misfitsandrescues

It was so nice sitting on the porch watching the horses play as the fog rolled across the pasture.

Where does the peacock sleep? Anywhere he wants to. But really he sleep at the very top of the tree. Turn up volume to hear him talking as he climbs the tree

It was a beautiful sight watching the horses play on this foggy evening here in Seeet Home Alabama.

Yesterday morning I heard the most mournful howl. Zak was broken hearted because he thought I had gone outside without him. I was in the other room. It was my husband that had walked outside.

Peaches loves her rope swing. It’s the best toy I’ve ever fixed for my dogs.

There was a rarely seen river otter at the Coosa River tonight. He was wanting to come to the pier. When I saw him I froze and kept the camera between my eyes and his. I would think he was gone but he would circle back to the pier,twice.

I took peaches to our new tractor supply company today. When we first walked in, she was terrified. All she wanted to do was pull me back out the door. It was too much movement and noise for her. I couldn’t get her to quit pulling, so I went over and got a buggy to roll. I figured it would give her a better place idea of where I wanted her to walk. She kept trying to go around it. I decided since it was not busy I would walk on the other side of the aisle. That way she would have to walk beside me instead of trying to go in front of me. It worked really well far. She finally settle down and stayed in a walk position beside my left knee. I was very pleased with her since I have not worked on her leash manners. In the 4 months that I’ve had her I’ve been working more at just teaching her how to be a dog. Her first six months of life she had lived at n a pen with no kind human contact. Then went to a guard dog trainer that said he couldn’t make her mean and just put her back into another pen for 3 more months. When I got her, she did not even know her name. As far as I could tail did not know a single word. She did not even know what a ball was. Or how to play. Zak, my standard poodle has taught her so much. Now it’s time for me to start working on her obedience training.

The quick little kingfisher bird is diving for his supper.

Gunner was pestering Tri this morning. I went to run him off. They both kicked up their heels. I never saw the huge mud clod coming . It flew from Tri’s hooves with such force that it knocked the camera out of my hands. It’s on the far right side of the video.

My two dogs , Zak and Peaches always play so rough with each other. Every now and then you get to see their sweet side. Peaches has scratches on her face from chasing rabbits through the sticker bushes. Zak decided it was time for big brother to clean them up.

After riding Gunner was all sweaty and itchy. He wanted to be scratched all over. He kept leaning onto us. Finally he tried to sit on Joanna to make her scratch his butt.

I rescued Peaches a few months ago from a guard dog trainer. He said he couldn’t bring out her aggressive side. Today was her first trip to town. She was afraid in the parking lot. Then froze coming through the doors. I reassured her then had to pull her on inside. I reassured her again but she was shaking all over. I lead her to the back of the store where there was less activity. She settled down after meeting a few people. It was a the grand opening for the Tractor Supply store. Everyone was so nice. All the employees had treats in their pockets for all of the dogs there. Peaches wouldn’t take any treats but began to enjoy the attention. I will be taking her back to work on going in the doors.

While checking the game cameras today, Peaches the dog found the perfect tree branch. Even if it was bigger than she is, she wasn’t leaving it behind!

Peaches loves stuffed animals. She was so sure of this one. I couldn’t resist getting it. When you squeeze its head it shows its teeth. Peaches looked insulted when I told her it looked like her.

I hike up to the bald eagle nest to see if there was any activity. To my surprise they were at the nest. I feel privileged to be able to document their journey as the chicks grow up. I’ve been watching the pair for atleast 15 years, so they do recognize me.

When you have a bunch of spare bucket lids, you turn them into frisbees fii or r the dogs. They last a whole lot longer than store bought frisbees.

Annual New Years trail ride. Into the woods to clear my mind and cleanse my soul.

While Peaches and Zak were playing on the frozen pond the ice finally came way. Thank goodness it was on the edge and not in the middle.

This has been our coldest Christmas on record in Alabama. It’s the first time Gunner has seen the pond freeze over. Tri is teaching Gunner how to break the ice to get water. She has always had a habit of sticking her tongue out when drinking really cold water. #horses #country_features #equinelife

While Zak was pulling out the Christmas toys, Peaches was waiting to steal whichever one he picked. What’s hers is hers, what’s Zaks is hers too.

My latest embroidery art. A pet portrait of the bloodhound I used to have named Dixie.

Peaches has to give her kind of hugs every morning.

Peaches is such a wild girl that I’m having to teach her how to calmly accept petting or praise calmly. For her it’s a very hard task.

I was trying to get rid of a few dog toys. I was separating them into different baskets. Peaches was taking them out as fast as I could put them into the basket.

Peaches watched every bite that I took. Waiting for that last piece of cheese that she just knows will be hers. When I gave Zak his first Oeaches just knows she had been left out. #belgianmalinois #servicedogintraing.