Well actually, we did manage to keep the dogs out of the coop; Boston, the bloodhound, and Abby, our basset hound, combined forces and poked a hole through the chicken-wire. Then they waited for the chickens to come though the hole, and killed 4 of our 6 chickens, including our new rooster.
We have decided to make the difficult decision to re-home the bloodhound to a new family. Sometimes, you have to put your own feeling aside and do what's best for your animals.
Boston is a great dog, he's loyal, and funny, and great with kids....but he's BAD with chickens, he needs more room, he needs to be on a REAL farm....one without chickens!
Luckily, we seemed to have found the perfect fit for our "Boss". A man from Tennessee recently lost his bloodhound of 14 years, and is looking for a new dog in his life. He's here in CO on business, and wants to adopt Boston, and bring him to his 1 acre property, and home to his disabled son. Since he already knows about the breed of dog, we're confident this will work out well, and that Boston will be much happier and get more attention from his new family.
We'll miss his playfulness, and funny personality, but in the end, he'll be better off in his new home. As a result, our backyard plants and animals will be better cared for, and be safer.
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| RIP "Fireball" |
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| RIP: Sexlink, "Tabitha", and Americana |
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