If you enjoyed the video of our blind foal Cash figuring out how to graze under the corral panels while lying down, you’ll appreciate this one, too.  Just two weeks ago we cross-fenced the huge 1-acre yard in the front of Widget’s House, dividing it into two smaller 1/2 acre yards.  This allows us to…

I was waiting impatiently tonight at 9:15 p.m. for Google Video to finish processing a short clip I had uploaded 30 minutes ago when Alayne came into my office and motioned me towards the front door.  A few minutes earlier we had "emptied the house," as we call it, putting everyone outside for their last…

We were heading out for afternoon barn chores today when we saw our blind foal Cash mowing the grass in his own unique way.  We kind of wondered how the grass was getting clipped so far from the corral panels.  Most horses will stand at the edge of a corral and stick their heads under…

I went over to Widget’s House this evening to help Alayne feed the dogs.  As I opened the gate you see in this photo to let blind Pepper and blind Emmy Lou through from their yard, deaf Tyler suddenly shot through the gate opening from the adjoining yard.  Pepper had already come through, but Emmy…

Each spring our target date to start taking the horses out to pasture is June 1, although in practice this means we usually begin on Memorial Day weekend.  Because of our climate, it takes longer for the grass to "green up" and grow to a respectable length before we can turn the horses out for…

You may remember that last autumn our blind cat Cinder gave birth to two kittens a few months after arriving from the Bitterroot Humane Association in Hamilton, Montana.  (We didn’t know she was pregnant when we agreed to take her.)  We had found a home for one kitten, but that fell through, and the other…

I had just come back from Missoula late this afternoon and had gone into my office to check emails when I heard this rustling sound coming from the dog bed outside my office door.  There was Bailey, rolling around like mad, having the time of his life.  I grabbed the video camera and walked out…

Alayne took this photo of Nevada the blind puppy playing with wobbly Noodle this morning.  Nevada just loves Noodle and her sister Soba, and she plays with them all the time.  We’ve had a hard time getting video or even close-up photos of Nevada in action with the sisters, though, because whenever they realize we’re…

I’m not quite sure how this happened, but Dachshund No. 5 has arrived at the ranch.  They seem to slip in under cover of darkness, stealing hearts as they go (or, I should say, as they come).  These Dachshunds are fast moving up to challenge the Labs as the largest number of any one breed…

Today was "herd health day," when our equine vet, Dr. Bill Brown, comes out to do the spring vaccinations and annual health checks on all the horses.  With 32 horses at the ranch, it takes most of the day!  In this photo Bill and his vet tech Linda C. are getting a little help from…