A dog called Jessie and 4 new ponies.

No sooner had our lovely foal gone to his new mum and we breathed a sigh of relief that things would be back to normal(ish)our 4 new ponies arrived.Their owner came with them and it was very sad to see her distress at parting with them, after all they had been with her since foals and they are all now in their twenties.Luckily they settled in very quickly and have continued to graze calmly.Their field, however is due to be de-weeded so they will have to move to another for the time being.I cant see any problems occurring, they are nice socialised animals thanks to the care they have received during their lifetime.From left to right are 23 years old palamino mare Marcasite, grey gelding Starlight,chestnut mare Solitaire and last but not least Carousel who is a lovely bright bay mare.
I have also agreed to take an elderly mare in her thirties whose owner has died, there is nobody to care for the pony at her Anglesey home, she should be arriving later this week.
We are looking for a home for a lovely little 8 years old female dog called Jessie, her owner is moving abroad, she is a lovely dog who is good with cats, dogs, children etc. A perfect dog really- but will her age put people off? I hope not, I would love to see her find a home quickly before she becomes too settled in at the shelter.Personally I love the older dogs, they are generally easier to look after and although pups are cute, they are a great deal of work.The only young dog I have given a home to over the years has been Molly the Great Dane and I must say that although I love her dearly she can be a bit of a handful especially when out walking and she decides to grab hold of my sleeve and swing me round by it.So many times she has humiliated me in front of disapproving dog owners whose dogs are perfectly trained and who are obviously thinking(quite rightly) that my dog is completely out of control. My staff constantly remind me of the hilarious time that they all fell about laughing whilst watching me carry a duvet to the caravan where someone was coming to stay.Why is that funny? Well Molly had other ideas what to do with a lovely clean white duvet!! The sleeve game is good but the duvet game even better and yes she took hold of it and my attempts to get it away just made her more enthusiastic and yes she swung me round and round until redfaced and exhausted I gave up all hope of supplying the visitor with fresh bedding and retreated empty handed leaving Molly with her new toy.Of course she then totally lost interest but it was too late - the duvet was a goner! So I love dogs like Jessie, 8 is a great age for a dog, past the puppy stage, still active but not too mad, past the chewing stage , no house training to do, what more could one ask? Actually though, now I think of it Molly has turned 8 this year, shouldnt she have calmed down by now? I think those disapproving dog owners have a point,I am quite clearly a failure at dog training.