New new new

New donkey:

This is Yodel.  He arrived on  December 2nd.  He's a standard sized donkey.  Minis are fun-sized, but we want Yodel to be able to help protect the herd from the evil predators!  We also hope to learn to use him to help with halter training.  We'll let 'ya know how that goes.....

His arrival caused a great stir - and a few (probably all) of the corral heifers got schooled right away.

Apparently Yanni didn't understand donkey body language......

One slightly bloodied nose later, she definitely understood donkey and figured quickly that she was no longer queen of the corral.  The little prince had replaced her in the "I'm in charge" hierachy!  After a few days, they all get along just fine.  No more warning language needed!

And Christmas came early to Moosters - meet Lola!  She arrived last evening at the Denver airport - our Christmas gift to each other.  When our old German Shepherd, Zee, passed last year, we just weren't quite ready to get another one.  It's finally time again.  The best time for us to get a puppy is winter - she gets plenty of our time because, well, it's winter and we don't do much.....  We're already pleased with her calm ability to deal with all the new "stuff" coming her way.

 

 

She loved playtime in the fenced dog area tonight.  And she's already claimed her place at Chris' feet in front of the sofa.  We're going to love her!

Stay tuned as we train both the donkey and the puppy to walk on their respective leads and wait for the schnauzers to acknowledge that Lola exists (they are, except for Brewser, ignoring her).