Animal Behavior Specialists for Pancake

On a cold and dreary evening Doctors Elise and Ariel returned for a second training session with Pancake.  First session they trained her to touch a target--- the black coffee cup with her nose in return for a treat and a clicker sound.Pancake remembered the cues.

Next step is the same with a different location---Pancake's pen.

The next visit they will work on getting to stand on a movable target station.

Yea we love their visits.

Pine Lane Elementary 4th Grade Student Council Visits the Rescue

Today the Rescue was lucky enough to have visitors from Pine Lane! The 4th grade Student Council members fed, brushed, and played with all sorts of animals. The students were very helpful and got to learn all sorts of fun facts. Thanks so much for all the help, guys!

The Behavioral Vets

Meet Dr. E'lise Christensen and Ariel Fagen, animal behavior specialists that paid a visit to our Rescue to help out with our goat Pancake! These lovely ladies spent some time working with Pancake to help reduce her aggression towards visitors. 

Right now Pancake has to be kept in a pen when volunteers come to visit, but with any luck that will all change very soon. Good luck with training, ladies!

Spring Shear for Lamborghini

Lambo was inside for two days to stay dry.  He could not be sheared if his fiber was wet.

 Sayge came to help and takes time to love on Bucky.

 Lambo loaded right up and ready for his ride to Debbie Terry's sheep farm to meet the shearer.

 Sayge, Jacque, and Miranda help walk him to the sheep shearing shed.

 Lambo was well behaved and glad to get rid of his heavy coat.

He looks so good without his coat.  Come try to lift that bag of wool.  Yes sir, yes sir, three bags full.
Thanks to all who helped with this endeavor.  Thanks to Debbie for arranging this special day.

The boys came!!!

Today April 11th a large group of 6th grade boys came right after we finished with unloading and stacking up a good amount of hay for the animals. After pancake had an episode with some of the girls we had to put him in his "calm pen". This made it much easier for everyone so we could get everything done in peace. Don't get me wrong we all still love pancake though. And that is just about everything that happened this day!

By: Erik McCall

the P.C.P.K visit

This Saturday there was a large group of 6th grade girls that arrived at 9:00 and cleaned out two pens out all by them self. They all did surprisingly well when cleaning the pens. After they cleaned the pens we all took out the lamas and horses on a walk out front where they enjoyed eating the grass and trees. There were also many other kids ( volunteers ) that came many of which where new and are planning on coming every Saturday starting today!!!

By: Erik

March 7th

On March 7th many volunteers came including Erik, Eric, Ian, Roxanne, Callie, Sam, D'angelo, and Sasha. In the first picture pancake is itching his head on the  conveniently placed rope. In the secound picture is of Lamborghini the sheep standing in the mud.