Wordless Wednesday

Lot's of love from the Smushies... and Joe!

Guess who has the sniffles...

Macaroni got the sniffles.  Momma took him to the vet and they said it's like a cold. So he has to take antibiotics.

Momma said she was gonna have to take his favorite toy and wash it to get rid of the cold germs.  He wasn't too happy about it.

Mac even poops with his favorite toy...

Lot's of love,

The Smushies

Angus finds his forever home!

Our puggie foster, Angus has found his forever home too!

With who you ask?

Inquiring minds want to know...

With the Smushie family, that's who!!

Macaroni is feeling a little pugged out, but momma said she can't put poor Angus through another life adjustment. He's 'sensitive'... whatever.

At least Macaroni got another Frenchie playmate last night. We have a new FBRN foster puppy to keep him company for awhile! 

Smushie love to everyone!!

 

Brownie found her forever home!

Hip hip hooooray! Brownie has found her forever home!

Her new mom and brother drove 8 hours in the recent storm to come pick her up.  Her new dad and sister were at home getting the house all ready for her.

What a happy family.

Brownie's new brother was particularly smitten with her. 

 

Way to go Brownie!!  We're gonna miss you but we're so happy you found such a wonderful family. 

Love,

The Smushies

Gotta earn your keep!

As a non-Smushie, Marshall is expected to earn his keep...

These are my chicks and ain't nothin' gonna happen to them.

Marshall takes his job very seriously.

You ladies get back with the others!

The chickens aren't always happy about it.

We're gonna go on strike if you don't call off the mutt!

Hugs and farts,

The Smushies

Happy St. Smushie Day!

Have a safe and fun St. Smushie Day!

xoxox

The Smushies

 

IT'S A BOY!!!

Big Momma had her baby last night!  He was born at 6:33 p.m. and we are overjoyed we got to witness his birth. 

He's coming. Ya don't want to be standing too close to the rear when her water breaks. Trust us..

 

Two hours later and TAAA DAAA!  He's here!

Welcome to Smushie Ranch baby.

He needed a little help from Auntie Christine to find momma's ninny.

This morning he's already running circles around his momma. 

The Smushies are passing the cigars... BOL!

xoxo

The Smushies

Bubbles

Momma has many chickens. She LOVES her chickens and we do to since momma scrambles their eggs and puts 'em in our food.. BOL!

This is Bubbles. She's a red and blue laced Wyndotte. She was really shy at first when she came to Smushie Ranch, but now like the other chickens she follows momma around the yard.

We're not allowed in with the chickens and duck because we like to chase them. Well, except for Stella who just wants to eat their poop. BLECH!

Remember Marge? She always wanted to go visit the ducks and chickens...

Macaroni is usually just happy hanging out in the yard with Momma. She calls him Velcro because he's always gotta be with her. 

Have a fun Saturday!

xoxo

The Smushies

 

What you all have been waiting for!!!

It's the Gunther Smackdown!!

Gunther reinforces daily that he's the boss smushie on the ranch. It won't be long before Marshall is 100 times his size, but we have a feeling that won't stop Gunther... BOL!

Brownie, our Central Coast Pug Rescue foster, has kinda turned into the fun police when Gunther beats up on Marshall. She's taking lessons from Stella.

It's day two of Angus' smushie transformation. He reluctantly ate a few bites of his diet food this morning. Then he went on a walk about with Stella. He seems to gain a lot of confidence having another puggie along and no one has more confidence than Stella! 

 And, now for some non-smushie related happenings...

This is Gracie and Big Momma. Both of these mares are going to have their babies any day now. We are all sitting on pins and needles around here! Momma will try to have her flip video ready when the big event happens.

Lot's of love,

The Smushies

The Circle of Life.

We are no strangers to sadness and loss at the Smushie Ranch. Yet, when one of our own makes the journey over the Rainbow Bridge, our hearts break just the same. 

Our FBRN foster, Kona, sadly crossed the Rainbow Bridge on Monday morning. 

He had two surgeries to try to help him breathe easier. He had his soft palate shortened and then weeks later he had his nares done. But sadly, Kona was born with a very small and weak trachea. The vet warned momma that despite the surgeries, he was still at risk for breathing issues and should be monitored closely during play time, over activity and warm weather. 

On Sunday night, Kona started having great difficulty breathing so momma rushed him to the ER vet. They gave him drugs to help him breathe and then had him spend the night in the oxygen chamber. By morning, he didn't show any improvement and the vets determined he had complete tracheal collapse. So Momma made the most painful decision and helped Kona cross the Rainbow Bridge. She held him and told him everything was going to be okay because he wouldn't have to fight to breathe anymore. She also told Kona that Betty would be waiting for him on the other side, where he could run and play forever in his new body.

Kona was one of the sweetest and most gentle fosters we've ever shared our home with. We are going to miss him so much.

There is a circle of life and it just so happened that Monday evening, momma got a call from Central Coast Pug Rescue about a pug in need....

This is Angus. He's only 3 years old and is in dire need of a diet. The vet says he's about 9lbs overweight. That's a lot for puggie!

He's really shy and very sad about being uprooted. The other male pug in his former home was mean to him so his owners felt he'd be better off in a different home. 

He'll be here for awhile so that he can learn to trust people and shed those extra pounds. Keep Mr. Angus in your thoughts while he goes through his Smushie transformation. 

Lot's of love,

The Smushies

 

There's a new Marshall in town

Well, he'll be a true Marshall someday. But right now, he's still a puppy and isn't good for much except bugging the Smushies.

Marshall is a Live Stock Guard Dog. He's Great Pyrenees and Anatolian Shepherd cross. He looks big, huh? Guess what... he's only 10 weeks old! BOL!!

He loves us and thinks we're his herd. So momma has to take him out with the horses a lot so he knows his job isn't to only protect us. 

Unlike us Smushies, he spends most of his time outside to learn to guard the Smushie Ranch. We go outside often though to say hi and keep him company. Specially Gunther, who likes to beat him up several times a day.

 This is Grandma introducing Marshall to Joe and momma's pony, Sheldon. That was just a couple weeks ago, and now Marshall is kinda too big to be held.

BTW, Joe the Donkey and Sheldon the Appaloosa Pony are momma's babies out on the Ranch. Joe was a rescued donkey and he was kinda lonely. So then momma found Sheldon, who is 19 years old and was in need of a new home. She never imagined these two would become BEST friends. 

More to come from  life on the Smushie Ranch...

XOXO

The Smushies

Lot's of Changes and New Beginnings!

Momma thought it was time to celebrate with everyone our life on Smushie Ranch. We were all very sad after Betty crossed over the Rainbow Bridge and we just didn't feel much like celebrating anything. We all still miss Betty more than anything, but we know we have to keep living life to the fullest and honor her memory. 

So, the first thing we're so excited to share is that Macaroni is officially a member of the Smushie Family!

He was originally our FBRN foster, but we fell madly in love with him and couldn't let him go.

Life sure is busy around Smushie Ranch. Momma has another FBRN foster that has some serious breathing issues. He's already had two surgeries but he's got a really small trachea so momma has to find a special home for him. He's as sweet as ever, but he can't play too much so he doesn't get over excited. And we all know that's easy to do around here!

We also have a new foster from our local Pug rescue. Whoo Hooo! Momma has always said we need a pug rescue around here, and now we got one!  When word got out that they needed a foster home, momma wasted no time to scoop up a cutie pie in need.

This is our Central Coast Pug Rescue foster. Her name is Brownie and she's become bestest friends with Stella.

 She also doesn't mind sharing daddy's lap with Gunther and Macaroni.

 Brownie is the same age, size and weight as Stella. They look like ying and yang running around Smushie Ranch together. 

We've missed all our friends. We're looking forward to sharing all the other non-smushie animals with everyone.

This is our favorite horse on the ranch. Her name is Sky. She's as big as a house, but really gentle. 

Love,

The Smushies