Livin' The Dream Farm

11/23/2024

My dogs responding to the coyotes!

About halfway through you’ll hear the coyotes again.

11/23/2024

Guinea Pigs

This is what happens to so many customers who purchase small animals from pet stores.

The pet stores do not separate based on gender so they often get bred before being sold.

That means an unsuspecting customer gets way more than they bargained for.

I took in 4 Guinea pigs that this was the case. I knew when they came that it was likely that at least one of the females was rebred because the owner didn’t know how to properly check genders and kept them together too long!

Guinea pigs are born with all their hair, eyes open and running around immediately. They also begin eating solid food on day one. They must be weaned and separated BY 6 weeks or they can begin to reproduce.

The older pups were well beyond 6 weeks before they were finally separated upon coming here.

The result? 3 new pups born this morning.

Know anyone looking for a Christmas pet? Send them my way please!

The youngest ones are too young to identify genders. The older two pictured are males that are approx 3 months old.

$25 each

11/21/2024

URGENT

A group is heading back to WNC in the morning.

They got a very large amount of clothing donations come in and needs help sorting them down.

They are located in Ravenna on 44.

If you are interested in helping please message me and I will give you an exact address.

They are doing the sorting in a heated garage .

11/21/2024

11/20/2024

Anyone need a cat or 10? 🐈‍⬛ 🐈

11/20/2024

This is where we get our bagged bedding

$5 per 40 # bag

https://www.facebook.com/share/p/1B5rvVAKBg/?mibextid=WC7FNe

With how much rain we've gotten as of late it's more important than ever to have a clean and dry stall for your horse. So come visit Saddle Creek Farms Animal Bedding or give us a call so we can provide you the most quality and absorbent bedding for any one of your animals! Unless you wanna end up like this guy...

11/20/2024

DONATIONS NEEDED!

Right now we desperately need donations of NEWSPAPER and P*E PADS! Both are useful in helping out with our ferals.

And we continue to need empty cat food cans (the type with the peel-back tops that don't have sharp edges) and empty yogurt cups. These can both be used for dry food and water.

Donations can be dropped off during business hours (8am-5pm) on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. We're located at 4617 Mogadore Rd in Kent, Ohio.

And thank you in advance if you can help and/or help spread the word! 😀

11/19/2024

Anatolian Shepherd
Training

Sookie

I have raised Anatolian Shepherds for nearly a decade.

One of the most important things I try to do for all of my dogs is expose them to a car, the vet, the groomer, being given oral meds, other dogs, livestock, visitors etc.

Why? You never know when you’re going to need to transport or treat a dog and the earlier they are exposed the more excepting of it they normally are.

Well, Sookie was not born on my farm and she came when she was already approx 6 months old. I use the local career center to do my grooming which means they are only available during the school year. Due to timing, Sookie did not get groomed for the first time until she was entering adolescence. New things are best introduced at any other time except then!

This was not the message I had hoped to receive but I share with you so that maybe you will use it to learn from.

I had no choice with 3 of my dogs that I currently have and the 3 of them have been permanently banded from going and understandably so! 🤦‍♀️

The lesson:
Early exposure!
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Sookie is going to be a no go from now on I just can't contain her she's too strong. She can't go into tub, flips out and breaks the bars so like last time we tied her to the base of the tub and trued to wash her on the ground with the hose but this time she actually drug the tub and plumbing out from the wall. She also won't stand on the table. I tried rinsing all the soap out but she kept jumping and bashing her head against the tub and I was so worried for her safety I couldn't get her head rinsed. I'm so sorry I just don't want her to get hurt.

11/19/2024

I have been a privately run and funded rescue for nearly 15 years.

I have helped a large variety of species and countless animals in that time. (Parrots, potbellied pigs, a skunk, alpaca, donkeys, cats, dogs, horses, rabbits, hedgehogs, guinea pigs, cows, goats, sheep, you name it)

Rescues do not make money! It is about helping animals. 501(c)3 receive donations to offset those costs as a privately run rescue, I do not.

This right here is why my rescue is no more. I simply cannot justify this loss to my family.

Fancy is a a grade horse. Approx 16 yrs old with so many ailments that due those and his age is determined should not be broke to ride.

A few of his ailments:
Muscle atrophy
Paresis
Severe club foot
Ataxia
Mild neurological deficiencies
Prone to ulcers
Severely contracted tendons

This has not yet been settled in court so fees are still accumulating. This does not include the day to day costs of feed, hay, sawdust, dental, farrier, etc

These are just attorney and training fees to get him to be safe to handle on the ground.

Thankfully, my attorney has been amazing and has graciously donated her travel time from the Columbus area. That has saved me a couple thousand!

At the end of the day, this horse will be placed as a pasture pet with no rehoming fee.
😔

11/18/2024

Atwater Ohio

Looking for someone to haul a 5th wheel camper to WNC.

It will serve as a temporary home to get a family out of the cold and safe from wildlife, namely bears.

No deadline, however, the temps are now down in the 30’s and below at night so the sooner the better.

11/18/2024

ISO someone to do plumbing work

Something fell on these pipes and now we have water on the outside of the barn.

I assume a pipe is broke under one flooring unfortunately

11/18/2024

Atwater Ohio

In search of somebody to install a doggie door in a door in my barn