September Newsletter: Lessons From the Animals of Wynley Park

Prey Animals Are Like Potato Chips; You Can’t Have Just One. Why not just one? Because It Takes a Herd to be Healthy. A herd-less horse never truly relaxes. She needs to remain vigilant of predators, so she will sleep standing up. Horses often doze while standing and it is perfectly normal behavior. The herd-less… Continue reading September Newsletter: Lessons From the Animals of Wynley Park

Puppy Woes: When Life Doesn’t Go Our Way

Doggedly Pursuing His Person While I train dogs, God trains me. He talks to me, anyway. On my good days, I actually hear him… Today, God used an Aussiedoodle, to remind me of His relentless pursuit of us. Before training puppies, I was a social worker. I loved social work. Some aspects of the job,… Continue reading Puppy Woes: When Life Doesn’t Go Our Way

LGD and a Few Country Folks Help Save Baby Alpaca

Brogyn and Scout, Good Friends

Humans, much like herd animals, need to be okay with asking for and receiving help. This is the lesson I learned from my 2-year-old livestock guardian dog (LGD), a mama alpaca and a handful of country folks… Brogyn is the first alpaca to be born at Wynley Park, and Scout is his livestock guardian dog… Continue reading LGD and a Few Country Folks Help Save Baby Alpaca