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Training a Child...or Dog

We live on a beginner farm with a couple cows, mini goats, cats, and one dog. Our herds are growing and I always hoped my husband could have a dog by his side as he works the cows alone. Our dog, Sergeant, has been an “only child” for eight years so we’ve been hesitant to rock the boat and bring another dog into the equation. He’s pretty spoiled and a little territorial of me and his toys. Even though he’s never displayed aggressive behavior to any person, he has shown signs of fear in the presence of other dogs. My parents’ Australian shepherds had puppies and we fell in love with one of the male, red tri-color puppies but we really didn’t want to make a rash decision based on cute factor. So what did we do? What we always do…we prayed. We went before the Lord together and asked if we should get this dog. To which he replied……silence. We didn’t feel a push in either direction so we rephrased the question and asked again. We said, “we want this puppy so the question is: what do yo...

Our Flock

We consider it a great privilege to watch over God's creatures. We feel a natural desire to love and take care of any furry creature that he will allow us. I recently got a mini goat (Nigerian Dwarf Goat) as a birthday gift from one of my best friends. His name is Tank and he has become quite fond of us. The friend that bought us Tank also bought a female and we agreed to name her Sparkle. She is Tank's future wife and we hope for them to start a family when they are old enough. Sparkle didn't come live with us when Tank did so she hasn't spent as much time with us. She doesn't really trust us yet, doesn't recognize our voices and touch and it shows. Watch HERE We have a calling to shepherd people. As a result, our main hobbies include shepherding animals. Through shepherding animals, we learn valuable lessons on how God feels about us, his sheep. This comes from John 10: “I tell you the truth, anyone who sneaks over the wall of a sheepfold, rather than g...