Meet the Residents
Pony
Pony had a rough start. She came to us from a good Samaritan that pulled her from a kill pen. She was unhandled, emaciated and very pregnant. She lacked the body score to maintain a healthy pregnancy, but was unable to be caught for intervention. After four hours of chasing her around in a foot of snow, we got her onto the trailer and home. A few days later during her vet visit, we fell in love with her. She had the most perfect demeanor. Despite all she had been through and the overwhelming few days she had with humans, moving and the beginning of her halter breaking, she did not offer to kick or bite anyone. She was a perfect angel and we knew she deserved the best chance she could have at happiness. She gave birth two months later, but unfortunately lost the colt, likely due to malnutrition during the pregnancy. After that, we decided she could be our resident “baby sitter.” She stays with our senior or foals as a companion horse when they have no other animals to keep them company.
Bun
Soon after you meet Bun, you realize he is a sensitive boy. He’s got a good excuse for that. His family moved from Oklahoma to Pennsylvania and moved him into a house in the city. Up until then, he lived outdoors, free-ranging in the neighborhood. When he was forced to live in a house, he did things that any dog that isn’t housebroken would do. He chewed a shoe, he barked, and he had accidents. Not to mention the shedding. Bun’s family listed him for rehoming shortly after. They didn’t give him any training or time to adjust. This is why we are advocates for choosing the right breed for you family. A livestock guardian dog that is raised outside for the first year of their life cannot be expected to be housebroken and comfortable living in a small house in the city with no help from their owners. Shortly after he moved in with us, his family visited with their new poodle puppy. Bun was shattered. It took him months to recover. He didn’t go outside much and napped a lot. Since then, he has been housebroken and doesn’t chew any shoes. We’re still working on the shedding, but it’s not looking good for us. Bun is a perfect guardian for the animals. He protects them from predators, and even the wind.
Blossom
Blossom looks like a grumpy, old woman because she is one. We don’t know how old she is, we don’t know much about her past and we don’t know what happened to her that caused her to be cross-eyed. We do know that she is skeptical of any and everything, likely from her limited sight. Her nails were grown into her paw pads when she was surrendered, which is so painful. Imagine walking and digging through a litter box with nails like that! Poor Blossom. She was so patient while we clipped them, and never offered to bite. Since then, she’s become more comfortable showing us her displeasure during nail trims, but still won’t bite. She was also very matted upon intake. She’s lost weight and can comfortably groom herself now. She wants to slink around the house and watch the baby chicks in their nurseries. So, that’s what she will do, for the rest of her time here on earth.