Along with
our Cavalier
King Charles Spaniel we have two other dogs living with us. Molly (left)
is a 8 year old female Collie or Sheltie Mix (we're not sure) that we adopted
from the Ozaukee Humane Society.
She was already one year old when we adopted her and spayed and housebroken.
Adopting older dogs is the only way for us from now on. Molly is a leader
and has an amazing philosophy about life. She never gives up. She chased
the same chipmunk for three years sure that she would catch it someday.
She also takes her job as leader of the canine pack seriously. Barking
out an alarm to both canines and humans alike is part of her job.
Maggie (right) is a 9 year old female Border Collie. Maggie has a mild form of epilepsy which is not uncommon in dogs. Canine epilepsy can be heriditary so it is another important reason to get your dog from a good breeder instead of a pet shop or puppy mill. Fortunately, Maggie came from a good breeder who had her mom spayed after learning that Maggie and another littermate contracted a seizure disorder so the trait will not be passed on to other puppies. Border Collies are very active and need special owners who understand their needs. They also are very smart which can be a good thing or a bad thing sometimes. Maggie has gone through extensive obedience training and was awarded her Canine Good Citizen Certificate. She also is an avid television watcher and will watch all day if you let her. And she is unsurpassed in frisbee and tennis ball. She can also play soccer and basketball too. She can't make baskets yet but sure is a good guard!
We have about
17 hens living here at the farm as well. They are large breeds that lay
brown eggs. Silver Laced Wyandottes, Buff and Black Orpingtons, Rhode Island
Reds and Brahmas. This is one of our Brahma Hens.
This is Isabella who
mostly lives in our enclosed back porch. When we moved to the farm in 1998,
we found the barn was overrun with feral
cats and many litters of kittens. It was a very sad situation and we
trapped and surrendered over 37 cats and kittens to area shelters. Feral
cats can be very damaging to the wildlife in an area as well as lead a
very sad life. Illness and accidents are not rare for feral cats and they
lead a much shorter life than cats kept indoors. Since many of the cats
were euthanized we decided to keep a few of them and give them a chance
at life. However being very allergic to cats we could not keep them in
the house. Isabella was one of the tame cats that was living in the barn.
We had her spayed and got her vaccinations. We feed the cats, keep their
water unfrozen and clean and set up hay-filled boxes for sleeping in the
barn. We have to regularly deflea and deworm the barn cats. Ear mites are
a constant problem also. Although they do keep our barn free of rats and
mice we do wish other farmers in the area would at least spay and neuter
their barn cats also. We keep acquiring more cats who come to visit and
decide to stay. The responsibility of caring for and surrendering these
cats to shelters is a constant moral and financial stress for us. We now
have three cats living here.
Tomasina 
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