Walking the dog isn’t always a peaceful outing. Sometimes there’s actual danger out there, both for your dog and you. When thinking about this, you probably tend to worry most about other, more aggressive dogs.
But if you live in farm country, there’s another aggressor species to avoid running into, at least at certain times of the year: cows.
Yes, cows. In Britain, they’ve trampled four dog owners to death in the last two months, Reuters reports.
Robert Sheasby of the National Farmers Union says the cows are going after the dogs rather than deliberately attacking the humans, but, of course,
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Beech Hill Farm
by Jacob P. August 12th, 2009 | Farming
Just a few days ago, I went with my cousins to Beech Hill Farm (a ice cream stand, farm, and corn maze facility), in Hopkinton, NH. Beech Hill Farm has a petting zoo, which my cousins adored.
After consuming some delicious ice cream, we headed off to the petting zoo. First we saw a pair of fluffy, little mini-lop rabbits. My cousins (ages two and four) wanted to hold them badly. Mini-lops are a very popular breed of pet rabbit in the USA.
Next, we passed a pen of goats. My cousins were wary of the goats, because they thought they
After consuming some delicious ice cream, we headed off to the petting zoo. First we saw a pair of fluffy, little mini-lop rabbits. My cousins (ages two and four) wanted to hold them badly. Mini-lops are a very popular breed of pet rabbit in the USA.
Next, we passed a pen of goats. My cousins were wary of the goats, because they thought they
Crazy Kuegler Family Mini Farm
by Jacob P. August 3rd, 2009 | Birds, Chickens, Farming
Well, as one of the Kuegler Mini Farm farmers, I have seen some of the girls more recent antics. . .and THEY'RE NUTTY CHICKENS!!
First of all, there is now a very defensive mother in the coop. She is one of the Black Wyandottes, and if you go near her when she is on her egg, she squawks loudly, flaps her wings, and attacks you. Also, she is very nervous when around humans. To get some pictures for this article, one of my sisters and my brother had to coax her out while I photographed. Well, she is being a good
First of all, there is now a very defensive mother in the coop. She is one of the Black Wyandottes, and if you go near her when she is on her egg, she squawks loudly, flaps her wings, and attacks you. Also, she is very nervous when around humans. To get some pictures for this article, one of my sisters and my brother had to coax her out while I photographed. Well, she is being a good
Local Wildlife
by Jacob P. June 4th, 2009 | Baby Animals, Birds, Chickens, Dogs, Farming
A few minutes ago, literally, I was watching a deer ramble through my backyard. In New Hampshire, the deer is on the pinnacle of our very interesting, and diverse, wildlife.
Our yard has a variety of features that attract the local animal populace. First off, we have a good-sized yard (one or more acres). We live along a river, so the back end of our yard meets the river. The other feature is that we have a mini-farm of fifteen chickens (to read about their latest antics/cuteness, read Spring Is Here) that tend to attract many unwanted guests.
We have many guests due
Our yard has a variety of features that attract the local animal populace. First off, we have a good-sized yard (one or more acres). We live along a river, so the back end of our yard meets the river. The other feature is that we have a mini-farm of fifteen chickens (to read about their latest antics/cuteness, read Spring Is Here) that tend to attract many unwanted guests.
We have many guests due
A Dog’s Life and License
by Jane Wangersky May 19th, 2009 | Dogs, Farming
A letter to the editor in the morning paper got me thinking about dog licenses. (Also feeling sympathy for the letter writer, but I’d sympathize with anyone who’d lost their pet or been suspected unfairly, let alone both.)
What’s the idea
Return home to find in the mailbox a notice from City of Toronto -- a pet license request. A warning that Big Brother "has reason to believe that you have an unlicensed pet ..."
Our beloved 13-year-old German shepherd died two months ago. She was licensed.
Toronto: broke, filthy, crumbling, violent. But the Pet Gestapo is looking out for our safety.
What’s the idea
