Bernard

July 23, 2011

Saturday Stuff – Smiles

Posted by Morning Bray under Donkeys, Friends and Family, Saturday Parts & Stuff | Tags: Bernard, Cindy, Don, donkeys, Fergus, Lei Photography, Stanley |
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A hug from Bernard.

A goober face.

Geese. (GK, we’ll never look at them the same way again, either. ♥)

After Fergus died, I emailed our friends Stanley and Cindy at Lei Photography. Stanley and his wife Cindy last came out to visit the boys in March, just a week before Patrick’s arrival.

My email to Stanley and Cindy explained that Fergus had died, and I asked if they had taken any pictures of him that Don and I hadn’t seen.

Yesterday, we found out they had. And I smiled.

They had many pictures that made me smile.

Bernard’s never-ending supply of hugs…

…even for Stanley.

Bernard’s mischief.

And beautiful pictures of kissable, huggable Fergus.

Thank you, Stanley and Cindy. ♥

July 20, 2011

Wordless Wednesday

Posted by Morning Bray under Donkeys | Tags: Bernard, Don |
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June 21, 2011

Not to be outdone

Posted by Morning Bray under Donkeys | Tags: Bernard, Ellsworth, lunging donkeys, training donkeys |
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There’s lots of donkey training going on ’round here these days.

Not to be outdone by Ellsworth, Bernard insisted on having his own session with Ryan on Saturday.

Ryan pointed out there are two reasons a donkey won’t do what he’s asked.

One: Because he doesn’t want to. Ellsworth generally falls into this category. Ellsworth is one to do things on his schedule; at his own pace.

Two: Because he doesn’t understand what you’re asking of him. Bernard generally falls into this category; he always wants to work and seeks to do what’s asked of him. You know that Barnyard lives to be the center of attention.

Once he got it, Bernard was awesome. He switched directions at the drop of a hat and moved toward and out from us as requested. I think he would have lunged all day long if we had asked.

Ryan also pointed out that because we’ll be driving Bernard rather than riding him, our ground work with him will be even more important.

All the while, Big Red looked on. As an awesome big brother… watching out for his best friend.

♥ ♥ ♥

June 9, 2011

What the angels eat

Posted by Morning Bray under Donkeys | Tags: Bernard, donkeys, donkeys eating watermelon, Patrick, watermelon |
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When one has tasted watermelon he knows what the angels eat.

~ Mark Twain

♥ ♥ ♥

May 26, 2011

A new friend visits Morning Bray Farm

Posted by Morning Bray under Donkeys, Friends and Family | Tags: Bernard, Ellsworth, Fergus, Nigel, Patrick |
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We were fortunate to have a new friend, Cat with Cats, visit us over the weekend.

The Boyz could barely contain their excitement when they realized Cat arrived bearing gifts of Paco treats.

As always, it was great fun having a fellow animal lover in our midst.

Cat was great fun and great help.

Thank you, Cat! ♥

May 24, 2011

They never stopped moving

Posted by Morning Bray under Burros, Donkeys, Friends and Family | Tags: Alan, Bernard, burros, donkeys, donkeys playing, Ellsworth, George, The 7MSN Ranch |
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Watching Bernard, Ellsworth and George exhausted Lucy and Alan.

Those crazy boys never stopped moving.

Alan thought George had lost his marbles.

Why was George cavorting with the city boys like that?

Oh, how they played and played and played!

What a posse. Small, medium and large. ♥

May 20, 2011

A long overdue donkey post

Posted by Morning Bray under Donkeys | Tags: Bernard, donkeys, Ellsworth, Fergus, Nigel, Patrick |
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The Boyz reminded me yesterday that they haven’t been featured on the blog in a while.

I’m sorry, Boyz.

You’ve missed the new game that Bernard likes to play. He comes up behind me and gently puts his head between my legs so that I’ll put one of my legs over his back.

I ~~think~~ know he just likes being hugged.

Patrick continues to come out of his shell more and more with each passing day. He’s a remarkable donkey boy.

So does Nigel, by the way. We’re now touching Nigel’s face, so it’s a matter of time before we get a halter on him. He’s a remarkable burro boy. (Many thanks to Mel in NY for your advice with Nigel.)