SOMETIMES THINGS JUST DON'T WORK OUT

Lynn, Linda 3 dogs and 15 donkeys were suppose to head for Colorado today, but paperwork SNAFU means they are all still here.  The paperwork for their Coggins test didn't get done.  Don't know what happened maybe 13 tests coming in at the same time, overloaded the lab.  

Supposedly it's being worked on and hopefully will show up today.  Linda had to cancel an appointment in Colorado for tomorrow, and they and 3 of the donkeys are suppose to race Saturday in the 1st race of the 2019 season.  

Buddy is ready to go, and this year he is going.  We started taking him to parades and he really enjoys all the excitement and hoopla.  The 1st parade we took him to in Tombstone, I was walking him, and I was wore out by the time the parade was over.  We spent a lot of time turning in circles, he wanted to get to the front of the parade in a hurry......LOL  

If they get to leave tomorrow that will give the donkeys a couple of days of rest before they get a chance to show the Colorado donkeys what Arizona donkeys can do.  

Here's Leddy and Jasper doing some mutual grooming

Boaz making a "mushy" face, he's learned to make faces which people find entertaining and maybe will give him a cookie.

Coquette and Penny hang around together quite a bit.  Coquette is bonded with Penny, but Penny not so much.  Coquette is going to Colorado, it will be interesting to see how all the herd relationships will go.  Tula will lose her second in command, Frijolita is going.  In fact Tula is going to lose almost the complete "A" team.  I doubt that she will care, I don't think she enjoys being followed everywhere she goes, all the time.  Levi will be away from his momma for the first time in his life.  He's been to 2 or 3 of the fun runs and did just fine.

Since about half of the donkeys will be gone, the ones left here are going to be consolidated on the East side.  There will be quite a bit of pen changing going on.  That should be interesting for the 1st couple of days..........or longer.  Tula is in the same pen she has been in for years, it's the only pen she's every been in.  She's very smart but she is also very determined and will probably insist on going into her old pen for awhile.