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FancyAppy · #1 March 3rd, 2008, 10:53 PM

Hello. I am new to yjis site. My husband and I have a farm with many pets. 3 years ago we moved here finally realizing our dream of having a place in the country.
We have many pets. 9 goats, 2 minidonkeys, 5 horses,4 cats and 1 dog.Many are rescue or adopted.
Our pets are very loved and are like family members to us.
Our farm needs alot of work but we have felt very blessed to be here and to experience rural life.
We have had some challenges, some heartbreak and some losses but when we see all these loving faces everyday we know why we are here. For the animals, our unique loving, relationships with our furbabies.

hazelrunpack · #2 March 3rd, 2008, 11:15 PM

Wow! That's quite a family you have there.

I can't wait to see pictures of the crew!

Welcome to the board, FancyAppy!

rainbow · #3 March 4th, 2008, 04:20 AM

Welcome to pets.ca

Looking forward to seeing pics of your menagerie.

CearaQC · #4 March 4th, 2008, 07:37 AM

Welcome!

Pictures pictures pictures

chico2 · #5 March 4th, 2008, 07:43 AM

FancyAppy,it seems you are living the kind of life most of us dream of.
Donkeys

I love Donkeys,unfortunately the town by-law does not allow them

I hope you are able to post some pics and don't forget the kitties

FancyAppy · #6 March 4th, 2008, 11:28 AM

Thank you so much for the welcome. I want to post pics of our darlings. Can I post here or should I go to a diff thread...pet portraits? etc...thanks again for the welcome .

Frenchy · #7 March 4th, 2008, 12:42 PM

omg can't wait to see pictures of all the family members

welcome to pets.ca !

It usually takes 1-2 days before you're allowed to post pictures.

onster · #8 March 4th, 2008, 05:24 PM

wow!!! I second frenchy...can't wait!!

and Welcome!

happycats · #9 March 4th, 2008, 08:29 PM

WELCOME!!!!

I can't wait to see pics, not here, they deserve a thread of there very own

You have a pygmy goat!!! OMG they are so cute, but nasty sometimes, but I just love them!I bet you have some stories to tell about him!

jiorji · #10 March 4th, 2008, 08:37 PM

pictures of goats!!! PICTURES OF GOATS!!!

FancyAppy · #11 March 4th, 2008, 08:46 PM

I will start a new thread for pics but here are 3 of our babies. They are wicked, sweet affectionate and ornery. I have such stories.......

onster · #12 March 4th, 2008, 08:53 PM

ahhhhhh

We definately were missing some goats on pets.ca

happycats · #13 March 4th, 2008, 08:54 PM

AWWWWWWWWW

So adorable!!! but you can see that glint in their eyes

big trouble written all over their sweet little faces!!

jiorji · #14 March 4th, 2008, 08:56 PM

AWWWWW so cute!!!

FancyAppy · #15 March 4th, 2008, 09:21 PM

ok just a couple more then I will start a new thread but I caught your excitement over my little guys and now I gotta show them to you.....SORRY!!!!

jiorji · #16 March 4th, 2008, 09:23 PM

black goats are SO CUTE!! i love the little wee black one

they just look so

yet so ADORABLE!

onster · #17 March 4th, 2008, 09:24 PM

I LOVE the first one with black 'booties'

and their lil tails

happycats · #18 March 4th, 2008, 09:35 PM

I love the salt and pepper one (is it Bob) looks just like the one at our local zoo who I could sit and watch all day!! He was such a cute mean little thing.
He would wait for people to get corn out of the bubblegum/turned corn machine and just as it was coming out he would charge and hit them right in the bum, making them spill their corn all over.....just for him LOL

Frenchy · #19 March 4th, 2008, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by onster

I LOVE the first one with black 'booties'

and their lil tails

I saw the same thing

too cute , my fav is the first one , with the little grey muzzle , too cute ! But they all are !

And I LOVE your balcony !

chico2 · #20 March 5th, 2008, 08:17 AM

OMG,how great is that

goats on your patio

I hope they are not prone to eat wood

They look adorable

I still have memories of my aunts black goat chasing me as soon as I stepped outside

aslan · #21 March 5th, 2008, 08:27 AM

AAAwwwww cutie goat pics. I wanna see the mini donkeys. I want one when we finally make the move.

bananapanties · #22 March 5th, 2008, 05:01 PM

I went to a preschool that was on site with the junior college farm, so we had a pet goat at the school. Oh, he was fun! He butted me a lot for getting in his face, and I loved every minute of it.

Welcome! I'm new, too, and finding so much feedback and answers to questions that already I feel like part of the community (even tho I'm not Canadian

). Your babies are adorable.

phoozles · #23 March 5th, 2008, 05:24 PM

Your goats are so cute!

I can't wait to see the pics of your other furries, but I might be a little frightened of your donkey - I went to a petting zoo once and met a donkey named "Friendly". Next to his name was a sign that said, "My name is Friendly, come pet me!" . Yeah, I did, and I ended up with a chunk missing out of my arm

(okay, slight exaggeration, but he did bite me!).
I still think they are cute, but I'm just a little wary..

FancyAppy · #24 March 5th, 2008, 07:04 PM

Thank you all so much for the comments and your memories concerning goats and donkeys.sylvia is the grey one with black booties. She is a registered pygmy and was a bit pricey. She is one of a few animals on the farm that was not rescued or adopted. She is very smart and has been in several shows. We call her our little showgoat.
The porch the goats are on...well that is a story I will save for it's own thread...the battle for the porch ...goats vrs, my husband...goats win....
The donkeys are minis , not much bigger than the goats and they are CUTE!!!!!!..do bite though, just like Phoozies said....but teeney bites.

rainbow · #25 March 6th, 2008, 03:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by onster

I LOVE the first one with black 'booties'

Me too

....but they are all very cute.

And, I love your porch.

jessi76 · #26 March 6th, 2008, 09:43 AM

goats!!!! i love them!

my neighbor has 2 goats, and there's a goat farm up the road from us, and every single time I drive by and see a new baby one....it just about takes all I have to not take it home with me. they are so cute (and crazy!)!

Your goats are great! can't wait to see more of your photos!

phoozles · #27 March 6th, 2008, 06:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FancyAppy

The donkeys are minis , not much bigger than the goats and they are CUTE!!!!!!..do bite though, just like Phoozies said....but teeney bites.

Hey, teeny bites hurt!

I'm sure they are all adorable, and I'd love to see them all together!

FancyAppy · #28 March 10th, 2008, 10:18 PM

Rainbow, Jessi, Phoozies thank you so much. All the animals here are so spoiled. And a bit fat. Here are some of the horses.Auggie is the leopard Appaloosa, The white butt belongs to our youngest, Rocky, who will be 2 in May. He is an Appy/draft cross. A big baby with huge feet.