Originally posted by Gina's Ark Inc.
now I have two questions... how often do you feed all of them? (or are some of them being fed at different time?) second, do you take 20/21/22 with you on every walk..? or just half of them every other day?

They get fed once a day. This time of year dinner is served late in the evening. They don't eat much in the warmer months. Well, except Deuce and Hobo who act like they haven't eaten in months every day! Kayleigh and Deuce eat alone. Kayleigh lives in her own pen. Deuce goes into a small pen to eat alone. He lives with several other dogs in a pen, but he can't eat with them. No one else would get any food & there would be bloodshed. Heyoka gets tied up for dinner for the same reason. He would eat it all if he could! Goldie, Chase and Delta eat in their pen. Paxil eats in the house. She gets different food and is a extremely fussy eater. Everyone else eats in the main yard.

I walk them in groups of four or five. The groups change by who wants to come, where I'm going and who gets along with who! Kayleigh always goes alone. Hoodoo used to come with her, but since he left I haven't been able to find a dog she will tolerate. She liked Deuce for about a week, now she hates him! Kayleigh day is always Tuesday. She goes other days too, but always on Tuesdays and yes, she knows what day of the week it is. I will get told off if she misses her Tuesday hike.

Some of them are trustworthy off leash, some aren't. I have a Springer attachment on my bike for the non-off leash ones. I train them in groups of 8-10 with the ATV on cooler days. Everyone gets out of the yard twice a week at least, more during the winter. They also have four fenced acres to play in. So they have lots of room to burn off their energy.


Thanks everyone. We're lucky to have them.