laundry. . 🐩🐕🐕♥️

Peaches is much smaller than Cowboy. But she is 3 years old, Cowboy is still a clumsy puppy. He will be 1 year old the end of this month. They play so rough with each other but all it takes is one word from me to stop the rough housing or in this case to leave something like the armadillo carcass alone.

Yesterday we went to cut my Mother-in-laws grass. As I past the abandoned chicken coop I saw movement. I stopped to check it out. It was a wild cat and her kittens. When I got to close she broke to run. She couldn’t get through the fencing ,so haha was about to panic. I backed off so she would go back to her kittens. I went and got a half a hamburger that I had not finished and broken into small pieces. With the food in hand, I went back to the chicken coop. I was able to go in without totally freaking her out. I started by throwing her a piece at a time. Then slowly letting her take it out of my hand. Slowly, I scratched her with one finger on the head. She decided that felt pretty good about as good as those pieces of hamburger Tatian on the poor little girls empty belly. Finally, she decided that the scratching was just good. It’s a wonderful morsels that she was being allowed to eat. I did not pick her up for anything. But hopefully we can get her to a good home for her and the kittens.

IIt’s Zak’s birthday !!!!! He is 8 years old today. I can’t believe it’s been that long . He makes the best service dog and co-pilot. He watches everything I’m looking at, not just wAtching me . He is a great role model ,pack leader and sometimes disciplinarian,, for the two Belgian Malinois. Zak has more patience with Peaches and Cowboy and the litter of 6 puppies that peach had a while back. Zak dog is just the best! He can read my feelings so well. He has comforted many people in the ICU unit. Soaked up many tear in his fluffy head . And brought a moment of light into dark situations for many. He is my service dog but if he can help others through tough times,. Not me. He’s one of a kind, but all of my dogs are.🤭

This morning my friend left her door open and had a visitor she wasn’t expecting!😲🐎🤠😂😂😂

Today I had all 3 dogs with me when I checked the mail. I didn’t think to put collars on them . Didn’t think I’d see anyone. That neighbor’s dog had been killed chasing cars. Well to my surprise they had a new dog. It came charging out barking like crazy at us. My cart is totally open, no doors. All I could do is holler “STAY “ over the sound of the cart. To my relief all 3 of my dogs stayed in place without barking. Since my dogs didn’t bark back at the dog charging us, it just sat down when I hollered stay. It did keep barking but stopped chasing at least. I was really proud of my three for not barking back. Or God forbid jumping out of the cart and getting into a fight. Thank the Lord for training.

When you have a working dog breed, like a Belgian Malinois, put them to work. The best thing you could do for them and yourself. We had some limbs come down the other night, but they were still stuck partially in the tree. Peaches had no problem pulling that big old limb on down. She loves helping anyway.

We went jug fishing yesterday. We had to go fishing with our rods first to catch the bait to put on the lines while we jug fished. We caught seven nice, eating size catfish. And the sunset as we came in was to die for. It was so beautiful. All the way around. It was a wonderful trip today on the coast river.

Anyone with a chicken pen knows their are going to have a few(or lots)of rats and mice cleaning up the chicken feed. On our last walk for the night we stop by the chicken for a little rat control. Last night they did good and caught 2 rats. I love that Malinois drive.

Whenever a cow doesn’t come to eat , we know it time to search for a new calf. I love spring time!🐄🐄🤠.

I’m had just gotten back from searching for a missing cow that we knew was probably giving birth. Calf video to come. I went into the lower barn and heard the faint sound of kittens. I looked through the bales of hay. To find three precious kittens. They look to be 7 to 10 days old. Their eyes have just opened. So if anyone needs a kitten, I have three that need good homes.🐈‍⬛🐈‍⬛🐈🐈

We went Jug fishing in the morning and caught a huge mess of fish. Then I took the dogs over to the river to run and play. I decided to throw in a couple of lines while I waited on them . I first caught a few nice size brim. Then I hooked the big catfish!!! It’s so fun when you feel the fish bump the line, you wait ,anticipating that sudden pull on the line. You take up any slack ,then set the hook. Hoping the whole time he doesn’t get off when you life him out of the water. Well I was able to reach the net and it didn’t get away. After I landed the pretty blue catfish. I heard a splash behind me. There was a BIG Flat head catfish on that line even better than the first. I let my husband pull the flathead up out if the water. I was afraid I would drop it. Good day on the Coosa river today.

Peaches was a very badly abused rescue dog. She been hard to train because she’s afraid of be beat if she doesn’t get it right the first time. The dogs were rearing up on the tree anyway so I ask her to do that act. Twice she rested up on the tree. I then added stay to it. The first time she broke the stay command. I didn’t fuss at her for that. Instead I praised her for what she did right. You could tell by her body language she was ready to shutdown or run. The last time I ask for t he stay, she stayed until I gave the release word “OK”. Peaches and I was proud of her.

Today I rehomed 5 rooster’s and one hen. Before they went to their new home I trimmed their nails , spurs and one wing . They are gorgeous roosters.

Everyone laughs at me using my tiny rod and reel.,but I catch more fish on it than I do the big rod. I felt guilty.There was a fishing tournament going on at Lay Lake. Boats everywhere trying to catch fish . I caught 2 fish without even trying.🐠🐠

As most of you know I do pet portraits. Thus is my latest one that I just finished. It’s a child with his Rhode Island Ridgeback dog. I made it for a family that helped me when I was in a timer slave with a broken down car. They had never met me before, and they went above and beyond to help me with my problem at the time. So I got the man to send me some pictures of his dogs. When I saw the picture of his dog and son curled up together on the couch, and it was the perfect gift for them. I turned it over to the man which was very impressed and he is going to give it to his wife as a present. I should’ve told him to try to video the first time his wife saw it that I forgot to. Maybe next time.

I had a great ride yesterday. A couple of friends came along. Young riders and green horses can lead to an interesting ride sometimes.

Peaches tried so hard to get log up the embankment. She tried to shorten it. Then she and Cowboy tried together. If they had jumped at the same time they may have succeeded.

Peaches was determined to bring the log up the embankment. She first tried to shorten it. Then Cowboy came to help her. If they had jumped at the same time they might have made it.