Tender Mercies Ranch

21/06/2024

Reduced to help find families for these beauties!! 5 males and 1 female. 14 weeks old. Comes up to date on shots and microchipped.

25/05/2024

This is Laura’s final litter! I have 5 males and 1 female Texas heelers. They are 10 weeks old and looking for a forever home. They come with docked tails, 2 rounds of shots and microchipped.

12/04/2024

Scout (Pascal from Lalita and Jokers Sidekick litter ASCA and AKC registrable) is needing to be rehomed at no fault of his. He is 3 years old, house trained, crate trained, and generally good with other dogs after healthy introductions. He is up to date on shots and heartworm, and knows his basic commands. He is neutered and is looking for a pet only home. If you think you have what it takes to be his most perfect forever family reach out and we can send you the email address for his mama!

10/04/2024

Just Luna and Rocket (Lulu).

Luna is still on the lookout for her forever family.

16/03/2024

Meet Luna! Luna is an Australian shepherd with tail and dewclaws intact. She is just starting to open her eyes today and will be ready to go to her forever home on April 22nd. She is the red merle with minimal merle pattern and is raised with all the love, care, and handling you can imagine. Puppies are started off with ENS and will start litter training in the next week and a half. Her sister Rocket already has a home; feel free to reach out with any questions!

04/03/2024

Our pups are raised with all the love and handling possible. We appreciate healthy relationships between kids and pets and teach our little ones from a young age to be gentle and nurturing with these babies ❤️

31/12/2023

Any of my ranch friends have a bull I could use to breed my heifer to? NOT corriente please.

10/12/2023

So I am finally in a half way decent mind space to tell Facebook what happened to us this past week.
On Wednesday evening our unicorn Jacob died. Jacob had been with us for 16 years and was the last piece of Walter’s sister we had. To say he was special is an understatement. To watch an older animal diminish into nothing is absolutely horrible to see and beyond devastating. I never wanted to see another one of the animals I loved dwindle away like that again so I asked a “very close family friend” to please take the other horses and give them a better life.
This is where everything went even worse. My “friend” called the owner of the ranch he works for and asked for the horses to stay on his ranch. Now I can’t name names because yes I will be pressing charges and speaking with attorneys about restitution. The owner of the ranch agreed that 4 of my horses could stay on his ranch and be used as ranch horses. The owner of the ranch and my “friend” loaded up the horses, shook mine and Leah’s hands guaranteed us that the horses would be well cared for, that we could visit them anytime and that Leah could DEFINITELY use Lobo for her wedding. This all occurred about 8 pm.
The next morning about 11 am my daughter called me so super excited and told me she had great news! Lobo and Raven were on their way to South Dakota to be sold to an Amish community for $50,000!!! The ranch owner and my “friend” STOLE my horses KNOWING how much duress I was under, AGAINST Walter’s wishes to SELL MY HORSES FOR $50,000!! Oh and get this, I was told I was going to get my cut of $10,000 from this deal!!! These people never even worked with my horses!! They never had any kind of anything to do with them!!!!
Lobo is my heart horse that I bought when he was only 4. I had training put into him, I allowed him to be used by some of my other “good” friends. He has been in parades and gone to petting zoos and pony rides and given so many beautiful hugs to those that needed a hug. Raven is his full sister that I drove all the way to South Dakota to pick up from their breeder. We got her at 2 untouched. We broke her ourselves, we watched her give birth to a beautiful filly and she joined right in with her brother on giving out the most amazing hugs. And now I will never see them again!!!
I am so upset, I can’t stop crying, I can’t think about anything other than this, I feel absolutely defiled and betrayed by people I trusted! I miss my Lobo and Raven!!
Please continue to pray for my family and pray for the safety of lobo and Raven and lastly please no negativity towards myself or my family. I just can’t take it right now.

08/12/2023

Had A LOT happen yesterday and today! Can’t go into it right now but I will be calling out some people and organizations in coming days!

Please send happy vibes. I really need them!

23/11/2023

Today we’re thankful for all of our ranch supporters and puppy families! Feel free to share photos here of your pups or other animals 💜

10/11/2023

Heads up to anyone that may use Victor dog food!

Three dog food brands recalled products in October due to salmonella contamination. Both dry and log type food is affected.

23/10/2023

Tender mercies ranch will be unfortunately downsizing. We are closing our Texas heeler and Australian cattle dog breeding program. So we have 3 male 6 month Texas heelers available, 3 female and 3 male Texas heelers (this litter is 3/4 Aussie, 1/4 heeler) available, 3 adult heelers, 1 adult Texas heeler and 1 adult Australian shepherd available. If interested in any of the dogs please message us and I will get you pics of what you are interested in. And feel free to ask any questions!!!
Thank you for all our families support and friendship over the past years. We will still keep the annual puppy reunion going so we can see all our amazing pups!!

14/10/2023

22/09/2023

Naming the new litter! Villains or hero’s?

09/08/2023

09/08/2023

These are the final pups needing a home from Trixie X Bruce's litter.
This is Trixie's final litter so if you ever thought about getting one of her pups, grab one of these pretties. 2 females and 1 male available.

27/07/2023

Crackle’s litter is 11 weeks and still searching for their furever families! They are super sweet, gentle, very quick leaners and would fit with just about any type of household. They love to be outside and have been perfect when introduced to new people. They have been around goats and chickens and have been amazing! Message the page for more information on these sweet guys. Both males and females available. Dewclaws have been removed

27/07/2023

Trixie’s puppies turned four weeks today! Here’s their photos we have two still available 1 girl and 1 boy. Message the page for more information and to come visit! Puppies available have their dewclaws and tails removed

22/06/2023

Reef is the family dog of your dreams ❤️ he’s currently working on learning to ignore the chickens and understand they aren’t something to play with. He loves hanging out with the children and is quite the gentleman. We’d love to see him find his forever home with a family that prioritizes his training as we see lots of potential for the best manners a pup could have. Message us for our scholarshipped rates. He is ASCA registrable and already microchipped!

25/05/2023

The cutest nose to boop! Reef and Savannah are 9 months old and looking for their forever families ❤️ dm us for more info

25/04/2023

The wait is REAL! These two beauties are due any day. They were actually due on the 20th so now it’s a waiting game. Pi (the black thoroughbred) is bred to a blue roan quarter horse that we will be keeping and Raven (1/2 Clydesdale 1/2 paint) is bred to a homozygous blue roan and will be an absolute stunner! The foal will also be registered as a 1/2 quarter horse and up for sale. Watch for daily updates on these girls.

23/04/2023

We had so much fun visiting pups from past litters at the reunion today! Please send us any pictures and videos you have so we can put together a video montage ❤️ love seeing all the pups thriving!

02/04/2023

Saffie wants to remind you about our always open application for Aussie homes!

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27/03/2023

We’re helping to look for a long term foster situation for a local Aussie family! Please contact Kali at [email protected] if you feel like you would be a good fit.

Jagger is in need of a foster family for about the next year while his mama takes on a new job and needs to temporarily relocate to conditions that wouldn’t be ideal for him. His mom is willing to reimburse food costs and any vet needs; he is current on all vet care. Jagger is 2 years old, house trained, very obedient, and super loving. He plays well with other dogs and humans of all ages. He has shown no aggressive tendencies. He’s a Velcro dog and occasionally alerts to visitors at the door. He is leash trained and crate trained, but likes sleeping with his people. Keep in mind this would be a temporary living arrangement in which our community has the chance to rally around to keep a pup with his forever family in the long run ❤️

19/03/2023

River was one of my personal top sports prospects from her litter (any of our litters actually!), and it took just under 7 months but we think she found the perfect home 😍 she gets to live her best herding life on a homestead with her new family. We’re so happy for her!

17/03/2023

How many puppies are going for a ride? Answer in the comments!

17/03/2023

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15/03/2023

Any of our Arizona families interested in participating in this?

DOG CASTING: We are looking for one dog available March 12 in Phoenix, AZ! Outdoor shoot.

Looking For: Medium to large dog, any breed/mix. Warm-toned coats preferred. Must be able to listen to commands in an outdoor setting with possible pedestrians and other distractions. Trick training a plus, but not required.

Please email info and pictures to [email protected].

Dancer - Amber Skaggs
Dog - Kimber, German Shepherd Dog

25/02/2023

Tender Mercies Ranch’s first ever litter is three years old! Look at this update we got of Bunny, she’s hamming it up for the camera!