Lady is changing by leaps and bounds. She allows the halter to be put on her face, and IF we don’t come at her face, or try to pet her face in anyway shape or form (she had bloody whip lashes on her face when Shannon got her —and old scars on her rear) she is welcoming to our hands
This is a friend’s little kitty….she is very affectionate and loves hanging right by your feet, joyfully purring the whole time.
Then there is that silly, full of personality, Willow, one of Shannon’s cats…he has started smelling like dried alfalfa for some reason 🙂
Animals…they are such an added bonus to our lives.
From my world to your heart,
Linda
Life on a Colorado Farm 
You are indeed fortunate to have such wonderful animals about you. They help make earth heavenly.
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They do….I would miss them terribly if I didn’t have any animals.
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Mmmmm, dried alfalfa 🙂
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Smells good, but not so good for fur! 🙂
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Lady is really coming along! Your farm and Shannon sound just like what she needs. Good job!
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She is getting ever so much better. The set back with Romeo is about to heal so she can focus on the here and now
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They are awesome!
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they are so much fun
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We always approached any horse with the halter kind of behind us and from the shoulder. Never head on. Always stroking and speaking softly. Mistreated animals always take time, like mistreated humans.
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Sometimes they never ever really get over they early years, but if they can learn you are not those same people….then that is a good thing.
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Linda , glad your Lady is getting used to you all. My Brother bought a mare in 1954. She had old scars and was badly treated, but with love and a lot of patience she did great. His children rode her, walked under her and she was good at holding a cow with rope if he had to get the cow taken care of . 10 years later a man came to our house to put a new tire on the tractor. She was in pasture close to the house. She started screaming and rairing and we thought maybe a snake had scared her. My dad and i was home and we both went to see what we could do. My brother came and then i see the tire guy leave . You know what I am going to say,next. he said he had a horse like her few years before and was mean and he bragged how he beat her. then sold her and yes, it was the same man and she smelled him before he ever got out of the truck. !!!!!
It was a couple days before she really calmed down. My Dad told the guy to take his tire and go back to town , plus a few other words. How he could be so mean is hard to know,but she knew him before he got out of the truck. WOW. Thanks for your sharing the progress Lady has made.
We got rain Monday. First since Oct. 2017. A real blessing. Sharon Drake. South central Kansas
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HooRAY for you DAD!! What a jerk he was and to brag about it. She was no more mean than anything…she had just been treated terrible!
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Animals give more to our lives than we can ever repay.
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that is so true and if we an help just one…..
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Love your blog and especially the pics of the animals. I’m so glad that Lady is doing better…what kind of a person would harm an animal? Love those kitties too. Thanks Linda! That orange goofball at the end, makes me smile!
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He is a goofball, you just never know what that large orange ball of fluff will do next!
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I think we are all so blessed, both 2 footed and 4, to know you and your family. Thanks for all the good moments.
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I’m blessed to get to know you also, Katie!
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Give Lady time, then she will forget the bad guy and only remember the love she is getting now:)
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Yes…time and lots of love and apples and carrots and pets
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Makes you want to go find whoever whipped her and give them a taste of what it feels like. But that would make us just like them. You are doing a good job teaching Lady that not all human hands are hurtful.
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It’s a long process, but it is working.
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Animals are such a bonus to our lives! Love them loads …
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They are the cream to our milk!
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hello dayphoto its dennis the vizsla dog hay i hav to agree with yoo their this howse wood shoor be a lot emtier if it wernt for the hipster kitties!!! i am glad to hav those littel animals arownd heer and — wot??? oh dada sez i am an animal too ha ha ha ha that dada sutch a kidder!!! ok bye
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Dad is a kidder! You are the best!
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