Mia and the Black Dog Ranch Gang

  Hi everyone, boy it's been about a year, huh? Lots of things happening, but we are all still hanging in there and doing great. Precious got really sick this past winter and that's what Ms. Charlene has been doing with most of her time and now she is doing really good again. Ms. Charlene said she was a spitfire cause she tried to buck Ms. Charlene off. We all ran around the fence chasing them as they ran through the field so we thought it was really funny. 

It sure is great to see spring roll in. we love rolling in the new grass and digging holes in the soft dirt. Yep not much has changed.

Well guess I better go for now, talk more soon,  Mia

Stories from Black Dog Ranch - Mia and the Gang

Hey everyone, it's me Mia. Boy roll on those lazy crazy days of summer! We've been gone for awhile, but we're back now.
Teddie and Micky are playing in the fresh cut grass and well it just feels good.

Things are going great here at the ranch and Ms. Charlene has been busy doing what she does best, rescuing animals. This picture is of Rinny, (short for Rin-Tin-Tin). Ms. Charlene and her friends found him a few weeks ago while they were horseback riding and Ms. Charlene went back after their ride and brought Rinny home. He's at a new foster home until he is finished with the doctor visits and then he is going to his new home! A great family with two boys have adopted him. They are so excited about getting a dog to play with on the farm and we know Rinny will make a wonderful and loyal friend!

Well guess I better go for now, talk more soon. Mia

Stories from Black Dog Ranch - Mia and her gang is Back!

Wow, it is a whole new year and we are back to blogging finally. Ms. Charlene says she has had a tough time this past year, but with a new job, new friends in her life that things can only get better!
We had a great holiday season and some really nice people that Ms. Charlene works with gave us really good treats and food to eat.

I had to keep an eye on Mickey and Teddie because they kept trying to steal all the bones and treats out of the basket! Boys can be soooo selfish, huh?

Well Ms. Charlene is looking forward to this new year also because she has a new horse that she is sending to training and then taking on a lot of trail rides! She has even joined a new saddle club and they have lots of plans too!

I better go for now,
talk more soon, Mia

Stories from Black Dog Ranch - Mia and the Gang

 Hi everyone, It's me Mia.

Sorry we haven't been here in a couple of weeks.  Ms. Charlene is still trying to find a job and things are pretty hectic around here.

Ms. Charlene says it is by the grace of God that we are all still doing well and have food on the table. She says we all must have a guardian angel watching out for us.

We all don't really know what that means, but it must

mean something special because we are all pretty

happy and healthy critters here at Black Dog Rescue

Ranch.

Some really nice people are going to help us help Smokey get treatments for his sore leg and Ms. Charlene says that is a miracle all on its own right there! We are very grateful to those who reach out to help us give others a second chance at happiness!

Well I better go for now, don't forget to order a copy of our book, "Stories from Black Dog Ranch".  All proceeds go to support our rescue ranch! http://www.blackdogrescueranch.com/

Talk more soon,

Mia

Stories from Black Dog Ranch - Mia and the Gang

Hi everyone. It's me Mia.

 The weather's finally cooled off around here and we have been enjoying just laying around in the yard.
Teddie thinks he is as pretty as this flower bush so he picked that spot for Ms. Charlene to take his picture! We all think Teddie is just a silly boy!

Ms. Charlene has been enjoying the weather too because she has got to go on a few trail rides lately and that always makes her happy.
We really don't see what the big deal is about those horses, but if it makes Ms. Charlene happy then we're happy.

Well don't forget to stop by our website and order a copy of our book, "Stories from Black Dog Ranch". Remember, all proceeds go to support our rescue ranch!
http://www.blackdogrescueranch.com/

Talk more soon,
Mia

Stories From Black Dog Ranch - Mia and the Gang

Hey everyone, It's me Mia. 

Sorry it's been a couple of weeks since I've been here, but Ms. Charlene has been busy looking for work and I can't type with my big fuzzy paws!

Things are about the same. It's still really hot here at the ranch and we are all trying to take it easy and stay cool. 

Teddie and Mickey take it easy everyday so I guess it's not really anything new for them. Ms. Charlene has been looking for a job since she got laid off so if anyone needs a good book, please order one because it's the only way to support the ranch right now. 

We are keeping the faith though and looking for better times ahead for us here at Black Dog Rescue Ranch.
Please remember to order a book, http://www.blackdogrescueranch.com/

Talk more soon,
Mia

Stories From Black Dog Ranch - Mia and the Gang

Hi everyone. It's me Mia.
Sorry I haven't been here in a week or two. We have been busy here at the ranch and Ms. Charlene has been going to the city to work a little.

It is still really hot down here on the farm, but Teddie and Mickey don't seem to mind to much.  All they want to do is play play play. Silly boys!

Ms. Charlene said that the Central States Horseman Magazine did an article on us and our book so if you get the chance, pick up a copy and check out the story they did on us. She said they put a lot of really good pictures of us in there too!

The hores have been getting sprayed off with the garden hose each evening.  Ms. Charlene says it's a good way of cooling them down and they don't seem to mind it at all. They stand in line waiting for their turn to get sprinkled.  It's funny to watch them close their eyes and turn their ears sideways!  I guess horses are silly too.

Well don't forget to stop by our website and pick up a copy of our book, "Storie From Black Dog Ranch".  All proceeds go to support the rescue ranch! http://www.blackdogrescueranch.com/

Talk more soon, Mia

Stories From Black Dog Rescue Ranch - Mia and the Gang

Hi everyone. It's me Mia.

Well it is still really hot, but we have been getting some storms down here at the ranch.

Mickey is afraid of storms so when it thunders he runs and hides under his special hiding place in the garage.  Ms. Charlene told us not to make fun of him because we all have little things about ourselves that make us different and it's a much more interesting world to have some differences.

The heat and the storms
don't seem to affect Betty too much.
As long as she has her chew bones she's happy. This one is so big she had to take a break and rest after dragging it all over the farm trying to make sure nobody else got it.

Ms. Charlene says she will be glad when it does cool off so she can get back to riding the horses. She says that Fall is just around the corner and she is looking forward to going on some great trail rides with great scenery like the one here!

Well I better go for now, don't forget to stop by our website and pick up a copy of our book, "Stories from Black Dog Ranch".  Proceeds from book sales go to support our Rescue Ranch and we donate to Children's Reading Programs too!
http://www.blackdogrescueranch.com/

Talk more soon, Mia

Stories from Black Dog Ranch - Mia and the Gang

Hi everyone.  It's me Mia.

Things are going great here at the ranch.  Lot's of new people coming out to visit and some old friends too! 

Ms. Charlene tried some new food out on us and I have to say it was pretty tasty!


FRIED GREEN TOMATOES!  She said there is a movie named that too and it is her all time favorite movie ever!

It is all about real love and friendship and she says that is the most important thing in life!

Most people don't seem to think that nowadays and they're more worried about what others think or what they don't have.  Ms. Charlene says everything but true love and friendship turns to dust anyway. 

Seems to me that most folks are letting the best things in life pass them by.......

Like a good game of "get my belly" with your brothers and sisters in the green grass of our yard, or the sound of Ms. Charlene calling us up to the front porch for suppertime, the view we have from our front porch at the end of a summer's day.

Ms. Charlene says sitting on the tailgate of the farm's pick-up truck eating a candy bar with your best friend too. Those are just a few of the things that really matter in life.

Oh, and the smell of Fried Green Tomatoes.....

Well better go for now. Talk more soon,

Mia

p.s. Don't forget to order your copy of my book, "Stories from Black Dog Ranch".  All proceeds go to support the Black Dog Rescue Ranch!
www.blackdogrescueranch.com

Stories From Black Dog Ranch - Mia and the Gang

Hi everyone, it's me Mia.

Another hot week here at the ranch.  We have been keeping cool by digging up Ms. Charlene's Flower bed and laying in the cool dirt. She doesn't seem to be really happy about it though.

Betty and Teddie got in trouble for digging the biggest holes and they felt really bad about it too!
They laid down by the fence way away from the flowerbed and watched Ms. Charlene fill in all the holes with dirt again.

Not much else has been going on around here, Ms. Charlene said it is way to hot to do much horseback riding and I think all the horses are glad about that.
She says there will be plenty of time this fall to catch up on riding and camping once the weather cools down and her schedule is back to normal.

Well don't forget to stop by our website and pick up your copy of our book, "Stories from Black Dog Ranch".  http://www.blackdogrescueranch.com/
Remember, all proceeds go to support our rescue ranch!

Talk more soon,  Mia

Stories From Black Dog Ranch - Mia and the Gang

Hi everyone, it's me Mia.

Boy has it been a crazy place around here lately.  Ebby and Ellie (those stinky cats!) came back last week and they brought a boy cat with them, Echo. 

Ms. Charlene says Echo needed a home so she let him come back with Ebby and her daughter after they went away for a week to get spayed. She said he seems to fit in here at the ranch since he's also  black!

Ms. Charlene says it's funny how the good Lord works things out right at the exact time when we need some sort of miracle to happen.

She says we should all be grateful for those "Tender Mercies"....  Although we don't really know exactly what all that stuff means, we sure are glad that Ms. Charlene loves us and cares enough to open her heart to others that need love too!

Molly says she is happy just to live here at the Black Dog Ranch and have someone like Ms. Charlene love her soooo much!

Ms. Charlene has been very busy, lots to do around the ranch this time of year, but she is thankful that she has had a little time to make new friends and spend time with them doing some of her favorite things, horse stuff! (yuk).

Well I better go for now, don't forget to stop by our website and pick up a copy of our book, Stories from Black Dog Ranch. Remember, all proceeds go to support our Rescue Ranch!  http://www.blackdogrescueranch.org/

Talk more soon,

Mia

Stories From Black Dog Ranch

Hi everyone.  It's me Mia,

Boy things are hot around here at Black Dog Rescue Ranch.  We have been shedding our winter hair and Ms. Charlene said it looked like enough hair on the front porch to make up another whole dog!! Ms. Charlene is funny.

She told us this week that she is getting ready to make a major change in her life that will effect all of us.  We can't wait to see what that is going to be, but whatever Ms. Charlene decides we know that we will always be taken care of and loved!

Everyone around here is getting extra treats to make up for the time that Ms. Charlene has been away from the ranch working on her new adventures and boy are we sure happy when she gets home!

                                                                             

Well don't forget to order a copy of our book! You can stop by our website; www.blackdogrescueranch.org and pick up a copy today. Remember, all proceeds go to support our rescue ranch and help us help other dogs and horses that deserve a second chance!

Talk more soon,

Mia

Stories From Black Dog Ranch

Hi everybody, it's me Mia.

Sorry I haven't been here in two weeks, we have been very busy here at the ranch. Two really nice ladies photographers from

MM Photography in St. Louis came down and took a bunch of pictures of us last week and we really enjoyed their company. We got lots of belly rubs and treats too! They are going to do a cover story on us and our ranch in the "Central States Horseman Magazine" next month!  Ms. Charlene says that is a big honor so we all need be thankful and grateful to MM Photography for the opportunity.

Be sure and pick up a copy of next month's issue of the magazine too!

Here are a few of the pictures they took last week. Ms. Charlene said they are very good at capturing all the animal's charater.  Us dogs are not real sure what all that means, but if it makes Ms. Charlene happy Teddie and Willa said that should make us happy.  I guess it really all comes down to the simple fact that spending your time here on earth with the people that you love and the ones that make you happy is really the only thing that matters in life!

Dr. Kim, a good friend of ours says she loves it when Ms. Charlene post pictures of us smiling cause you can tell that we have found the true meaning of happiness; LOVE. It is ALL that matters in life, not what others think of us.

Yes, it is all about spending time with the ones you love! So remember that this week and if you have the opportunity, give someone a BIG SMILE.

Well I better go for now. Don't forget to stop by our website and pick up a book! "Stories from Black Dog Ranch". http://www.blackdogrescueranch.org/

Talk more soon,

Mia

Stories from Black Dog Ranch - Mia and the Gang

Hi everyone, it's me Mia.

Well another busy week here at the Black Dog Rescue Ranch.  Ms. Charlene has been fixing stuff up around the ranch and is getting ready to add a roof to our patio area.  She said it was for all of us to have some shade when we have friends out to visit, but she said most of the time she figures we will be the ones enjoying the new patio!!

Ms. Charlene is kind of sad though, she has to take our kittens to their new home on Tuesday and she said she wished we could keep them all!  She has to take Ebby to the vet at the same time and have her spayed now that she is finished nursing the kittens.  Ms. Charlene says it is very important to have your pets spayed and neutered so we don't end up with a lot of unexpected pets we can't afford to care for properly.

Well, don't forget to stop by our website and order a copy of our book, "Stories From Black Dog Ranch".  Remember, all proceeds go to support the animals at Black Dog Rescue Ranch and other animals too!
http://www.blackdogrescueranch.org/ or http://www.blackdogrescueranch.com/.

Well I better go for now. Talk more soon,
Mia

Stories from Black Dog Ranch - Mia and the Gang

Hi everyone. It's me Mia.

Sorry I'm late getting this posted, but Ms. Charlene has been really busy lately with her new job and  doing a lot of stuff with her old friends and new friends too! She went to a Horse and Tack sale this past week-end and she had a wonderful time.  I'm not sure what all the fuss is about, but I'm glad she is finally getting out and doing more stuff with her old friends like she use to a long time ago.  Ms. Charlene says true friends are the most important thing in this world and we should never take them for granted.

Ms. Charlene has been going over to her sister's house to watch them halter break the new Hackney Pony and she comes back each time telling us how cute Willa is and how good she is doing.

Teddie and Betty said that Willa isn't much bigger than we are so I guess that's why Ms. Charlene keeps saying she would like to pick her up and take her home!

Well don't forget to pick up a copy of our book, "Stories from Black Dog Ranch". http://www.blackdogrescuranch.org/. Remember all proceeds go to help all the animals at the Black Dog Rescue Ranch and other animals too!

I better go for now, talk more soon,

Mia