Steele Away Acres - Dog Boarding in Our Home

05/26/2024

04/06/2024

We lost our most favorite customer today. There are few like him and feeling the pain again after loosing such a good dog, I dred the future for I have so many I call Mine.

We lost my boy, my friend, my smile today. Scout a customer of many, many years has crossed Rainbow Bridge.

This was a sweet, kind, well behaved, friend to all dog. So much fun. My heart goes out to his family Helen and Thomas Powell today as they said goodbye to their beloved pet.

I will see you again my friend at the Bridge. I hope you come over and say Hi.

03/27/2024

We will not be taking any dogs during the week of June 10 thru the 15th.

02/22/2024

Gonna have a week of getting tongue tied again this year as we have a stay coming up with a Millie, Maggie, Murphy and my Molly.

It usually sounds like this. "Come Mil, Maaa, Mol, I mean you dog...Murphy.

Or

Me: "John, did Molly come back inside?"
John: " She is right there"
Me: "Maggie?"
John: " That the one you carried in."
Me: "Grrrr...you know who I mean!"
John: " Millie?"

02/07/2024

Just a few farm photos. Nice warm sunny day was had by all yesterday.

11/11/2023

BARN SALE!!!!

1230 TAYLORSVILLE-MACEDONIA RD. TAYLORSVILLE GA

470-289-9633

TODAY AND TOMORROW

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07/21/2023

Steele Away Acres wants to recommend Mathis Trailer & Equipment in Rome GA. They are reputable, reliable and the most honest when ut comes to equipment companies. They go above and beyond to help with issues.

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Thank you Mathis!!!!

07/11/2023

Boomer and Blu. I have two more of these doodles staying with us. One a little taller than Boomer and one just a bit shorter than Blu. And then we have Winston who gets the Most Obiediant Dog Award for this week.

07/08/2023

Winston and Boomer after playing dodge the sprinkler as the kids got wet. Boomer took a nice safe dry location and Winston was all in.

07/02/2023

Mavrick and Goose. Mavrick the second photo is the most outstanding dog. Well behaved, controlled, strong and fast. Goose is still a puppy.....none of the above apply. But she sure is sweet.

Goose loves to destroy paper. I have a paper mess every time I walk into the office. I can't seem to hide or put enough paper out of reach....she gets more.

Mavrick who has tons of toys at home has claimed 7 toys here for himself. I watched him pick up 5 at one time and growl his way across the room as Goose attempted to get one for herself.

Not sure if 10 more would make a difference.

07/01/2023

All three of our newest little dogs having a good time and making friends.

06/09/2023

We have four Goldens this week. Two white and two red/blond.

06/06/2023

TO ALL CUSTOMERS: At this time we will not be taking any new large dogs. It is getting increasingly difficult for me to manage them. If you are an existing customer your still good with me. If you replace your dog I will always consider your new dog unless I just can't handle them. But there will be no new large dogs. This includes 60 lbs or better and any smaller who cannot be safely walked on a leash or have poor house manners.

For those who know my customers dogs since most of you know each other....a new dog the size of a Luca, Shelton, Blu, Fergie would be hard NO. If these dogs were to even flinch in the wrong way at the end of a leash, it would kill me. Luckily these particular big guys are awesome.

That should give you an idea of my size limits. Now the owners of these dogs, as I stated before, I would love to take your future dogs because you all have awesome pets....but should your next be too much....I would have to decline them.

The yes dogs would be dogs like, Cooper, Coco, Bowie, Fluffy Mavrick, Maggie, Millie, small labs like Bruce and Derrick and mini doodles.

All this being said, If you have some type of seller, superstar, never pulls, never does anything wrong 200 lb dog....we might talk (never met one).

04/07/2023

Little Millie and Molly. It has been a trip keeping the names straight. God help me if I ever have Millie, Maggie and Molly all at the same time. All sweet Littles.

03/31/2023

02/17/2023

I can't see the dark colored dogs at night so I light them up.

01/05/2023

IMPORTANT MESSAGE:

We will not be taking any dogs from May 31st to June 5. All Memorial Day weekend dogs must be returned by the evening of Tuesday May 30th.

11/24/2022

We ran these a few years ago, but nothing has changed at the farm except our tractor driver is a labradoodle and our assistant chef a Great Purniese.

10/11/2022

10/10/2022

On Saturday we honored a boarding guest of ours by making her a Hero Dog. Cassie is a sweet, personable K-9 that we at Steele Away Acres has had the pleasure of taking care of for the many years. She is one of those dogs that I can have out when people come to the farm because she is so easy going.

One day we had a Hero working at the barn on her PTSD issues which she had struggled with for 15 years. She had tried everything. Counselling, group, Cognitive Processing Therapy, Cognitive Therapy & Prolonged Exposure as well as EMDR. And yet she just felt like she wasn't getting anywhere.

Note, that after our Heroes have travelled that long road to recovery they know the lingo and science as well as the doctors who treat them.

So she turned to the Hero Barn which is a self healing tool that utilizes a horses ability to mirror a persons emotional state 100% thereby giving the individual with the horse a view of their current emotional state. This gives the Hero an opportunity to address it immediately and recover from the stressful moment, anxieties and fears. The Heroes goal is to protect the horse. That means if you see the horse is scared you must calm it and the only way to do that is to calm yourself.

To do this they tell the horse their story in as much detail as they can. These Heroes are prepared for this by teaching them horsemanship skills. That means they can safety handle a horse and its many unpredictability's and they know horse body language better than most horse owners. That is what we do....the rest of the healing is between the hero and the horse as we are not doctors and give no advise or counselling. We speak about the horse.

Anyway....on this one day our Hero was here working with Geronimo. She left the barn having put the horse back into the pasture looking frustrated and upset to find Cassie laying outside the barn office in the sun. The Hero plopped herself down on the ground and proceeded to pet her and speak to her about her frustrations.

"Hi Girl. I just can't do this anymore. I quit. This is ridiculous. I just can't get through my story." said the Hero.

Cassie who had been sitting up getting pets and cuddles proceeded to lay back down and looked away from the Hero.

"What!...bad idea? Don't get all pissy with me. You don't have to approve dog." she said as Cassie turned her head still down and glanced at her momentarily.

The Hero continued to try to justify her giving up to the dog. Cassie didn't act all that amused as the Hero told me.

Then the Hero said that something happened that almost made her believe the dog understood what was going on. Cassie placed her paw on the Heroes leg who was seated on the ground next to her. Cassie continued to look away.

The Hero said it was as if she was saying "Lady, I can't help you, but I feel for you. Don't give up, it makes me sad."

The Hero then said to Cassie "I know, I know. I need to put on my big girl panties and get back to work. I know I can do this." Cassie then sat up and moved close into the hero resting her head on her shoulder and stealing some licks, tail wagging and then she bounced around in a circle.

The Hero said to Cassie "Yes!!, Yes.....OK, lets do it.!"

The Hero then walked back into the barn and snatched up our mini Mule. Yes Justice is one stubborn creature and if you can get him to go around the arena without putting on the breaks it is a miracle.

At this point having over heard part of the conversation between Cassie and the Hero, and watching the Hero march back into the barn I got up from my chair to watch.

I almost said something about her selection of the mule but kept quiet. She proceeded to halter him, pet him for a few minutes and then she walked slowly around the arena whispering her story to him. I watched as she appeared to be getting a little emotional and the Mule confirmed it firmly. He put on the breaks and backed away very quickly. I picked up a crop just incase I needed to rescue her from a possible kicking session.

The Hero dropped to her knees with one arm stretched out in the direction of the Mule holding only about two inches of that lead tightly in her hand. She cried, she prayed and she kept breathing and as she got quieter Justice the Mule stopped pulling and within just a few minutes slowly made his way back to the Hero as she stood up, pet him and she walked around the arena two more times and left the barn with a huge smile.

I don't normally ask much when the Heroes come but on this day I did ask if she was alright and she said "I am Awesome and I owe it to silly dog Cassie. It was almost like she disapproved on my quittin' attitude and then confirmed I finally made a good decision when I decided to go back in and continue the work. She did it." the Hero said as she pointed at the Cassie.

So Cassie is being honored for her impact on this Hero and many wonderful greetings and hugs she gets and gives to the Heroes that visit our barn. We love you Cassie, you couldn't be a better dog.

Please note this entire story was shared with the permission of the Hero and it was she that walked to a photo of another Hero dog in the barn and said "Cassie is also a Hero." We agree.

10/08/2022

Calling all Veterans, Police, Firefighters, EMS and Dispatchers...

10/01/2022

Next weekend we are not only honoring two of our Horses as Hero Horses but one of our Dog Customers pet named Cassie.

09/25/2022

We will be raising our rates effective Dec. 1st. Please inquire via text for the new per night rate.

09/22/2022

October 8th from 11 am to 3 pm there will be a fall festival at Steele Away Acres for Veterans, Military, Police, Fire and EMS workers and their families. This is a free event where we provide food, hay ride, obstical course with Liberty our Mini Horse, petty Zoo (small), games for the young and old. Just a fun day at the farm.

Please share this event with the heroes you know.
For more information call 470-289-9633

1230 Taylorsville-Macedonia Rd., Taylorsville GA

08/03/2022

Cooper loving the early evening breeze.

07/26/2022

This is one chilled pup. Bells preferred sleeping position.

07/23/2022

Dogs are sure loved at Steele Away.