When I was in Norway in 1998, I was at a bed and breakfast and there was this amazing dog sitting there as calm as can be. I was shocked that any B&B would take a chance by having a dog loose in the home but then I researched the breed and fell in love. I then rescued about 8 Cavaliers from puppy mills because as they became popular in the U.S., they began to be over-bred and my little Brandy was kept in a tiny cage her first five years of life and was actually a very ugly dog when I got her - terrible coat, fleas, ticks and so thin that she looked terrible but she is a beauty now. I never thought I would breed dogs because of all the dogs that are put to sleep every year but out of sheer luck, I got two puppies who are small and correct and of European champions. I drove long distances to get them but did not pay thousands for them. I just think that my Brandy is so correct and gorgeous and has such great temperament that I wanted to breed her just once. So I have five dogs but thanks so to my 40 years of dog training experience and DVD's by the dog whisperer, you wouldn't even know there was a dog in the house. They are amazingly well trained. All I have to do is say "Crate" and they all disappear to their respective corners - happily and not out of fear.
In fact, they do bark happy barks when they go out and when they are playing but not nuisance barking like some dogs when you tell them to go in the crate. How can you punish a dog for that. They must take after me, blabber mouths, never shut up, always making some kind of moan or bark or growl playfully.
I occasionally have a hard time eating chicken also. You know breaks my heart? When I buy chicken from the store and see the bones are deformed because they were kept in small cages. I have known some cows and pigs that were my friends so pork is sometimes hard for me to eat. Not beef though because most cows are very stupid animals so I don't feel too guilty usually.
Yes, normal eggs are a walk in the park for me. I have Auracanas in my barn because I sell organic chickens. I can't believe the eggs hatch because those hens hardly even lay on their eggs but yet we have chicks no problem. The Serama are tiny and delicate and very difficult.
Here's a pic of the Three Stoogers. My resuce Brandy is on the left, the other two are the bratty pups.
p.s. All my chickens (even the ones in the barn have names) We have three black Austrolorps and I named them after the Supremes.
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