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Diamondinmypocket, your very best bet is to buy a subscription, to Mother Earth News magazine. It will give you wonderful ideas on many aspects of living off the land. Many years ago I grew/raised my own everything and actually purchased the very first issue of that mag. My daughter still takes...

It's true. Way too many Minis being bred and for no good reason, except someone thought it would be fun to breed their mare, regardless of quality and a miserable market. Have you thought of maybe placing an ad on CL saying something like, "Willing to give unwanted Mini Horse, a good home as...

According to that which I have read, the common rule is that you and the tack should be no more than 20% of your horse's weight. This was for large breed horses of course and could be ruled by the type of diciplines, one is riding in. Personally, I don't want to see any Mini 34" and under, being...

'Chocolate Palomino' is a name by which many, still call silver horses. Silvers are not palomino at all of course. I believe in Australia, many call them 'Taffy'. Hopefully, as equine enthusiasts become more knowledgeable about colours, these names will die out. There again, some still call...

'Serious inquiries only' in an ad, wouldn't bother me at all. I think some sellers might not be particularly adept at writing a good ad and maybe add it purely because they have seen others do so. We have probably all seen ads which say something like, 'Nice horse for sale.' The seller doesn't...

Since you really don't know his background and probably got him in S. Cal., he quite well might have escaped or been dumped from a cock fighting breeder. Unfortunately, cock fighting is still alive and well in this area. My friend had a rooster with unknown background a couple of years ago and...

I suspect like me, many of you also belong to all-breed forums. Many of these forums have a 'Bad ad/dumb ad' category. It pains me to see so many Mini ads and their links and pictures, appear on such forums. At the moment, several are making the rounds. One, an ad from a woman in Wisconsin...

Love the colour, Sis. How about .. Rigby Trilby Strutter Lizzie

How super! Congratulations. Lizzie

I'm so sorry, to hear of your loss. It is a huge jolt to one's heart, when we lose our beloved pets. In the past month, we have lost two 'oldies'. One 35 year old Arabian and a 16 year old dog. Your boy was beautiful and don't forget, you will see him again one day. By the way, I don't see any...

The removal of dewclaws, makes absolutely no difference, to how a dog might be able to hold a bone or toy. Dewclaws are just appendages, left over from pre-historic times, when dogs did not actually walk on the tippy toes, which they do now. Some dogs have front and rear dewclaws. Obviously rear...

Don't know how I missed this. Huge congrats to you and the dogs you love. You are obviously doing something right. Lizzie

So sorry you lost the little one. I'm sure you are all very sad about that. Your poor daughter too. Such a lot to deal with. I know what it's like to lose a home. Many years ago I lost my home. I lived in a lovely old neighbourhood, but gangs were quickly taking it over. They attacked us every...

Forgot to add. Download ATF Cleaner. It's free on the net. Run it every day, if you use your computer a lot. It's a great little tool for getting rid of junk. When you open it, it will show a list of things. Click on each individually and then run the last one until is shows clear 4 times. Lizzie

I love Bulldogs. My mother bred them in England, years ago. But the breed is fraught with problems I know. Worse these days. Did you hear what happened at Crufts? A Bulldog was excused from showing, since the vets considered him to have such a shortened face, that he could not breathe properly...

Keep forgetting to ask, what kind of Bullies you have? I always wanted a Bull Terrier, but never will now. Too much activity and training for my old bones. Lizzie

Well it sounds as though everything has gone smoothly and well. I think four is a good number - and all little girls. How wonderful. Shall you be keeping any? Now I expect you have to dock tails and do dewclaws. Always expense with puppies isn't it. Do show pics when you can. My daughter has a...

Any news? Lizzie

Wow. She really is a slow whelper isn't she. Will keep fingers crossed for the little one. Is she nursing? Usually little ones catch up. If you haven't already, take her for a walk in the garden. That might move things along, if she's not finished yet. Put her on a lead though, just in case she...

Three nice pups. How exciting. Congrats to all. Waiting for news. Lizzie