Sweet Gin

Sweet Gin is gone. She was only here on the ranch a short while.



Here she is when she arrived from rescue (from a puppy mill). Her eyes have that wary look.



It didn't take long for her to settle in. Soon she and Jinks were running up and down the drive and digging for prairie dogs. She was a good hunter- not as good as Jinksy but she got three prairie dogs her first day here. It was wonderful seeing her become a dog after having lived in a cage for so long.



Last summer- such a short while ago - both Jinks and Gin doing a perfect recall and sit. Of course, this had nothing to do with the treats in my pocket.

In the snow this spring with that great big corgi grin.



Just a few days ago- still sweetness on four paws.

In March I took her to the Vet since she was lethargic. They found the signs of mild kidney failure. Off I went to yahoo groups to find a support group K9kidneydiet. The diet was switched to home made meat loaf in broth twice a day. Her numbers got a little better. That was until last week. At first it looked like the kidney disease had progressed and started that dreadful downward spiral. Unfortunately it wasn't just that, she started showing signs of a brain disorder of some kind, tilted head, circling , falling down and seizures. It just kept getting worse.

Yesterday, she left.

Dear sweet Gin. I hope you're playing with Jinksy and having a blast.

Hugs and Kisses

Hugs
More hugs

Kisses
and a bit of a Goose


Funs' over- dinnertime.....

keep away

BB and Duff spinning in circles



The object of such ferver?



A stick.

spring blooms

Sego Lily, Utah's State flower. The bulbs are edible but not what I'd call scrumptious.


Yarrow which makes a nice tea. You have to remember that it's a laxative however.... Actually on the list of medicinal plants Yarrow is quite impressive. The leaves can be used as first aid on cuts and abrasions to help clot the blood, the tea can stimulate sweating if you have a dry fever, and some claim it shrinks polyps.



Salsify aka Oyster plant. Now, these roots are edible and I would recommend them.



Larkspur- for that green soap tincture which kills lice. Not loved by cattlemen- it will poison the livestock.


False Dandelion. The petals have that little tooth at the tip- that's what makes them a "false" dandelion.

Dasies- oxeyes I think...

Blue Flax - how pretty they are and they close up at night open up for dawn and follow the sun all day long. What can't you use flax for? Linseed oil, rope, linen and linoleum it's all flax.


Allium. Hookers Onion edible bulb and onion smell. Onions are blood thinners and toxic to dogs.

pop bees

I'm not much of a gardener so what wants to grow , grows. These are some big beautiful poppies which come out every spring. The deer like them. Well, one deer in particular comes back every year. She seems to be a very happy sedate deer.

With so few flowers in the area we get a lot of bees and hummies around the poppies.