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Has Ella possibly got some Kelpie/Lab mix going on? I've met a few of that mix who have very similar pretty faces with those soulful eyes... T.

Pickles has decided that Zeddy's old bed is hers... I think she misses Zeddy more than she misses Trubs... and Zeddy passed nearly 4 years ago! She's adjusted well to not having Trubs around though... especially as she can now have prime position Harper never ran with Trubs, so she doesn't miss a thing... lol! She's a bitch... I really love the expression on Ella's face... wise beyond her years methinks... and soooo pretty! T.

I'm tipping that they will solicit all enquirers that weren't UNsuccessful anyways - seeing as their software already knows who missed out after you've ticked them off to send the bulk messages... *sigh* T.

How good is it looking now... wow!! Go Teddy, you little trooper! As for walkies... if he doesn't want to do it, maybe just playing ball with him should be enough to get his exercise requirements, yes? Pickles and Harper are still sending him their best get well faster woo-woos... Ella is stunning! What a pretty girl. I love those gorgeous eyes... T.

Can we have a Teddy update please @crazydoglady99? ... and 2 photos please... one of the eye, and one of all of him for us to ooh and ahh over his handsomeness... *grin* T.

Nawww... is Don... is good! Poor Dags... "you wanna make me smell nice? Ewwie!"... lol! T.

In asal's defence here, I can back up the feeling of trauma that lasts after action by the RSPCA... and I wasn't the actual target of same. Unfortunately, due to the conditions placed by the court (at the behest of the RSPCA), one is not allowed to say anything negative about the RSPCA once one capitulates and pleads guilty in order to avoid being bankrupted trying to fight the charges laid. This means that once they have "won" in court, they can report to the media that you were found guilty (not that you pled under duress) of whatever charge... but you actually have no right to tell your side of the story in response. The only way to have your side of things heard is in court, and the tactic is to swamp your legal team with so much unnecessary paperwork and other crap that the bills climb astronomically... basically, if you don't have a few spare hundreds of thousands of dollars, your defense just will not be heard. Add to that, if you do spend all that money and end up in financial ruin, you'll never see a cent back in costs from the RSPCA. The system is badly broken in this respect, and there is no accountability placed on the RSPCA at any point. I have no doubt that a large number of "guilty" parties are in fact not guilty of anything but the fear of bankruptcy... Then there is social media... the backlash against those "guilty" parties once the "verdict" is published is intense to say the least... which is a whole new level of trauma inflicted... T.

Must be an old soul... he's gonna be an awesome worker methinks... T.

Intelligent blue eyes at that! He's truly a stunning boy perse... T.

Looks like Dags is gonna be larger and a bit chunkier like his dad, while Clive takes after mum Bo's finer build... They look really great perse... doing a great job keeping them fit there! T.

Such a pretty girl... what is her name? Home visit will be fine to check her glands, but a blood test to check for heartworm will need to be done in the clinic, unless they have portable check kits nowadays. I give my dogs raw eggs... they love them, but it can be messy... hehe! Kibble is fine to feed if your girl drinks enough water.... otherwise it can get a bit hard and irritate her bottom when passing out the other end. Sounds like this isn't the problem though if she guzzles from the pond, and you feed her other good stuff as well as the kibble. As for poop sticking to her butt fur, you could trim it a bit to make it less able to trap the poop... if she'll let you... *grin* T.

Got me LOTS of slobbery leg action yesterday... we have got 3 new tiny calves at work... woohoo! Randy Reggie Rory Reggie and I already have a bit of a bond going... he's such a funny little larrikin... we played games like walking under Aunty T's legs and learned how to give kisses. Randy is the lazy one...likes to lie around in funny positions making you think he's dead... *sigh*... until there is a bottle on offer... then he's all action... lol! Rory is the quiet shy one...but coming out of his shell nicely with lots of chin and cheek rubs... Damn, my job is so hard sometimes...NOT!!!! T.

Looking good Teddy! Not much cloud showing any more... go you good thing! T.

Calves are great fun... until they decide to wipe their slobbery post-bottle mouths up the inside of your thigh... ewwww! T.

What an awesome little fellow he is! Keep up the good healing little Teddy... Pickles and Harper are still sending woo-woos for you... T.

How is Teddy now @crazydoglady99? Been thinking about him and how he's healing... T.

January's rain events in Sydney have had the grass at the farm go a bit nuts @persephone... I got so jack of how long it was between the paddocks and at the back of the shed that I took my whipper snipper to work and made it short enough to walk through comfortably. Luckily for us, we don't get many snakes where we are, or it would be a real worry... Fingers crossed you guys get some rain soon... enough to regenerate the grass for your sheepies... it must be so hard for them fighting for what little there may be with the native animals (read roos)... I do love my job... working with young animals and raising them to be big and strong and happy is so rewarding... Even more rewarding is seeing them clamouring to go out visiting people and bringing joy to others... huge bonus! Here are a few more photos of my little charges... T.

That is so sad to hear PC... T.

As he should be perse... it must be really awesome to see such positive results, yes? T.

Forum won't let me post more... *sigh* T.

... more coming... T.

I get to work with some amazing personalities and characters... and they are purty too! ... more coming... T.

It's simply amazing when you get the first glimpses of the pups' instinct to do what they do best though, isn't it? They have certainly inherited that from their mum... and their good looks from their dad... *grin* Our babies at work come from the same sort of goats... the adults in the same situation as yours. It can seem horrible to some city folks, but farmers have to survive somehow, and those feral goats can be so destructive if their populations are allowed to grow too large. Smaller populations are great for weed control though, yes? T.

They are so going to be AWESOME workers! On a side note... how divine are those goats? Big healthy looking things... and so many pretty colours! Pity they are feral and a massive pest to farms... *sigh* T.

My eyes are leaking... no words can express... T.