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This is a story of the Great Dane who always dreamed of being a cattle dog. The Dane, called Elliot, had all it took to be Great in keeping cattle at bay: high-energy, working ethics, high level of devotion to his owner and family i.e. management, was good to work both in a team and take responsibility and take proactive decisions as an individual. However, our Dane, as all the great stories of success and achievement go, was not born in the right bloodline. Eliot was intended to be primarily family pet and, despite his size, he was to live on the farm without being given extraordinary duties, except providing an occasional deep-throated <a href="https://rumble.com/v32dln-my-dog-hates-the-mail-man.html" target="_blank">bark</a> to help guard the property against robbers. This did not discourage Eliot from working on fulfilling his lifelong dream. He was always a good dog patiently waiting for his chance. And the chance finally came. Watch the video and see what happened! The <a href="https://rumble.com/v4spo5-happy-friesdale-horses-rolling-after-bath.html" target="_blank">Friesdale horses</a> on the farm always loved to play and splash in the pond. He was observing them from the distance and, although they were having such a good time, he knew he had to pull them out to safety. Elliot hated when people and animals went into the water because he was secretly afraid of it. He went on telling, warning the horses to stay away, but they just would not listen! Despite his fear, Eliot knew that now was the perfect time to show his cattle management skills and fulfill his dream. Watch him go!

Handsome steals the sock right off of my foot while I give him a tummy rub

7 week old Busby takes on his 7 month old brother Cooper as their big brother Kevin watches over them.

These horses love to splash in the pond on hot summer days. Check out how much fun they're having!

Elliot and Frisbee try to get the ball out of one another's mouth... Looks like no one is trying too hard!

Croquet has been with us for 2 weeks and today was her first day being ponied out on the trails, she is a year old. Se did great and a few more years of this then she will be the one under saddle ponying another horse around.

Most horses hate white plastic bags, not Chance...it's just another thing to play with. Watch as he tries to get the bag off of his ear.

Chance looks like he is practicing cutting cows but instead he is cutting the playful foals away from the napping herd.

These 3 Great Danes don't like the traditional water bowls...they want the fresh clean water right out of the faucet

2 week old colt Faro loves any attention he can get, but back scratched are the best.

Friesdale Horses having fun cooling off in the pond on a hot July day while their Great Dane brother Elliot protests.

What do you do when it's 100 degrees out, climb in your kayak and hang out with your horses in the pond.

Teaching Quidditch to load on a trailer for the first time. He was apprehensive so I did the same I do with all when teaching. I tie the lead in the front in a quick release knot and then gently tap on the top of their rumps until they step forward, as soon as they give you one step you stop tapping, then reward. Repeat over and over, never hitting, just tapping. After time they will step on and then jump on. Quidditch was at this for 8 minutes so I gently nudged him on and he was fine. He got on and off 3 more times after this with zero issues.

Chance decides that this umbrella tastes good and tries to take a bite out of it. Too funny!

Handsome loves sucking on a teddy bear when he needs his escape from the world. It's actually calming to watch him/

Momma Scrabble (black Friesdale) and her daughter Ouija (Friesdale x Gyspy)love scratching each others backs. Scratch my back I'll scratch yours.

Before you hook up your cross tie to a hook on the wall or your trailer tie to the hook in the trailer please tie a piece of baling twice to the hooks first. Doing this will allow you to cut the twine or the horses to break the twine incase of an emergency. Here is how I do it. I hope this helps.

A winter day that was actually a little warmer so the horses were very feisty. They were happy to see their Mom and they breakfast.

Quidditch and Bocce are really enjoying the trails with their Mommas.

Bocce is 1.5 months old and on a hot day he likes nothing better than a nice hose down. He loves drinking out of the hose. Note: the masks they are wearing is made to prevent bugs from getting in their eyes...it is made of a screen material that they can see through.

Nothing bothers Faro, he even continues napping when I put the body clippers on him for the very first time.

Friesdale Farms Bocce plays with a plastic bag like it's nothing. Most horses fear bags immensely, especially when they are being flapped around. Not Bocce. His cousin Quidditch ignores it

The horses were wondering what Frisbee was chasing and every time Frisbee jumped, so did the horses. It was a rabbit but he got away.

Frisbee thinks he can out run Handsome and Elliot in a game of catch me if you can. He realizes the risk is not worth it

Chance gets very excited to see his Mom when she comes back home...the feeling is mutual.