Murfee, Dylan & the Double J Ranch gang!

Jan B. shares her Double J Ranch in Chino Valley, Arizona with three dogs, two cats, one foster cat, two donkeys and eleven chickens. “Life is good!”

Two of the dogs are Pembroke Welsh Corgis. At 13, Murfee (Shenanigans Murfeez Romance) is the elder statesman. “He was my first Corgi and that was all it took! I am obsessed!”

(Sounds familiar, Jan).

“One look at all this, and she was toast!”

Murf has his herding instinct certificate and enjoys keeping the “big dogs” well gathered when they are playing.

“Murf is now on Lasix for his heart and I know my days with him are limited, but, he is happy and loves to be the king of the ranch!”

A hard working dog naps hard too …

… but keeps one eye open when he can!

Little brother Dylan just turned four.
Dylan had a rough first few years of life, going through four homes after leaving the breeder before coming to live with Jan and the rest of the gang. “I found him through a fellow volunteer for a local animal rescue here in Arizona who knew I was Corgi crazy. The foster named him Dylan Thomas and because he had been passed around so much and this was his second name I decided to keep it. I figured it was enough for him to have to get used to another home.”“Can I stay this time?” “I tell Dylan all the time that this will be the last home for him and I will love him forever. He had a bad problem with marking in the house, and before coming to me, had no training. He recently graduated from his obedience class. “Dilly Woo” has a long way to go with his training, but I think once he realizes that I am his forever Mommy he will do a lot better.”

This is River; she’s a Catahoula mix and the third dog rounding out the pack.

Looks like she doesn’t let her brothers push her around TOO much.

Shenanigans?

Frolicking in the sun! (Or is that River being herded?)

Other “ranch hands” include the donkeys …

Mamma B & Baby B

… Samson and lady friends …

… Ruka (resident royalty) …

… foster kitter Joanie …

… and handsome Ginger boy Ewan.

Looks as though the cats leave most of the work to the other guys … they are cats, after all. Have you ever heard of a cat who works for a living?

Ha!! As IF.

(Neither have I).

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Comments

Mitzi says

April 22, 2010 at 10:08 am

Looks like heaven to me.
Gretchen Behan says

April 22, 2010 at 12:23 pm

What a wonderfully full household you have! And like the rest of us, once you are owned by a Corgi you are a fan forever!
^..^Corgidogmama says

April 23, 2010 at 3:01 am

That's quite a pack of animals…all endearing and adorable in their own way too!