When Your Dog Bites, What Do You Do?
When Cody chomped on Dixie, he was reacting to my frustration. Cody was sitting in front of me when Dixie butted in for food. I yelled at Dixie, and Cody read my frustration as his chance to help me.
Training Dogs is Now My Super Power.
In the spring, I fostered an extremely reactive 9-year-old pitbull, Cody, who wanted to kill my calves and regularly chomped on my other dog, Flora. He was so dangerous I made an appointment to euthanize him. I didn't follow through, and today, he is calm and balanced and has learned to ignore my cattle and Flora. The other day, under my supervision, he licked the face of a friendly calf. Cody is learning new behaviors daily, proving you CAN teach an old dog new tricks.
Summer Camp at Miles Smith Farm
Revisit the 2024 Summer Camp with this New Hampshire Magazine article. Flip to page 58 in this digital version of the Sept 2024 issue.
Can You Believe this Amazing Steer is in a Harness?
What happens when you put a harness on a Belted Galloway steer and drive him like a horse? Bliss. Pure bliss.
I Guarantee You Will Fall In Love With This Cow
Owen, my fluffy yearling Scottish Highland steer, was confused when I first put a harness on him and attached him to a cart. Owen spent two summers working with my summer camp kids here in Loudon, and now he’s the star of the 4H group, the Katama Cowpokes on Martha’s Vineyard, where he’s comfortable with children leading him or sitting on his back. Even so, this cart thing that moved along behind him was new.
This Remarkable Horse Will Steal Your Heart
This Amazing 16.2-pound Gelding can be yours for A Free Lease. He's sound and bomb-proof on the trail and in the show ring. Snap is 17 years old and ready to go home with you now, with an option to buy.