misfitsandrescues

Yesterday afternoon Lynn caught this nice 25lb catfish. It was quite a fight getting this one on the pier without breaking the fishing line.

Gunner gets a little impatient when it comes to breakfast call.

Who said catching fish out of a bucket was easy ,is crazy!!!😂😂😂

I caught one catfish yesterday. I put it in the poll for a few minutes. Then the dogs saw it and tried to catch it again.

Playing with the dogs on this cold winter day. Obedience training traversing uneven terrain. Sit stay and must of all to build her confidence.

Three years ago my 20 year old mare gave birth to Gunner. He father had a habit of sticking his tongue out. Gunner came out of the womb with his tongue out too. I can’t believe he is a three year old now.

This is my latest embroidery art. This is Sky . A paint mare that I raised from a foal. I sold her a few years ago to a friend and neighbor of mine.

I love the sound of the rolling thunder of horse hooves striking the ground while running free. It makes a gray , rainy,windy day seem so much brighter.

Peaches is a very timid rescue dog. She needed all the reassurance she could get at the veterinary office today.

Peaches had to go to the vets today. She was trying so hard to be brave.

Theses horses Clydesdale were competing in the horse shows in Ocala, Florida. Beautiful Clydesdales are known as a gentle giants at the horse world.

This morning a beaver was headed straight at the pier and I. I stood very still. He swam under the pier and on down the river. Just a quick good morning from Bucky Beaver.

Down at the river today I was throwing three sticks at once for Peaches so she could learn to follow my directions. The stick I was send her after was right behind this huge tree! But if I ask her to get it , she’s going to give her best Malinois drive all. The funniest part is when my husband tries to lift the log.😂😂😂

I went and checked on the Eagles this weekend. Not a whole lot of action. One of the eagles was sitting on the eggs in the nest, while the other one circled around us a few times, and then landed in the tree near the nest.

After checking on the bald eagles nest . She’s still sitting on the eggs. This hawk came flying past my truck window and landed on this bare tree. I think I can see a fuzzy little head of a chick at her feet.

I don’t know what Peaches was wanting to go chase but it made for the perfect opportunity to practice some off leash recalls.

We’ve had alot of rain in Alabama so it’s been perfect weather to finish my embroidery art piece of Tri . My 23 year old paint mare. That I still ride .

Last week I had to have some work done on my truck. I jokingly asked the repair man if he wanted to he could clean it up while he had it. When I got the truck back, he had it sprayed off the outside of it and wipe down the dash. I don’t know what kind of cleaner he used on the dash But it must’ve had some type of smell that peaches did not trust. For three days I had to talk her into getting into the truck after Zak would get in. All I can say was there was a slight pine scent inside the truck where he had wiped off the dash . It’s odd how smells can even bring back old memories for her. #belgianmalinois #rescuedog #funnyanimals

Peaches was trying to get a chipmunk that had ran into the pipe. She wasn’t so sure of the ghostly sounds coming from the end of the pipe.

I’ve rescued Peaches 6 months ago. She had stayed in a 4 by6 foot pen . She didn’t know any words , not even her name. I was told she haz no ball drive. That was because she didn’t know what one was she didn’t know what play was. The first time I let her out to play with Zak , she didn’t know how to coordinate her back legs. All she knew was to bounds and jump on the fence. She still has a lot of trigger points that really frightens her. But she has come a long way.

As some of you know, I am trying to train peaches as a service dog. I have had her for 6 months. She was so unsocialized and traumatized when I got her that she was terrified. She didn’t know her name or even one word. Anytime she was gotten out of her four by six foot run she was treated rough and it was very scary for her. It has taken her a long time to even begin to trust or for her to want to try anything because she was afraid of getting in trouble all the time. She now will hand me the clothes out of the laundry basket for me to fold. This was the first time that she had offered to pick something up for me that I had dropped. I thought it was a just an accident her picking it up to start with. But when she did it three times in a row I knew it had finally clicked in her mind, what I had been wanting. With a dog like her I have worked more on building her confidence and her trust and our bond. She has taught me to be patient. Especially with the Belgian Malinois you have to get them to want to do for you because you’re sure can’t make them do something.

I tried to hide from Zak (standard poodle) and Peaches.( Belgian Malinois) You just can’t hide from those noses.🐕🐩

Peaches wanted to help with the calves so I let her herd the last one out of the lot. Belgian Malinois are such a versatile breed, you can train them for about any job. But believe me they need a job. Need to stay active.

While Peaches was playing in the pasture around the horses . When she went to make her turn she slide into Little Bits back legs. Little Bit did kick but since Peach was up next to the leg it didn’t hurt her. Just gave her an extra shove to complete her turn. Alls well the ends well.

This is a pet portrait of my neighbors dog Spud. I took the picture awhile back. I used carbon paper to trace it onto the material. Then filled in all the color with thread.