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Patsy
True Blue Farmgirl
592 Posts
Illinois
USA
592 Posts |
 Posted - Jan 14 2007 : 07:39:52 AM
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I was reading in another thread about how a goat was found downtown and had to be roped to get back home. How about some more funny stories about our four legged friends?
My cousin has mules. We live in a small town. When the mules would get loose, they walked downtown and would look in the police station windows. So the police always knew who to call when Sue, Lou, Ruth and Dolly showed up on their sidewalk.
Also, one night my mom got up and went into the kitchen and saw two big eyes looking back at her. She almost had a heart attack and thought a prowler was outside. She flipped on the outside light and the cows were out and just checking out their human's home.
I am sure I will think of more. How about your funny stories?
Blessed are those who love the soil,
Patsy
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Horseyrider
True Blue Farmgirl
1045 Posts
Mary Ann
Illinois
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Posted - Jan 14 2007 : 08:04:48 AM
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I have a friend who once bought a high powered huge thoroughbred three day eventing mare for a broodmare. The mare had been a very expensive horse but when offered for sale did not pass the vet (lameness issue in xrays) so she was let go cheap. This horse was pure adrenaline when she was first brought home, and a tremendous athlete. They found out they either had to stall her or drug her until they got her off her high powered feed; she used to jump any fence they put her in. Once she jumped out of her paddock, ran down the road and went for miles before they found her at Kmart licking windshields.
I had a cute driving pony for sale once. The buyer was a very capable and experienced horsewoman, but was a senior citizen. She wanted a pony that was safe in traffic and around the trains that ran close to her farm, and that would cross the railroad tracks. I loaded the pony up to take him for her to try at her farm. I got him out, and he hitched up flawlessly, and we went on a smart little trot to town. We came around the block and were going for the railroad tracks when suddenly he swerved into what would be the other lane if a car had been coming. I couldn't figure what was bothering him; he was so bombproof in the shafts! And then I realized his problem; he didn't like the white paint on the road that looked like XRRX announcing the tracks! He crossed the tracks themselves just fine. And yes, she bought him.
When my daughter was in grade school, her school decided to have a Pet Day. She knew lots of kids would bring their dogs or cats, so she decided to be a bit unorthodox and bring a chicken. But how does a kid take a chicken to school? We couldn't figure out how to make a chicken collar, so what we did is we put a padlock on the chicken's leg so she'd have a little bracelet, and we attached a dog leash to that. Then we put her in a wicker picnic basket lined with a cloth, and off they went. The other kids were fascinated by the tame chicken (oh my, that hen was bug-eyed!) and enjoyed petting her.
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ponyexpress
True Blue Farmgirl
320 Posts
Sandy
Kirkwood
Missouri
USA
320 Posts |
Posted - Jan 14 2007 : 08:21:36 AM
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My horse was a carrot fanatic. He would do a complete body search, every pocket of my clothes, every nook and cranny, looking for carrots. He would practically lie down and roll over for carrots. One day, he was in his stall with the door open, but the stall guard was in place. I hung the carrot bag outside the door (out of reach, I thought) and went to get his tack. I came back, the carrots were gone, and he was trying his best to look innocent. I had to call the vet...."Stu, Nightfall ate a bag of carrots" It's okay, he answered, it shouldn't hurt him. "no, I mean he ate THE BAG and carrots." Oh, he said, well everything usually comes out okay "in the end." And fortunately about two days later....a rather tattered bag was scooped along with the poop.
I'd get a face lift - but then it wouldn't match my body! |
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Libbie
Farmgirl Connection Cultivator
3579 Posts
Anne E.
Elsinore
Utah
USA
3579 Posts |
Posted - Jan 14 2007 : 08:57:29 AM
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My best funny animal stories have to do with chickens and my little boy, William - I described them in another thread - here's the link: http://www.maryjanesfarm.org/snitz/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=5824 . I love reading everyones' stories - 
XOXO, Libbie
"Nothing is worth more than this day." - Goethe |
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Beemoosie
True Blue Farmgirl
2077 Posts
Bonnie
New York
USA
2077 Posts |
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Horseyrider
True Blue Farmgirl
1045 Posts
Mary Ann
Illinois
1045 Posts |
Posted - Jan 14 2007 : 09:54:16 AM
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Oh Sandy, you made me recall another one with your bag of carrots story!
A woman I know had a beautiful multi-carat diamond engagement ring. (It was the only nice thing that came out of her marriage, but I digress.) She had a couple of Arabian geldings, and one day one of them reached over, and very neatly snipped off the Tiffany setting of her ring and ate the stone!!! She was frantic, and with her mother's coaching she made sure she 'washed' each and every stack that horse made for DAYS, until the diamond he ate made it's way through.
She was lucky. Not all of those sorts of things are found; some become enteroliths and can cause surgical colics. A friend of mine had a horse that colicked and died before they could get him to the horsepital on an enterolith that had formed around a shirt button. |
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horse
True Blue Farmgirl
371 Posts
laura
pontotoc
mississippi
USA
371 Posts |
Posted - Jan 14 2007 : 10:06:39 AM
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Want funny animal stories,come here to Pontotoc, Mississippi. That was my goat that had to be roped. As far as my horses goes, well....., they like to go window shopping on main stree. One day got into the truck and started going into the field and looked over my shoulder and a BIG RAT was sitting there looking like we was going for a Sunday ride. Did leave truck running and in gear. Not kidding, he was HUGE!!! Like I said come on down here to Pontotoc and you can experience for yourself.
Remember this is the state that is known for throwing pigs into business, not to worry, the pigs were not harmed. they were just turned loose inside buildings.
Laura
www.2lmzfarms.blogspot.com |
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Bluewrenn
True Blue Farmgirl
1122 Posts
Erin
Texas
USA
1122 Posts |
Posted - Jan 14 2007 : 1:19:38 PM
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When I was younger we had a horse stable. Our landlord had a herd of miniature ponies that would occasionally refuse to nurse one of the babies, and whenever that happened, our landlord would bring the babies to us. He also brought ponies that wouldn't behave to us and one of those was a black and white pony named Billy.
Every so often Billy would get loose and literally "gallop" (like the pony express) down the center of the road into town, take a left at the intersection, cut across the old school yard and down the road to his old pasture. Many a time, we'd jump in the pickup, or on the back of it, and follow him there (slowly of course, because Billy wasn't the fastest of ponies...) but it was always a sight to see - a fat little pony running for his life with a pickup full of teenagers following right behind him.
My Homesteading Journal http://toomyvara.livejournal.com
My craft journal http://bluewrenn.livejournal.com
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Bluewrenn
True Blue Farmgirl
1122 Posts
Erin
Texas
USA
1122 Posts |
Posted - Jan 14 2007 : 1:22:07 PM
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We also had a tree we called the "catwood" (It was a dogwood tree) and every spring we'd find a brand new kitten up in the tree. Of course no one ever lost this particular kitten and so we'd end up keeping them.
It happened like clockwork, every spring.
My Homesteading Journal http://toomyvara.livejournal.com
My craft journal http://bluewrenn.livejournal.com
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lilpunkin
True Blue Farmgirl
368 Posts
Texas
USA
368 Posts |
Posted - Jan 14 2007 : 2:35:57 PM
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we had a guy working for us not long ago. He had to drive to texas to go pick up some more of our animals that we were transporting to Colorado. At this time he was transporting our baby longhorn and one of our horses. He had to pull over for a flat tire and when he opened the trailer, the baby longhorn got out on the highway. Well, since he couldnt take the truck with the trailer, he hitched a ride with a guy on a Harley. Well, they chased that baby longhorn down and he roped him from the motorcycle. Can you imagine that site while you were driving down the highway? LOL! I get a kick out of it. YEEEHAW!!!!
lilpunkin
Life isn't measured by how many breaths you take, but by how many moments take your breath away. |
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Aunt Jenny
True Blue Farmgirl
11381 Posts
Jenny
middle of
Utah
USA
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Posted - Jan 14 2007 : 4:52:05 PM
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Last spring..before my fences were all reinforced (husband needed proof that sheep and goat fences werent' strong enough for a cow) and it has rained alot Mona leaned against the fence to reach that greener grass on the other side and found that she could just keep pushing and get out (field fence and t-posts just laid down in the deep sticky mud) and had a run around the neighborhood. The kids and I were working on a craft project in the house and had NO idea she was out. My elderly neighbor (not a fan of me having a cow..but she is coming around) came pounding on the kitchen door yelling that my cow was out and was running around the block. The kids and I threw our shoes on and made a run outside. There was Mona..just outside the fenceline out back not two feet from inside chewing grass. I rolled my eyes..thinking that my neighbor was sure exaggerating..jeesh!! She was such a good sweet innocent cow..just staying right there being so good. I grabbed her halter and led her back inside her pen, told the kids to call husband to come help with the fence and we got it all fixed (it started snowing..but that is another story..and alot of cursing from husband) anyway..now to the funny part..
The next Sunday in church my across the street neighbor turned around (she was sitting in front of me) and told me that her husband had been teaching her little boys (about 5 and 7 years old) about tracking deer and other animals (we get alot of deer here in town all year long) and that one day her oldest boy had run into the house saying that "THE BIGGEST DEER EVER HAS BEEN IN OUR YARD!!!!!" She said..has your cow been out by any chance, or did we really have the biggest deer in the world in our front yard???? So Mona HAD been bad and run all over..just when she saw Pauline coming to tell on her she had run back where she ought to be!!
Jenny in Utah
Inside me there is a skinny woman crying to get out...but I can usually shut her up with cookies
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Edited by - Aunt Jenny on Jan 14 2007 4:54:33 PM |
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ponyexpress
True Blue Farmgirl
320 Posts
Sandy
Kirkwood
Missouri
USA
320 Posts |
Posted - Jan 14 2007 : 6:55:16 PM
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Have to add this one, although it is my neighbor's dog....Duncan is an absolutely lovable, tempermental, stubborn, thinks he is a prince, Westie. When Carol adopted him, she decided that a little obedience training was in order, so off they went. I had the same instructor they had..she is a tough cookie. Looks at you over the top of her glasses (think Meryl Streep in Devil Wears Prada).
Well, the first class begins with the dogs all playing together and the instructor was giving her speech: "I am the alpha dog here and by the end of this class, every dog will know this!" Suddenly, everyone starts chuckling....what's so funny, she asked. Well, Duncan had peed, they said. WHERE?!! she demanded...... well, on your leg, they chuckled. That's the Duncan we all know and love.
I"ve got to give him credit, though. He communicated quite clearly and did so in a nonviolent way!
I'd get a face lift - but then it wouldn't match my body! |
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Horseyrider
True Blue Farmgirl
1045 Posts
Mary Ann
Illinois
1045 Posts |
Posted - Jan 16 2007 : 07:53:53 AM
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grace gerber
True Blue Farmgirl
2804 Posts
grace
larkspur
colorado
USA
2804 Posts |
Posted - Jan 16 2007 : 3:33:30 PM
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Around the Funny Farm we have tons of stories put here is one that popped into my head from about five years ago. It was a very cold winter just as it is now. We had a new goat mother who was not doing to well in getting her little one up and running - so we brought it into the kitchen as we often have done over the years, gave it a warm bath in the kitchen sink, a full bottle of goats milk that had a touch molasses in it for energy. We got out the hot water bottle and wrapped it in warmed towels and placed it in our handmade animal crib for her to get off to a good start. During kidding and lambing season we have gotten in the habit of curling up on the floor in a sleeping bag to keep a watchfull eye on kitchen guests. It was my turn to watch because my sons had school the next day. The goat kid had finally stoped shivering and settled down to nap so I closed my eyes because I knew in two hours or less I would be wiping a rear end and feed a screaming mouth. While visions of sugar plums where dancing in my head a heard a faint muffled cry. I sprang up and with my eyes a blur, I searched for my little ward. The kiddy gate was up so she could not have gotten far. While the kitchen was a glow with the range top light, I still could not see this helpless little newcomer. The cry's were so faint she could not have disappeared into thin air. As I become frantic I cried out to my boys who came charging down the stairs to aid in my panic. We ran around like chickens worried the sky was soon falling but still no lost goat. As we where fill of fear and soon to tears my youngest son opened a cabinet and turned the lazy susan to magically discovery our tiny new guest. I had left the cabinet open just the slightest bit when I was getting out a pot to heat the bottle in. She must have opened the cabinet just a little bit farther and walked onto the base of the lazy susan. She managed with a couple of tiny steps to make it turn and in doing so the door closed right behind her. We passed her around while hugs and kisses where showered upon this tiny little girl. After everyone's pulse made back down to normal it was off to bed again but with one little difference - in the sleeping bag she went with me for a night full a warm safe dreams. Next morning back to her mother she went and I am sure what a tale she must have told to all those in the barn the next morn. Happy Tales to You!
Grace Gerber
Larkspur Funny Farm and Fiber Art Studio
Where the spirits are high and the fiber is deep
http://www.larkspurfunnyfarm.etsy.com
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Luzy
True Blue Farmgirl
922 Posts
Luanne
Pueblo
Colorado
USA
922 Posts |
Posted - Jan 16 2007 : 3:49:59 PM
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Years ago we lived about a mile from a big cemetery. Our neighbor had a n Old English Sheepdog named Panner. One day while driving home I saw Panner digging in the cemetery. I told my neighbor what I had just seen and he said ya, "I just gave him a bone". "That's where he buries his bones"!! If I hadn't seen it, I would not have believed it. Guess he had the right idea?!?
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lambgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
93 Posts
Heidi
Ellensburg
wa
USA
93 Posts |
Posted - Jan 17 2007 : 07:12:48 AM
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We had just finished with fair and all the 4-H fun that goes with it. We had decided to keep two of the kids 4-H lambs for breeding. Brought them home put them back out to the field so we thought and fell exhausted into bed that night. The next morning I went to check on the little darlings and they were gone. We frantically started checking every field around us and with neighbors. No one had seen them. We even called and reported them missing to the sheriff. Well after a few hours I received a phone call from the fair grounds staff. Our two adorable little lambs decided they wanted to go back to the fair. We found them waiting for us in the horse stalls happy as can be. I later figured out they escaped was one of them would nose up the latch on the gate as the other one not wanting to be left out would crowd and push the other until the gate popped open.
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