Homesteading on 2 Acres – a Girl and her Dogs
Homesteading on 2 acres in a tiny house; a girl, her dogs, and some vegan recipes
I was told by the employees at multiple feed and hardware stores that water agitators were on back order and ones that didnt require connection to a hose simply didnt exist. For a long time, it seemed like they might be right. I found a way around the problem by buying toddler bath time fountains …
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One of my coworkers has a blue heeler that comes to the nursing home with her from time to time to visit and brighten the day of the patients. He plays fetch with them and has a special dog water bottle that has a sideways bowl built into the lid. He also allows residents to …
The dogs needed their anal glands expressed. I didnt usually get them expressed outside of their checkup because they generally made solid poos and didnt have much to express. However, earlier this year they both had distemper and nearly died. They had runny and mucousy and even bloody poos for a long time and the …
An old beat up diesel truck roared up the dirt path to my house. The dogs signaled alarm at the uninvited visitor. i had the urge to greet the visitor who was clearly pulling over 100 feet onto my property on purpose without permission, with a weapon. I fought the urge to exit the house …
It had been raining off and on all week. I came home one day and this is what i saw. Cashew must have rolled in the mud and then stood up and shaken some of it off because she wasn’t coated in it, but there were particles of mud on each strand of fur. It …
I had an opportunity to pet a corgi, a german shepherd corgi mix, and a blue heeler today. Of course, i also worked, but the big news of the day was dogs. The baby corgi made his first debut at the nursing/retirement homes and he could not be more precious. His mama set him in …
With the weather well into the 100s for several months, the dogs have been living in the crates in the house while im at work. It is not the quality of life i want for them but there’s just no way i can leave them out when the weather is like that. The chickens were …
Unfortunately, after 4 years without substantial rain the river has gone dry. I did not know it could do that. I have never seen the bottom of the river bed. It turns out the rocks are white. I guessed they would be algae covered but i was wrong. They are white limestone rocks. They are …
There are many dogs between the four buildings i work at that belong to staff members and come to work regularly to see the patients. However, there is a male blue heeler that might as well be the company mascot. He plays fetch with the patients in the courtyard, drinks from his special water bottle …
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