Things I'll miss ...

Ringo will be moving in a few days.  It's so difficult emotionally even though I know it's best.  He'll have a whole new chance and hopefully get to learn new things and do some fun stuff like packing and playing with grandchildren!

But how I will miss his deep "basso profundo" braying - the whole neighbourhood will notice the silence!
Maybe the jennys will fill in, but his deep loud voice is truly unique.

I will miss seeing him pick up his favorite toy- a hose from a shop vac - and twirl it around.  I will miss seeing him gallop up to me to get his hay when I feed out in the field.

I'll miss his soft muzzle placed gently under the palm of my hand.  Oh dear ... I guess I could easily make a list of things I WON'T miss too!

Next week, I will pick up a new jennet named Siog (She-Oh-g)  which means young fairy in Gaelic!

Here's a sneak preview:

New "forever" home for Ringo!

Ringo will be welcomed into a new family and herd in the Central Caribou next month!
He will live with experienced equine people, plus a large Standard jenny, two minis and a couple of horses.
All of my criteria have been met plus his new owner comes with fantastic recommendations from a mutual friend (and Ringo's former owner!)

So ... with gratitude to so many friends for their support through this hard decision, I will move on in my adventure and life with donkeys.  My plan is to look for 2 large miniature jennets.  That way, I will have a little herd of four donkeys, Dorica will have someone else her size and Deenah can play "auntie" to everybody.

I will be able to take one or two donkeys out for an adventure and with smaller donkeys, I'll be able to manage two at a time out in the world.  I'll use the experience I have and my knowledge of clicker training to begin again.