Animal Status

2007-05-23
Indy arrived on the 17th. He was here all of two hours when he decided to leave his stall over the stall chain. He got scraped up on the hind legs a bit but was OK. A more serious problem was he developed colic and needed the vet to tube him twice. The stress of the trip probably. It also appears he developed ulcers en route to California. He is being medicated three times a day for a month to cure the ulcers.

Bonnie is now at her new home in TX. She has settled in fine and is now at the breeders. Her new owner says Bonnie has every other horse on the place buffaloed except one. Hopefully, she will take her breeding quickly. I miss her but, I know this is best for her. I have not heard whether Sumo and her recognize each other.

Pali is doing fine. A little diarrhea once in a while but that is just old age. It just gives him a bit of a messy butt that needs cleaning once in a while.

Tanner is learning his lessons better. He is turning into one handsome fellow. All he needs now is work, work, work and a ton of exposure to a bunch of stimuli.

Jack (Dog) and Pablo (Conure) are doing fine. Dillon is going to class to help with his aggression to Jackie. Hope this works.

2007-04-20
Lisa sold Ellie Mae (horse) to Tracy. Lisa has put a deposit down on a new horse named Indy. He should be arriving in June. Bonnie (horse) should be going to her new home in Texas tomorrow. Vicki Morgan is taking her. She is the same person who took Sumo (dog). Bonnie is going to be a brood mare. I am completely torn up about this but it is the best for Bonnie. I can't take care of three horses myself and it is a severe financial strain. Tanner (horse), her brother, is a better horse for me in the long term. Bonnie is more of a performance horse and Tanner is more a pleasure horse. Tanner however, needs more respect and work ethic training. I know Bonnie will be a good mama and I'm going to miss my pet and buddy very very much.

Dillon (dog) continues to be a major problem. He is very dog aggressive to not only Jackie but other dogs as well. I have seen aggressive tendencies towards children as well which does not make me happy. In truth, I do not trust or like this dog. It's too bad because he can be very sweet and has a lot of potential. He needs a place he can run around and have a job. He is not a house dog and I'm afraid he is just going to get worse or maybe even hurt Jackie or a child.

All other animals are doing well.



Previously:
Parrot:
Pablo - Doing fine. Needs to get out of cage more. Loves to take a shower with me.

Dogs:
Jackie - Doing Fine. Needs shots - Rabies and license renewal.
Dillon - Doing Fine. Pain in the butt. Digging up Crepe Myrtle. Eats Jackie's poop. Need to get stuff to stop that. Needs a license. Had a problem Saturday night with two kids sleeping over. Was scared of them and barked at growled at them for first 15 minutes. Got over it. Need to work on training and other things.

Horses:
Getting Spring shots today plus teeth checked.
Paladin - Fine. Rode him on Saturday. Still real fuzzy. Lots of energy.
Bonnie - Doing fine. Scheduled to leave on April 16th. Will need Coggins Test.
Tanner - Doing Fine. Needs an attitude adjustment and work ethic built. Working in draw reins for a while. to build up topline and get head down. Switch to outside tie later this week.
Ellie Mae - Vet check today for sale. Crossing fingers.
TK - Flexion test today to see if OK to buy. Crossing fingers.
If all goes well, we will be down to 3 horses after April 16th. Paladin, Tanner and TK.