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Dusty, if you want a half-way stop either coming or going, you can have the spare room at our place - we're about 10 miles off I-5 south of Eugene. ML --- On Sun, 2/28/10, Dusty <[log in to unmask]> wrote: From: Dusty <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: [FARMCOLLIE] List not so sad this month / possible OR and WA gathering To: [log in to unmask] Date: Sunday, February 28, 2010, 5:44 AM I would like to go and can bring Scout. He is doing quit well but he looks so longingly at me when I get in the truck. Dusty Copeland, CFO Copeland Family Farms, LLC (530) 436-2348 www.goatmeats.com -----Original Message----- From: Farm Collie Breed Conservancy and Restoration [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lois Olund Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 5:08 PM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [FARMCOLLIE] List not so sad this month / possible OR and WA gathering Hi Group! I have Damian (Jennifer's litter of 13) and Tessa (from Laura Lee) and live near Corvallis, Oregon. We would LOVE an outing to meet everybody! It will need to be a weekend since I since work (4 more months until I retire!!) or summer, but the dogs and I are definitely IN! Lois Olund Philomath, OR On Feb 26, 2010, at 2:13 PM, Elaine Diedrich wrote: > This sounds like fun. > > I also have good news to add. Our Willow was diagnosed with > lymphoma last > summer. We started her on chemo and supplemented her with diet and > an immune > building supplement made for canine cancer patients. She went into > remission > a couple months after starting chemo. Her last treatment was mid > January > yesterday was her check up and the vet was so excited, said she is > excellent. > > Our farm collie is Luna from Jessica Hennings out of Ginny and > Angus. We > will soon be celebrating her 4th birthday. A couple weeks ago her > brother > Aubrey was released to the rescue group I work with ( have been > keeping > Jessica in the loop). We are presently his foster family and I will > be in > charge of his adoption. He is a sweet, sweet boy, gets along with > all our > dogs and cat. He would make a great companion. He loves my husband, > following him around the property doing chores, never leaves our > unfenced > property. Right now we are working on his issues with riding in the > car. He > never left the farm except to be groomed and had a very bad > experience. > Things are moving along nicely, my plan is to work with him and get > him the > socialization in the big world that he never had. He does well when > introduced to things gently with no force or coaxing, an added > treat or two > doesn't hurt as he loves food. He is now happily excepting thing > that he > used to run from. Seems to be a good resilient dog in there he just > needs > experience. He was raised around sheep cows and horses, though I > really > don't know about his herding abilities. I see him more as a sweet > loyal > companion. He loves to accompany us on hikes usually staying right > with us, > willing to come immediately when called. He definitely is happier when > allowed to be with his family, both indoors and out. He's calm and > wonderful > in the house. Loves playing with the other dogs when outside. > Aubrey is a big boy. Probably around 75 pounds. Seems very healthy > though I > have not had him to the vet yet. I want to introduce him to things > in a slow > and positive manner so who ever adopts him will have a easy, well > trained > dog, that can accompany them most anywhere. Aubrey is very capable > of being > such a dog. If you know of anyone in the Northwest who might be > interested > in such a dog let me know. We can talk. > Elaine D. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Farm Collie Breed Conservancy and Restoration > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jennifer WhiteWolf Crock > Sent: Friday, February 26, 2010 1:08 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: [FARMCOLLIE] List not so sad this month / possible OR > and WA > gathering > > Hi everyone.... > I just wanted to pop on here and say that I am so glad that the past > month or so of postings has not been so sad as it was. That > November to > January period saw several of the list members here and on AWFA list, > suffer some of our beloved dogs passing away from assorted > situations. > Among the deaths was our loosing Lady after half a year battle with > Cancer. It appears that cycle has been broken and with news of puppies > being born and such, we'll, it SURE is nice to hear more GOOD news > than > sad on the lists for a change! > > Last year about the end of summer ML Church and I email-talked about > trying to have a small picnic gathering of members located in upper NW > Oregon and lower SW Washington. We just didn't have enough time to > make > it happen last year, but if we get started now, there should be plenty > of time to get something planned. There is a great park near my home > that has plenty of parking, water on site, a clean porta-potty, > tables, > and charcoal grills, and lots of open space. The park rules do require > pets to be on leash, but that is becoming so common in the past years, > it is the exception to find a place where dogs can be off-leash. We > are > located about 10 miles south of downtown Portland Oregon, very > close to > the I-5 corridor, so getting here is real easy for anyone in the > region. I want to put this idea out there among the members and > see if > there is still an interest in this kind of gathering....The park is > also > used for Soccer so we would have to schedule a time that no-one > else has > the place officially 'booked'. If there is still interest in a > gathering this year, I will get a schedule from the City that owns the > park, and find out what dates are open. > > Some of us n this list are also subscribers to the AWFA list, like me, > but I am not really an active participant over there. My dogs are not > 'working' dogs with real jobs to on a ranch or farm, and hence > there is > no need be tested and registered or certified for professional skills, > as is the focus on that list, but I DO enjoy the dog talk that goes > on. > If we actually do this, I think it would be nice to invite members of > the AWFA list as well, once we have a date set. What do YOU folks > on the > FARMCOLLIE list think? > > I have photos of the park in a www.photobucket account. If there is > interest, I will post the link to those photos for you all to see, and > move on towards a decision if we ought to try for the gathering at > all, > and if so, if this place will work, or if we should look for a > different > location. > > Jennifer > Cookie, TahTay, Sky, Java, and Lucky > RIP: Lady and Tyson > > > > > > > > Cheers to all/ >