How old is my rescue donkey? Call in your veterinarian. Yes, it is possible to give an estimated age by having a veterinarian look at the donkey’s teeth. Please remember that a veterinarian should be looking inside the mouth of your donkey, mule, and horse at least once a year. Here on the Donkey Whisperer… Read More How to Determine the Age of Your Rescue Donkey
Donkeys are not horses with long ears; donkeys are donkeys. Donkeys evolved from the desert. Please think about what is in the desert for food, sagebrush, bark, roots, sticks, and dirt, but no green grass or green brush. Yes, even green brush can be high in sugar. Donkeys love to dig for roots. The donkey’s… Read More Understanding Donkey Behavior: Care Tips for Owners
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Did you know donkeys are deep thinkers? Yes it’s true donkeys are chess players, donkeys stop and think about everything new deeply. Never force a donkey give the donkey the opportunity to think and process all information as this will make the next interaction much easier for the donkey and of course you the human. Donkeys forget nothing ever, good or bad as their brains are one of their gifts to survive. Sadly, this is one of the reasons humans call them stubborn as donkeys can freeze when scared, rear up, fight kick or lay down.… Read More Donkey Are Skeptical Of New Things
Donkeys, horses, and mules must sleep to strengthen their immune systems. Deep sleeping creates rapid eye movement (REM), a deep dream state. How can we ensure our equine are getting REM sleep? Ensure your donkey has another donkey to feel safe and that your shelter is big enough for the entire herd to get in… Read More Donkeys Need To Lay Down To Sleep
Will a donkey make a great livestock guardian? We have had donkeys since 2007 for almost two decades. I am happy to share my experiences with donkeys. Very few donkeys make great livestock guarding donkeys. Donkeys are intelligent and emotional beings that prefer to live with their own species, eat, drink, play, groom, and sleep… Read More Donkey Livestock Guardian
We are deeply saddened to share that Tuba, our rescue standard donkey, is estimated to be in his late twenties, has passed away. God has brought another precious donkey to heaven in Jesus Christ’s precious name. Tuba was healthy, no signs of illness, and then boom, he started to have grand mal seizures. Our veterinarian… Read More Goodbye Tuba
Donkeys evolved from the desert. Their gift is to survive on low sugar, low protein forage: Equus asinus (Donkey) evolved in the desert regions of our world. Donkeys have been given the gift to survive in the desert, a part of our world where few other creatures can survive. Donkeys can survive and thrive on a very… Read More Learn Why Donkeys Are Not Horses With Long Ears
Tips to help your donkey recover after Surgery: Donkeys make life better. Owning a couple of donkeys makes life better, as donkeys are special, deep thinkers, intuitive, emotional, and intelligent. Please never make a donkey live without another donkey. Donkeys have thick fur and slanted long eyes pushing back further into their head, enabling the… Read More Donkey Has Surgery Will Not Eat
Are you a treat dispenser? What is it about donkeys that make us want to give them treats? Maybe it is because they are so darn adorable, because they are so interpersonal, or because we want to earn their trust and be loved by them. Perhaps it is because we don’t want to put much… Read More Are You A Treat Dispenser
Melody, I have a donkey that refuses to go into the shelter and stands outside. He stands out in the rain nonstop. I am worried about my donkey. I think I should lock my donkeys in the shelter during the rain. Should I give him a blanket? Trixy, BC Hi Trixy, “Please do not lock… Read More Donkey Standing In The Rain
Learn how to train your donkeys to load in the trailer, ride in the trailer and stay safe. Learn how to load multiple donkeys and unload. Learn how to purchase the right trailer and how to have a safety plan in place. Donkey Trailer loading includes twelve teaching videos with over one hour of the… Read More Donkey Trailer Loading Training
Introducing Rocket Man, a miniature donkey gelding, he just turned twenty-six years old. Rocket Man has been in our life since he was thirteen years old. When Rio our Mammoth donkey was weaned from his mom, Rio bonded to Rocket Man. Rocket Man was a jack on the breeding farm in his early years. Rocket… Read More Donkey Scratch
Where Do Kiang Donkeys Live? Kiang is the common name for a wild member of the horse family Equidae, Equus kiang, the largest of the wild asses, characterized by distinctive patches of white on the neck, chest, and shoulder, as well as long legs and an erect mane. Native to the Tibetan Plateau, where it inhabits high-altitude montane and alpine… Read More Kiang Donkeys
Donkey Whisperer Farm ® On-Line Learning Is The Leader For On-Line Education Worldwide! Teach your donkey to have social skills and manners via Donkey 101 & 102 Video On Demand. Use our soft yacht rope donkey halters with matching lead lines to speed up your donkey’s learning time. Teach your donkey to follow you as… Read More Donkey Education Made Easy
GOD bless you and your family two and four-legged! Melody Johnson, Trainer/Owner Donkey Whisperer Farm ®
Did you know animals have personalities? Donkeys are born with their unique personality, extroverts are more go than whoa. Introvert more whoa than go. Did you know introvert donkeys do not bray? Yes, it’s true the true deep introvert donkey will make a little bit of noise but will never let out a full bray.… Read More Donkeys Have Personalities
Donkeys usually prefer to live with their own species. Donkeys have photogenic memories, they remember good and bad memories forever. If a donkey is forced to live with just a cow or a bunch of cows in a field without another donkey and later in life, the donkey is re-homed into a herd of donkeys… Read More Donkey Is Bonded To Cows
Donkeys are livestock guardians This is wrong! Very few donkeys make great livestock guardians. Please get a livestock guarding dog to protect your livestock. Donkeys will guard the animals they are bonded to if they are big enough. A miniature donkey is too small to guard anything. Domesticated dogs can kill a miniature donkey. Donkeys… Read More 10 Things About Donkeys You Most Likely Did Not Know
Donkeys evolved from the desert. The donkey’s fur protects donkeys from insects making the donkey bleed, sunburn and regulates body temperature. The only time we should clip a donkey’s fur is if the veterinarian ordered it due to a serious health issue. Living in the Pacific Northwest our donkeys are shed out by the end… Read More Brush Donkeys, Never Body Clip
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