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This rather rotund fellow is blind Zach, who came from the same shelter as Darla. After we had agreed to take Darla and just before our transport arrived, the shelter director emailed me to say: So the luck of this... Continue reading

Posted 3 days ago at Rolling Dog Farm

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Blossoms

Washington, D.C. may have its cherry blossoms, but we've got our apple blossoms ... and everywhere we look right now, it's stunning. Apple trees are blossoming across the farm. I took the photo above on Saturday evening; you can see... Continue reading

Posted 6 days ago at Rolling Dog Farm

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My Spleen Is A Beautiful Thing

Well, after an anxious month waiting to find out, we had some great news yesterday from Widget's follow-up ultrasound. Our internal medicine specialist, Dr. Tanya Donovan, found that the two suspicious growths in Widget's spleen had not changed at all... Continue reading

Posted May 16, 2013 at Rolling Dog Farm

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Introducing ... Blind Darla!

This beautiful girl arrived last week from Michigan, and wow, what a doll she is. Her name is Darla and she is a real love -- so affectionate and sweet. We don't know how long she's been blind from her... Continue reading

Posted May 13, 2013 at Rolling Dog Farm

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Caring For Blind Horses

Last fall I did a lengthy interview with a writer from The Horse magazine for a feature story on blind horses. The article ran last November but was behind a paywall on The Horse website until just recently. That's a... Continue reading

Posted May 10, 2013 at Rolling Dog Farm

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I Can Do This Too

Bentley our once-blind Yorkie apparently heard that Wilbur got plenty of points for the "cuteness factor" with his tongue sticking out all the time, so he's showing us he can be just as darn cute with his tongue. We had... Continue reading

Posted May 8, 2013 at Rolling Dog Farm

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It's Okay, I'll Just Help Myself

She may be completely blind, but Lena knows there's hay on the utility vehicle -- and when I drive up into her paddock, she comes slowly trotting after it. No, she's not going to run into it -- she can... Continue reading

Posted May 6, 2013 at Rolling Dog Farm

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Evolution

This is little blind Clyde enjoying the sun coming through the solarium the other morning. He's come a long way since he first arrived, when he was more Yorkshire Terror than Terrier. Clyde would routinely -- and without any provocation... Continue reading

Posted May 3, 2013 at Rolling Dog Farm

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Checking It Out

I took this photo with my phone yesterday morning when I was taking hay and water out to the horses. That's blind Cash inspecting the RTV utility vehicle. Cash has always been a very inquisitive character, and because he's blind,... Continue reading

Posted May 1, 2013 at Rolling Dog Farm

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Hound In Hole

Yes, it's another dog-fits-perfectly-in-hole shot, this being blind Jake the hound. He's been in this play yard for three years now, and it's the first time we've ever seen him choosing to sleep in the ever-widening hole. Alayne took this... Continue reading

Posted Apr 29, 2013 at Rolling Dog Farm

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What Are They Thinking?

I meant to post this for yesterday's blog but was on the road all day and just remembered this morning ... so here is a link to a fascinating New York Times story on the latest research into how dogs... Continue reading

Posted Apr 25, 2013 at Rolling Dog Farm

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Sunbathing

Wendy M., who adopted blind and deaf Baron and blind Stoney from us several years ago, recently sent us this photo of Baron sunbathing. Now that is one relaxed and happy dog. (And no, he's not sunburned, that's the pinkness... Continue reading

Posted Apr 22, 2013 at Rolling Dog Farm

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Widget's Mixed Results

Our queen bee Widget also went to Burlington last week for her annual geriatric screening. In the photo above, Dr. Tanya Donovan is doing an echocardiogram of her heart while Dr. Rachel Morgan on the right helps hold Widget still.... Continue reading

Posted Apr 17, 2013 at Rolling Dog Farm

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Let Me Show You How Long My Tongue Is

I took Wilbur back to the clinic in Burlington last Thursday for a blood pressure recheck. In the photo our internal medicine specialist, Dr. Tanya Donovan, is holding Wilbur while vet tech Katie applies the blood pressure cuff to his... Continue reading

Posted Apr 15, 2013 at Rolling Dog Farm

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Smooch

We were taking photos on Sunday for the spring print newsletter. I was framing the shot to see how it would look when I got that photo of blind Jake giving Alayne a kiss. Here they are in the very... Continue reading

Posted Apr 9, 2013 at Rolling Dog Farm

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Wilbur Update

Back in early March I had a post on how we found out that Wilbur had high blood pressure, and the implications for his health and in particular, the retina in his remaining eye. Since then things have only become... Continue reading

Posted Apr 8, 2013 at Rolling Dog Farm

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Maple Sugaring

Here in New England, it's maple sugaring season again -- days above freezing (um, sometimes) and nights below freezing. Our friends at Jon Parks Tractor in Lancaster, who service our tractors and other equipment, also make maple syrup each spring.... Continue reading

Posted Apr 3, 2013 at Rolling Dog Farm

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But Will They Still Call Me Fuzzy?

That's blind Fuzzy looking none too happy during his grooming on Friday. Our groomer, Lori Fillion, came out to the farm to do several of the dogs for their regularly scheduled "spa sessions." Here's Lori working on him: The body... Continue reading

Posted Apr 1, 2013 at Rolling Dog Farm

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First Goose Of The Season

This may be a little hard to see (click on the photo for a larger image), but there is the first goose we've seen on the pond this year. It landed as we were eating lunch today. Another sure sign... Continue reading

Posted Mar 28, 2013 at Rolling Dog Farm

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End-of-Life Care for Pets

The New York Times yesterday had a long and interesting piece on the difficult choices people have to make when it comes to end-of-life care for their pets. This is certainly a subject Alayne and I have wrestled with so... Continue reading

Posted Mar 26, 2013 at Rolling Dog Farm

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I Now Pronounce You ... Cone-Free

Last Thursday I took Bentley and Scamp back to see the ophthalmologist, Dr. Sarah Hoy, in Burlington for their two-week post-surgery exams. In the photo above, Sarah is examining Bentley while vet tech Rachel holds him still. A few minutes... Continue reading

Posted Mar 25, 2013 at Rolling Dog Farm

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Hello, Spring!

This is what I was doing this morning after another winter storm dumped several inches of snow on us yesterday and last night. I thought it was a little rude of Mother Nature to welcome in spring like this. Most... Continue reading

Posted Mar 20, 2013 at Rolling Dog Farm

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Please Welcome ... Aurora!

This adorable little girl arrived a couple of weeks ago, and we kept her "under wraps" because we had so much going on. Meanwhile it quickly dawned on us that this senior was a whirl of activity and inquisitiveness who... Continue reading

Posted Mar 18, 2013 at Rolling Dog Farm

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Why Pet Dogs Are As Good As Kids (Maybe A Little Better)

The Wall Street Journal on Wednesday had an interesting essay favorably comparing, um, dogs to children. It's adapted from the authors' new book, The Genius of Dogs. (See blurb at end of essay for more info.) The title of the... Continue reading

Posted Mar 15, 2013 at Rolling Dog Farm

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A Tale Of Two Cones

Scamp is recovering nicely from his eye surgery, too, though his relationship with his cone is ... well, let's say it's a great deal more troubled than Bentley's is with his cone. The ophthalmologist's team had noticed right after surgery... Continue reading

Posted Mar 13, 2013 at Rolling Dog Farm

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