| The Canines of Ketchi-kids Farm |
| Four of our five dogs are working animals with important jobs to do, the fifth is simply a pet with "issues". ;0) Ella, our English Shepherd, is our all-around companion and farm hand. Her job is to help with the livestock, eradicate rodents (which she is quite good at!), protect our property, and keep us company. Hemi is a 2 year old Anatolian Shepherd cross (75% Anatolian Shepherd Mix) who lives with the goats. His one and only job is to keep them safe and he does a wonderful job. He thinks he's a teddy bear when it comes to people and the worst danger is that he might lick you to death. ;0) Hemi was recently joined by two Spanish Mastiffs. They are both puppies yet, but we are very excited about them as they both show great potential. Dreyfus came to us from Fall Creek Farm in WI and is the most laid back dog I have ever known. He is from a working farm and is very good and trustworthy with the goats. Almira, our female, comes to us from Stephen and Edna Moreno in Colorado. She is a much different personality than Dreyfus. Almira is much "busier" and bossier! ;0) Since she is from a non-working home she is still learning to be a dog (she is convinced that she is a person!), but is catching on very quickly and already lives with the goats full time. Both pups are very smart and will make fantastic LGD's. We are quite pleased with these latest acquisitions. Ranger is a PB Pembroke Welsh Corgi who belongs to Maria. He is terrified of the livestock (funny, as the breed was developed to help work with cows and other livestock). His purpose in life is to simply be a pet and make sure that he barks at anything coming near the house ... even us! He can be rather annoying sometimes, but we love him anyway. |
| This is our livestock guardian dog, Hemi. No fancy titles or long names, just "Hemi". DOB: 02/20/2009 He comes to us from Perry & Theresa Parker of Parker's Gourmet Goats! As you can see, he is a very hard(ly) working dog! |
| Pretending to be a lion? |
| Awww, wasn't he cute? Hemi @ 2 months |
| One tired pup! |
| "Dogskin" rug?!?! |
| 1.5 year old Hemi |
| Ranger is a PB Pembroke Welsh Corgi who was given to us by a friend. He is Maria's pet and exists mainly to eat, sleep, and ... you know. |
| Disclaimer: This is Michaela with Ranger and not Maria. |
| Ella comes to us from Thomas' English Shepherds in Antelope, OR. Thanks Sandi! |
| These 2 pics are of Ella at 3.5 months. |
| Thomas' Old Time Shepherds Ella UKC & ESC Registered English Shepherd DOB: 04/07/2010 |
Ella, Mira, & Drey. December 2011. Drey is just 4
months old in this picture and Mira is just two months
old. Ella is almost 2 years old.
months old in this picture and Mira is just two months
old. Ella is almost 2 years old.
| Fall Creek Dreyfus PF Dividend (Drey) is a Spanish Mastiff registered with FCPR and UKC. He comes to us courtesy of Fall Creek Farm in Wisconsin, Thanks Lois! |
| Almira de Moreno (Mira) is a Spanish Mastiff registered with FCPR and UKC. She comes to us courtesy of Stephen & Edna Moreno in Colorado. Thanks to Stephen & Edna who have been VERY helpful. Edna risked life and limb to get Mira to the airport on a snowy December morning. |
| Mira (on the right) with one of her littermates in Colorado. Below is a pic captured from our barn-cam of Mira napping with her goats. |
| Can you find the dog? Drey loves his goats! This shot was captured from our barn-cam. |