Our days are usually hectic and the comment "well this has been an "interesting" day" gets thrown around when we get in the house after chores and it's getting dark.
Suzanne called one night to say there was a dog trying to get in her RV. Our grandson was here and went out to see what was going on. Nice friendly small white Shephard type neutered male, maybe a year old. JR took him out in the road for a walk hoping he would take off or maybe remember where his people were.
He was really hungry so I fed him, hoping he would be gone in the morning. He slept on the little mat at the door all night was really happy to see us in the morning.
The big problem he doesn't see the donkeys as a threat. Some of the donkeys see dogs as something to be destroyed. We tried putting him in with the blind/deaf Charley Barker and they get along. So he's been staying in the feed room/dog pen with Charley.
We'd like to get him to the vet for chip check, but so far haven't got it done. Hopefully this week.
Yesterday was the 4th of July. Our good friend Leigh Anne asked us to walk in the Mt. Lemmon parade again this year with her and her mini donkey Jasmine. We walked 3 years ago before Covid and had a great time.
We took 6 donkeys and handlers, John and I rode in a Razor with John's Department of Sanitation bucket, complete with shovel and broom, behind the donkeys in case we were needed for pick-up detail. Last parade no donkeys dropped anything and this time wasn't any different. We dressed all in white like the guys use to in the 1800s, early 1900s although we were a little more stylish I hope........!!! .
Had a great time at the parade, lots of people along the route to watch. They really enjoyed the donkeys. Jasmine is quite a celebrity on the mountain. Everyone knows her, for one thing she is the only donkey up there. The local powers allowed her to stay up there with Leigh Anne, even though she is classified as a farm animal, which aren't allowed. They allowed our bunch and enjoyed having us there for a visit. Unlike Jasmine who knows how to behave in pubic, some of ours push the bonds of polite behavior in public. There is grass along the road, which when waiting for the parade to start, is pretty inviting.
Willie was in his first Arizona parade, we were told he had been in parades before and I have no doubt he has been. BUT....standing around waiting for something to happen, when the grass is right there, waiting to be eaten, was pretty tempting. He behaved himself pretty well, but did let us know he would prefer to eat grass...... LOL
There is a problem with being "IN" a parade. You don't get to see anything except what is in front of you. I'm sure there will be a video of the whole parade, but haven't seen it yet.
Afterwords we all went to Leigh Anne's house for lunch. Her and her husband recently bought the house they said for the view. Can't blame them, it is an absolutely gorgeous panorama view of the San Pedro River Valley, which is where we live. But it is a much more spectacular view from over 8,000 feet.
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