Pet Friendly Cottages

21/09/2024

Some more photos of the chick's and mum

16/09/2024

Found these baby's this afternoon butter ther is more to hatch

25/07/2024

We had a visitor this afternoon

20/04/2024

Let me out need to work

18/10/2023

The girl's think they are sheep

18/10/2023

Missy having a nap after doing night shift

07/04/2023

When the neighbour drops over a spare Zucchini:) puts supermarkets to shame ...

The barter system works well...

Yes that's a 1.25 litre bottle and a pen on it 😁🇦🇺

18/03/2023

First thing in the morning feed me I can't even sit down for a coffee lol

13/02/2023

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I recently spent $6,500 on this registered Black Angus bull. I put him out with the herd but he just ate grass and wouldn't even look at a cow. I was beginning to think I had paid more for that bull than he was worth. Anyway......I had the Vet come and take a look at him. He said,, the bull was very healthy, but possibly just a little young, so he gave me some pills to feed him once per day. The bull started to service the cows within two days……. all my cows! He even broke through the fence and bred with all of my neighbor's cows! He's like a machine! I don't know what was in the pills the Vet gave him ... but they kind of taste like peppermint.

11/02/2023

Stay safe xx

A Mexican Search and Rescue specialist, along with his Search Dog about to board a flight to Turkey.
God Speed to you both ❤

11/02/2023

We think dogs should get more credit for just making our lives better without trying, but working dogs like this rescue dog in Italy should have their own planet, so much better than humans xx

"Can't take him to the beach for a walk because he bothers you and messes with the holiday... I'm not allowed to rent a house if I have a dog, and I can't take him.
However, I can take him to the rubble to find you after an earthquake, in the woods after you get lost in the mountains and you didn't have neither map nor gps; under snow because you made a detour not allowed off track; in the water because, despite the red flag, you have entered the sea and your life is in danger! And finally ....
He's just a dog, but he will find you.
And he will save you!!" Dogs are family ❤❤














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08/02/2023

Our regular afternoon gathering after playtime ###

08/02/2023

Miss Mary has settled in just great, still quiet but fitting in well with everyone, has found her playful side at playtime every afternoon and even volunteers to take over nightshift when Lil or Beau ask to come in at some ridiculous hour as obviously it's past fox knock off time ?

Being warmer I can leave the door open for her to come back in if she wants but she doesn't, always seems to be within 10 metres of the ducks who wander alot of the night, she seems to know what she's here for and loves it, she hasn't been asked to do any work yet but has definitely done her fair share and done it well.

I'm not sure if she has guarded anything before as she's still unsure of them but still follows them, I think it's just natural instinct right now and a very calm, timid temperament looking for love from everything now she's tasted it from humans and other maremmas, her maremma aggression has gone now, just a raised lip around food but no lashing out xx

Much loved by all is our girl xx

28/01/2023

Mary update...

She is doing really well, she has spent alot of time with all the dogs but our youngest girl Mae has really taken to Mary's motherly instincts, Mae has really bad deformed feet and there's definitely a good bond there x

I took her to the vet this morning, the vet thinks 6-7 years old too, she's been wormed, had her shots and a good check over, all seems OK. And if course her first microchip registered to a very proud owner. I've got her booked in for 4 weeks time to be spey and have her last booster shots x

She has made good friends with Tommy the Alpaca as well who seems to be the centre if attention when in the house yard, Franky our Fluffy rooster also bonds with him and sleeps under Tommy's armpits x

Shes settling in well, doing really good, this video was on Thursday, I've still been flat out catching up from last week xx

27/01/2023

Brilliant, thank you pup, great work ❤️

Italian Coast Guard dog getting ready to jump into the ocean to make a rescue of a person. This good boy is a hero. ❤️

23/01/2023

Update for Mary

So as I said she's been bred, just by her attitude towards dogs, growling alot but hasnt lashed out yet and her nose, I think she'd be 5-7 years old.

So the first day today because she is already ok with livestock, not interested more than use to them, but we went straight onto confidence, whenever you're near, her head is down, no confidence at all, and seemingly scared even after 10 hours of pats while driving.

So alot of gently lifting her head back up, kisses, and cuddles amd alot of talking, and she is now alot better with that, just in the last hour.

She hasn't been inside much in her life if at all, she is scared of a fan, can only get her inside with a lead , she won't even step on a brand new dig bed, no smells, won't get on a lounge, wouldn't even lay down after I got home at 3am and slept in the lounge with her and shadow. She did not lay down in the car and has yet to lay down inside. She is scared of walking up the hallway I'm guessing it seems to confined so I locked all other dogs out amd slowly convinced her without lead to explore.

Her teeth are also a give away for her age, she's not young anyway but still has enough years to enjoy and see what life should of been like for her.

I tapped on the deck today with my hand to stop izzy barking , not that hard, but Mary ran amd would not come back near me for atleast 3 hours until I approached her, I was purposely trying different things today to try amd figure out her full problems first rather than working on something pointless or missing something, ill get her relaxed in a few days im sure xx

23/01/2023

Update on dogs,

I picked them up around 4pm yesterday, arrived home at around 3am, they are fine, setting in well, by the look of her Mary has been bred and bred and bred and then just dumped at pound in the night with no paperwork or microchip, if the old owners happen to read this then I highly recommend contacting me so I can have a word. Not that that'll happen, they obviously only care about themselves but I'd have fun saying how it is.

She has bad fly strike on one ear, hopefully not mange but looks like flys and has obviously been beaten, it took her near 8 hours in the car to seem to trust a little.

So anyway, she's happier now, good with livestock, fairly maremma dog aggressive but not real bad, definitelybetter with other breeds., she'll be ok.

Shes a good girl xx

21/01/2023

Hi everyone,

Unfortunately Geoff has had some unwanted dramas, the dogs are both at Young pound, I have just got onto the young ranger somehow on a Saturday, very good of him, so he has agreed to release them both to me tomorrow night so I'll be leaving for the 11 hour drive at 6am to collect them both from Young and keep Shadow safe until Geoff can get himself sorted.

Atleast they are all safe and sound amd I will collect tomorrow pm xx

19/01/2023

True dat x

The same applies to any animal!
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19/01/2023

SAFE AS HOUSES NOW X

We have her now, very timid, obviously had a hard time recently but give it 24 hours amd she will be a different dog.

Starting the drive to Mount Gambier with a very friendly staffy girl for company , Geoff's girl Shadow, I hate seeing them like this but do love seeing their massive improvements once home xx

19/01/2023

Awww, Jenny the maremma only has 3 legs, she had a hard first 7 months , hit by a car then left with a broken leg to long and lost it. The old owners? then surrendered her without paying vet bills I'd imagine.

So Jenny definitely landed on all available paws , now spending some time rural but loving playtime with friends each morning and of course visiting family, now there's a maremma that deserves a great life, glad she has now, thank you for saving her xx

18/01/2023

Something a bit lighter ....