First we have Toby and Lilly who we adopted thru the Great Pyrenees rescue following the expert training of Dan & Paula Lane of Bountiful Farm in LeFlore County, Oklahoma.  Their story is a sad one, which unfortunately is repeated daily across this great nation of ours.   Due to the overwhelming foreclosure situations across the country many farms, farm animals and livestock dogs as well as house pets and companions are abandoned often left to starve on their own, Toby and Lilly are two of these dogs. They were found wondering along a street in Missouri  back in the beginning of this year.  Fortunately for them the pyr rescue was able to take them in and with the help of many gifted individuals they were evaluated, vetted and placed on petfinders.com where I find them.  After a brief and painless background check we were approved to adopt these two beautiful dogs.  From the rescue in Missouri they were sent to Dan Lane in Ok for evaluation and further training as LGD dogs.  They stayed with Dan for about 2 months to get ready for their long exhausting trip to our farm.  We hired a pet transport company to drive them to our farm and on August 17th 2009 at 5:00 am we got to meet them for the first time.  I have to say I was nervous as they are huge dogs and I'm only 5', but what loves they are.  They were very tired from the long trip and very frightened as they had no idea who we were and this is yet another home.  Over the 8 months since they had been picked up they had been to 4 different homes.  We got them home and they slept for a good 24 hours and both were a little sick.  I have to say after 4 months they have adjusted so easily and I am comforted at night to hear them working  The greetings we get from them is sometimes overbearing as they love people and I think they know they are home now.

For additional help we have our rescued Weimaraner, Sadie Girl who spends her days mostly sleeping however she loves to run on the outside of the fence to protect the perimeter and tries just as hard as Toby & Lilly to guard our Alpacas.  She just won't give up her warm comfy bed in the house and stay out there with them all night.  Oh well at least one of them has to be spoiled.