Bad Ass Larsen
Reader Shannon just sent me this delightful photograph of BLM bad ass guard donkey Larsen.
"He now lives with friends in VA where he guards their beef cattle on their 300 acre farm. I have too many stories of Larsen to go on about, but the one thing I will tell you was that I never worried about my horse alone in his country pasture with Larsen around! They kill snakes, coyotes, bob cats (!), dogs and on an on. As long as you teach your donkey about who belongs on the farm, all outsiders will be defended against."
I'm going to need all of the stories like this I can get to talk Dennis into another equine. Last night, his response was-- No Kimberly You Are Not Getting A Donkey. (When I married him, he owned zero horses. Now, we have five ... sooooooo ... we shall see ... )
Thanks, Shannon!
Comments
you are so welcome Kimberly! Tell Dennis that donkeys love husbands too!
Posted by: shannon | February 22, 2008 3:47 PM
You could keep playing Shrek videos at home until Dennis relents!
There's a bit of local folklore about a monastery round these parts that had a donkey. The monks had trained it to go to the nearest store with pannier bags containing money and a grocery list. The shopkeeper put the groceries and the change in the panniers and sent the donkey back. The donkey would kick and bite anyone who tried to stop him or lay hands on the panniers on his journey home.
Posted by: Transylvanianhorseman | February 23, 2008 2:14 AM
A guard donkey, now that might be very interesting. lol
Posted by: risingrainbow | February 23, 2008 7:41 PM
Kimberly, how can you have been married this long and made this kind of mistake?
You don't need a donkey. You're not getting a donkey. You're getting "natural bobcat control." Okay?
Posted by: Anne | February 25, 2008 7:30 PM
Kimberly,
A guard donkey? I knew they were territorial (and often pretty ornery).
I once had a pigmy goat with my horses. She could lead the horses around but she wasn’t big enough to scare anything.
Thanks for the post.
Mary Haley
Editor
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Posted by: Mary | February 28, 2008 7:57 AM