Back

Where did I go?  For awhile, precisely nowhere.  Being stuck in bed with the flu for a week is not fun and I do not recommend it.  Yes, I did get my flu shot in early winter, but apparently it was not protective.  So, for 4 days straight I didn't leave bed except to care for the dogs and sheep.

Nurse Merlefriend is bored.

That weekend, I had to drive to Ohio to pick up Livy.  The two of us continued on to Knoxville, where I spent the week at the UT Vet School attending 50 hours of continuing education.  I am in the process of becoming certified in canine rehabilitation (the name "physical therapist" is owned by the human PTs in some states, therefore the all-encompassing politcally-correct phrase would be canine rehabilitation therapist).  Very cool program, I'll have to highlight that in another post.

Just a taste.

And now I'm back, and Livy is back, but several farm members are away.  Here was the first to go:

Ella's buddy

This little Aussie mix pup was running from the cops when one of the vets picked him up as she was returning from a farm call.  No one claimed the little delinquent, so we vetted him and I held onto him for a while before passing him on to rescue.  The great folks at Blue Ridge Border Collie Rescue (hooray for Sylvia!) had a super home lined up for him before he even made the trip up I-81!

In an attempt to downsize ruminant mouths (I'm seriously running a dirt farm here), I sent a group of sheep back to my friend who had needed to overwinter them here.

Then, I sent the bottle babies to their new home with another friend.

And Gabe is also away, but just temporarily!  His "other mother" took him for a little training while I was sick and away at CE.  Sounds like he's doing well, and I'm excited to get him back as soon as I can get down there.