Reyna BradfordJun 21, 20214 minGoat Notes (Written 6/11/21)So kidding season is over for this year. As usual per every year, this one was also full of ups and downs, weariness and worry, surprise...
Reyna BradfordJun 9, 20216 minFinale (Written 5/29/21)Something was wrong. I stood there in the middle of her pen, one elbow propped on the fence, anxiously plucking at the towel I had slung...
Reyna BradfordMay 7, 20213 minMissing in Action (Written 5/6/21)My life didn't exactly flash before my eyes, but it did come close. I had been both anticipating and dreading this moment for weeks. If...
Reyna BradfordApr 6, 20214 minThe Big Barn Hunt (written 3/10/21)Today was one of the first, dazzling days of spring. Cascades of sunshine, the wind roaring in from the south, and temperatures flirting...
Reyna BradfordMar 23, 20212 minFirst Frogs (Written 3/8/21)I listen for them every year. Every first week of March. Nights still chilly, but days getting warmer. And they're usually warm enough....
Reyna BradfordMar 11, 20213 minA New Frame of Reference (Written 3/4/21)It took a while, but the dogs and I have finally gotten our Christmas present. It was a very big-box item, and it's homemade, thanks to...
Reyna BradfordMar 1, 20213 minGot Milk (Written 2/19/21)This is the time of year when I begin checking udders. To the uninitiated, it may seem a little racy. But if you're a dairy-goat farmer,...
Reyna BradfordFeb 23, 20213 minOut of the Cold (Written 2/17/21)Endurance. Perseverance. Survival. It has been just as much of a psychological battle as a physical one over the past week and a half....
Reyna BradfordFeb 15, 20212 minA Big Day for a Big Dog (written 2/5/2021)I never thought I'd live to see the day. I never thought Kola would, either. Thirteen. For a giant breed, the equivalent of a hundred and...
Reyna BradfordFeb 4, 20214 minPlaying Possum (written 1-30-21)I have suspected for a long time that Drifter really isn't the world's greatest livestock guardian dog. And tonight, when I found a...
Reyna BradfordJan 27, 20213 minThe Road Less Traveled By (Written 1/26/21)There is some weather in which I just won't walk. Some adverse conditions are obvious. Lightning and extreme heat, for example, are...
Reyna BradfordJan 19, 20213 minShort & Sweet (written 1-6-21)Both of us were seriously overdue for a haircut. Scotch got his this past Monday. Much like the last visit to the groomer, (all of six,...
Reyna BradfordJan 12, 20214 minBreaking Trail (written 1/1/21)The first heavy snowfall of the winter arrived today at sunrise. It was Christmas-card snow: feathery, hushed and beautiful. It was the...
Reyna BradfordJan 11, 20214 minNaughty & Nice (Written 12/19/20)Here's another one for Tassie's brag bag. My mom and I went Christmas shopping yesterday. Naturally, we were going for the dogs. It was...
Reyna BradfordJan 7, 20213 minKeeping Track (written 12/17/20)Tassie, Karen, and I have been off track lately. Literally. Between the Thanksgiving holiday, uncooperative weather, people not always...
Reyna BradfordDec 18, 20203 minKitchen Witchin' (written 12/7/20)Generally speaking, training dogs is a long-haul operation. It takes time. This is especially true if, like me, you are obsessed with...
Reyna BradfordDec 9, 20204 minTwo Different Dogs (written 11/24/20)Butterscotch embarrassed me last week. Socialization opportunities continue to be few and far between for him. My dogs and I are still...
Reyna BradfordNov 30, 20202 minHay Bales (written 11/13/20)They are finally here. Twenty bales of prairie hay, neatly stacked in our barn hunt arena. Dad dropped them off just this afternoon, and...
Reyna BradfordNov 28, 20203 minTeamwork (written 11/1/20)As mentioned in an earlier post, it is not easy to wrangle five teenage goats. That's something Gem has been discovering in the past few...
Reyna BradfordNov 20, 20203 minFirst Love (written 10/27/20)Yesterday I sold my senior buck, Petra. It really was time. Petra has been here four or five years, and he's really contributed all that...