Our Newest Family Addition

Miss Daizy!

Daizy is a 20 year old rescue donkey.

And yes she looks just like Miss Dixie. Daizy is our rescue donkey and she arrived here at her new home this Saturday. We found Daizy through a craigs list add--for free! Saturday morning we loaded up and headed out on our 2 hour drive to Twin Falls Idaho where we found Daizy in a very poor home. No grass in the pasture and not being very well taken care of. Daizy is approx. 20 years old--donkeys live to be 40-50 years old.

She had the most horrible twisted hooves I've ever seen. It was so bad all she could do was hobble, because her 2 back hooves were twisted and turned under, so she actually walked on the top of her hooves instead of the bottom. It was quite an awful sight. I really wasn't sure how we were going to get her out of the pasture, where she had to cross a small creek and up to the road to the trailer, but she slowly hobbled and somehow jumped the creek and then when she made it to the trailer in she walked.

We headed to get a quick burger and to see if we could find a farrier that could help us with her awful hooves. We just couldn't stand to have her like that another minute. After placing a few calls we were ever so thankful to find a kind farrier on our way home who was willing to put her poor twisted hooves back to normal--or near normal. It'll take a bit more trimming over the next few weeks, but they look 100% better and she can now walk normal.

She's a very sweet disposition and is now getting fed regularly with plenty to graze on along with a barn to keep warm in (donkey's can't handle the weather like horses do) and she gets lots of love, pets and treats.

Daizy and Dixie at feeding time. Dixie, who is only 2 1/2 is still getting used to her new sister and isn't all that happy about it--yet, but she'll get there. She's been getting extra attention too and of course no donkey will turn that down!