• Pets in Need Find a Better Life With New Owners •
Any animal placed by Amy's Acres Rescues is, by contract, to be returned to us if the animal is no longer wanted or needs to be rehomed. This is the same requirement stated on our puppy contracts. Having taken an animal into our lives, we feel it our responsibility to assure them of a good life to the end.
| Dog | Babe | Charlie | Duke | Marge | Rusty | Zeus | ||||||
| Horse | JD | Jet | Mickey | Rudy | 7 | Shadow | ||||||
| Other | Cocoa (vicuna) |
Shadow
09/14/08: AAKS note: The horse we profiled as Duke is now named Shadow by his new mom because every time she turns around he is right behind her. Shadow now lives just around the corner from Amy's Acres so we will get to see him regularly. Maybe soon we'll see him out on the trails with mom and her horsy friends. His new owner posts his first progress report below.
I am taking Shadow (alias Duke) tomorrow to a good trainer in Freeland. You can't ask for a better horse on the ground as far as putting a saddle on him. He ground ties and doesn't move until you ask him to. He has settled in really nice. He has some pushy manners that I have been working on.
He went without his grain a couple of times and now he stands quietly by his grain dish until it is poured in. He learns exceptionally fast and that is why he is going to a professional trainer. He was pretty clueless when I rode him as to reining and knowing what I was asking of him in the saddle. I called the trainer and asked him a few questions and he said that he would rather take him when he was so green so he didn't have to expel any bad habits that I may instill him without meaning to trying to train him. He only needs to work with him for a couple of weeks because he is already quiet, car safe, and saddles and bridles well.
My grandson drives his dirt bike and three wheeler around the coral and neither him or Danny pay any attention. Shadow's biggest problem is being extremely jealous of Danny when I am in the corral. He goes after him when Danny comes near me. I am trying to break him of that because I don't want to get in the way when he lunges after him. He knocked me over one day lunging at Danny, and needless to say I was not happy with him.
All and all he is a wonderful big guy. I would like to take him on the trail as soon as I get him back home which should be in a couple of weeks, barring any unforeseen problems with him . . . I will talk to you soon and let you know how Shadow is coming along. By the way he already knows his name! He is very smart. — Dort