FeniksFae Farm

12/15/2023

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Lost history of unique dogs recovered by weaving together data from DNA and Coast Salish oral traditions

12/11/2023

Human Rights Day
December 10, 2023

Theme: Equality, reducing inequalities, advancing human rights.

11/22/2023

Advocate for survivors and their pets!

11/16/2023

Learning Who Is Your Mother

11/16/2023

How the Chicken Conquered the World

The epic begins 10,000 years ago in an Asian jungle and ends today in kitchens all over the world

10/30/2023

This study has limitations, especially as it applied to larger breed, but showed 95% reduced risk of CCL injury when neutering after 24 months of age.

Much more research is needed. But hormones are important.

Cranial cruciate ligament (CCL) rupture is one of the most commonly diagnosed orthopedic conditions of pet dogs, making estimated lifetime cruciate ligament survival an attractive endpoint for studies attempting to define clinical and genetic correlates of rupture risk reduction. Early life experien...

10/21/2023

Always remember, your DOG doesn't need to like to engage with every other dog any more than YOU need to like to engage with every other person you encounter!

10/14/2023

ASCA's Foundation Dogs

We just have a small hobby farm but this is part of why we value our Aussies and working dogs.

🌟 Celebrating ASCA’s Foundation Dogs 🌟

Yesterday we introduced ASCA's new Affinity Marketing initiative—but it isn’t just about showcasing quality products from our valued partners, but also a heartwarming journey back to our cherished roots. Join us as we stroll down memory lane, celebrating the exceptional dogs that have built ASCA into the vibrant community it is today! 🐾

Kicking off this nostalgic series is the remarkable WTCH Las Rocosa Charlie Glass CD RDX, a dog that was instrumental in founding the breed’s modern working bloodlines. Charlie, a black tri with brown eyes and a docked tail, was the epitome of fine lineage, being sired by Hartnagle’s Hud and born of Las Rocosa Jacqueline. As the pick of the litter, Charlie embodied a legacy waiting to unfold.

Charlie worked for Don Donham, managing sheep at the Fort Ellis Research Station in Bozeman, Montana. Known for his authoritative header style and natural outrun, Charlie was adept at handling challenging stock. Once, while working a flock of rams in a barn, an aggressive Suffolk ram charged at him, pinning him to a wall and breaking his hind leg. But Charlie's determination was unwavering; he continued working until ordered to stop. Linda Kager recounts,

“One of Charlie’s jobs was to care for the research flock of rams. I believe Don said there were 600 and they overnighted them in a barn for their safety. Charlie had to go into the barn to get the rams out, and he would “back” them until he got to a spot he thought appropriate, and start spinning on the backs until he could make a hole to get the rams out of the barn! One morning, he came out with a broken thigh bone and the vets at the school cast his leg. They removed the cast before the bone had fully healed, or Charlie did something inopportune, but the bone was broken again. Thankfully, a contingent from Washington (including me) were trialing in Bozeman for a few years, and our very own Michelle Berryessa DVM was over—the vets had told Don they needed to amputate Charlie’s leg, but Michelle asked Don to let her check with our Seattle-area vet surgeons and Don agreed. Charlie, using workman’s compensation from the university, was able to come over here and have a cutting-edge surgery, where holes were drilled in his leg bone and his own tissue was pulled through for strength and healing, too. Michelle transported Charlie back and forth to the surgeons in Seattle and her house, where she kept Charlie until he was better and able to go home.”

Beyond his work ethic, Charlie was a joy - playful, gentle, and especially kind with smaller animals like kittens and puppies.

His name, Charlie Glass, pays homage to an African American cowboy who rode on the Colorado-Utah range in the early 1900s, later immortalized in 'The Legend of Charlie Glass' by Walker D. Wyman and John D. Hart. Charlie’s tale is not just a tribute to a bygone era but a testament to the enduring spirit that propels our community forward.

We hope you enjoyed this bit of Aussie history and that you will explore our new Affinity Marketing Program—check out our featured partners on our website at the link below. Your support helps us continue to celebrate and uphold the legacy of ASCA.

https://asca.org/marketingprogram/

10/02/2023

Butter

Types of Butter

09/29/2023

Mama cat and 4 kittens still looking for homes. These are from our Lake County Michigan Pet Aid and Cat TNR Program (LCM PACT)

Please share. Transport to SE Michigan available.

09/26/2023

Animals touch lives!

- “Room 8” ( 1947–1968 )

Room 8 was a neighborhood cat who wandered into a classroom in 1952 at Elysian Heights Elementary School in Echo Park, California. He lived in the school during the school year and then disappeared for the summer, returning when classes started again. This pattern continued without interruption until the mid-1960s.
News cameras would arrive at the school at the beginning of the year waiting for the cat's return; he became famous and would receive up to 100 letters a day addressed to him at the school. Eventually, he was featured in a documentary called Big Cat, Little Cat and a children's book, A Cat Called Room 8. Look magazine ran a three-page Room 8 feature by photographer Richard Hewett in November 1962, titled "Room 8: The School Cat". Leo Kottke wrote an instrumental called "Room 8" that was included in his 1971 album, Mudlark.
As he got older, Room 8 was injured in a cat fight and suffered from feline pneumonia, so a family near the school volunteered to take him in. The school's janitor would find him at the end of the school day and carry him across the street.
His obituary in the Los Angeles Times rivaled that of major political figures, running three columns with a photograph. The cat was so famous that his obituary ran in papers as far away as Hartford, Connecticut. The students raised the funds for his gravestone. He is buried at the Los Angeles Pet Memorial Park in Calabasas, California. 🐈 ❤️

09/17/2023

Cool