Healing

A week ago today I buried my best little buddy. It still hurts a lot. I miss him so much. When I walk into the livingroom, I start to smile and lift my hand to wave,  expecting to see him sitting in his spot on the couch, and then I see he's not there, and my heart sinks like a stone. I'm really lonely without him.

I'm so glad we brought his body home from the vet's and we buried it here. I visit his grave every morning when I wake up and every night before bed. We buried him in the forest, beside the biggest tree on the property.

I will be getting a new puppy/dog asap. Taco was a very tenacious dog and helped kill rats here on the farm. so in addition to me needing a new best friend, we need a new ratter  If left unchecked, we will end up with a serious rat problem here. Last year, rats killed several of our baby birds. It was very upsetting. The cats can only do so much. Rats are more of a dog's domain.

I have found an excellent pup in New Brunswick that I'd like to get. It's a standard shorthaired Dachshund/Mini Australian shepherd cross. Dachshunds are excellent vermin killers; they have been used to kill rats, badgers and even foxes. The mini Aussie shepherd is a solid all purpose farm dog and herder. It should be an excellent cross. The pup should end up being about 25 pounds. Both Dachshunds and Aussie Shepherds are extremely loyal, so hopefully he will be as good as friend as Taco was. 

This is one of the pup from the litter.

The vet bills left me pretty broke and I'm pinching pennies right now trying to save enough to get the puppy. Dogs here on the East Coast are outrageously expensive! :( If anyone would like to help out and donate a little to my puppy fund, my email for both Paypal and Etransfer is:

roguewolf-imphavok@hotmail.com

Thank you for caring!

Hugs and love!

Taco

My sweet Chihuahua Taco passed away on Monday. Sadly he had a brain tumor.  I am devastated. I loved him more than I can ever express. He was my best friend. He was only 11.5 years old. 

Here's a bunch of my favorite photos of my little man. there is a lot! I'm sure I have hundreds of pics of him. 

This is Taco when he was a puppy. he was soooooo cute!

Taco with his big brothers Buddha and Skully. Buddha and Skully are a year and a half older than him.

Taco and I at the Pugalug fundraiser event

                 Taco and Toffee were playing! It just looks mean, it wasn't :)

Taco was the very best little dog ever. He was my very best friend. I'm lost without him. :( I was really blessed to have him in my life. Really lucky to have him in my family. 

Muscovy Mama and ducklings

Mead

Yesterday, I bottled all the mead that was made at the mead making workshop I held last June. It turned out wonderfully! Nice smooth taste with a hint of cinnamon and citrus.

I have another mead making workshop coming up this coming Saturday. I still have one spot left, so if anyone is interested in attending let me know!

If you can't attend, but would like to learn how to make mead, chcek out my book!

http://www.lulu.com/shop/patricia-cartwright-stephanie-mitchener/mead-made-easy/paperback/product-23720847.html

Ducklings and Guinea Eggs

My guinea hens have finally started to lay! very exciting! the guinea eggs are the four on the right, the egg on the left is a chicken egg for comparison. hopefully we'll have some guinea keets for sale next month! they take 28 days to incubate

I had eight adorable Muscovy ducklings hatch this week! so cute! The mom, Jellybean, did a fabulous job! I'll be selling six of them and letting her keep two to raise. 

I've got more ducklings and chicks hatching soon! always lots going on on the farm!

Taco update

Hi!

Just a quick update to let everyone know that my little buddy Taco came home from the vet a couple of days ago and is doing really well! He can stand and walk again!

I am overjoyed to have him home! thank you for all the well wishes!!

Vestibular disease

My sweet Chihuahua is very sick. He was diagnosed with Vestibular disease. He is unable to walk or even stand. He is at the Vet's right now on an IV. My heart is breaking! I love Taco so much. he is my very best friend. when I am sick, he's the guy that never leaves my side. I miss him so much and have been in constant tears for the last two days. I didn't sleep at all Monday night and only slept two hours last night. I just want my little buddy home again.

If you'd like to learn about the disease, here is an excellent video on it:

 hugs and love!