under the bridge

sun bathers

The unseasonably warm temperatures had all the pets out sunning themselves on the deck this past weekend - I never planned on all of their pajamas to be matching, but I love that they do!

I can fit that in my mouth sideways

Cozy's toy: a pear

Chica got game

Raquel's new puppy brought her DTL game to the farm

in a dirt hole

Max's summertime spot to beat the heat - in a shallow patch of cool dirt beside the cheese barn

Cozy delivers a single turkey leg

I'll take it!

walking them on the tracks

frosted

with a gangsta lean

Driving Miss Cozy

Queen Cozy

rippin' it up

Cozy loves dog toys, but all she does is rip them apart as fast as possible (Max isn't really interested in toys).  At Sam's Club there is a damaged merchandise shelf, which is completely random - you never know what you'll find. Today there was a set of 2 out of 3 nice dog toys, ironically shaped as a suspenders-wearing cow and milk bottle 

Cozy loved them!

Maggie

A sweet, lost dog named Maggie showed up at the farm last week.  She was wearing Detroit tags with an expired phone number, and was wet and exhausted.  I gave her some food, and she was fine with Max and Cozy, but I wasn't sure what to do next.

I called the Traverse City Humane Society, who couldn't have been less helpful.  They somewhat said I was on my own, so my plan was to do my best to find her owners myself, and as a last resort take her to a shelter where her owners may have been looking for her.

I drove her around and talked to some neighbors, and after an hour or so I actually tracked down where she belonged.  She was visiting from the Detroit area and staying with a family about 2 miles from my farm.  The owners said she had chased a deer and didn't know her way back, and they were frantic trying to find her.  One of them was driving around on a 4-wheeler looking for her, which is how I found them.  A very happy ending.

skunk happens

Max & Cozy got skunked Saturday morning - here's Max tied up getting a smell-neutralizing bath, which really works:  wash affected area with a combination of peroxide, baking soda and dish soap diluted in water, and rinse.  I let them dry off in the sun and it's not as bad as I feared.  

napping, Cozy style

cuddled up with Rudy

Fully asleep under the hydrangea

She loves pillows

look deeply

I never get over those eyes

guest centerfold

Cousin Lucky in Scottsdale, AZ strikes a sexy pose for the ladeez...thanks for the pic, Agnes!

with a gangsta lean

Cozy chillin'

clash of the titans

Max & Cozy during their daily wrestle fest

Max delivers his flying elbow drop

Cozy the beautiful

July 28, 2013