Dogs
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The Adventures of Diesel
Oh this dog! This is the story of how “Diesel” came to live on the Mace Place. I did some volunteer work at the local animal shelter. I took photographs of some of the animals that were waiting for adoption. It was a Saturday in late September and Mo was bringing me one dog at a time. I laid on the floor and played with them to try to get them to not be so timid. I had just finished TRYING to photograph a yippy, barky, chihuahua. Mo was taking her back and I was looking at the back of my camera trying to delete the million pictures I had…
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The Life of a Heeler
What is with this dog? I realize that heelers are bred to do just that, heel cattle…chase them up the alley and into the tub but how many times does this dog have to get kicked in the head before he figures out it really isn’t that much fun to nip the heels of those cows. As we head down to the barn we may tell him to “stay at the house”. He will sit on the back step and watch as we walk towards the barn. All it takes is that secret sound to bring him down to the barn in a full run. That secret sound? “HEP HEP!” …
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Meet Our Dogs!
To get to know the Mace’s better you have to meet our dogs! They keep us laughing all the time. Oldest first…. Meet Rowdy! He’s a red heeler/blue heeler mix. He came into our family just a year after we were married. He was just a pup when he came to live with us (maybe 6 months old). He is a cranky old soul but we adore him. Notice the dent on his forehead? Yep, typical heeler, he was kicked right between the eyes and broke his skull. You can read more about that story HERE. Then, There is Diesel! Diesel came to us about 3 years ago. I had…
