Glory (her name now) came into GPRNC in July of 2000, when she was approximately 4 years old. She had lived with a family that kept her in the laundry room and let her out to potty in a small, tick-infested area twice daily...other then these brief times outside she was in the laundry room. However, at some point she did get out and managed to get hit by a car. They had it treated but there was lasting damage and Glory would limp the rest of her life.

The family moved and decided that they would not take Glory with them and asked a neighbor if she wanted the dog. She had been witness to the way Glory was treated and very happily took her. However, after getting her home she discovered that Glory was just too big for the house and decided to place her with GPRNC.

Glory when she arrived

She came to foster with us here in Kelsey. She had been shaved due to ticks and too many mats and of course limped and generally looked bad. We gave her a bath, fed her some high quality dog food and lavished her with love and attention.

We have 3 goats that we use to clear the underbrush away on our 5-1/2 acres. I had Glory out in the "big yard" (about 1/4 acre fenced so the dogs can run around) with us...the goats were in there and we were cutting firewood for the upcoming season.

She seemed very interested in the goats and would always position herself in a place that she could see both them and us.

We studied her behavior and decided to let her be with the goats more often. There came a time when she 'told' us she wanted to be with them all the time so we allowed her to spend her days with them and was kenneled at night (we didn't want to leave her out all night at first due to the mountain lions in the area and not being sure if she could defend herself with her leg the way it was).

We started looking for a suitable 'farm' for her to go too. I found a potential family (through our on-line application process) that was just starting out raising goats; they came and let Glory interview them. They saw how she was with the goats and decided to give her a try. After properly introducing her to the new goats they placed her in the barnyard with the pregnant does.

She did really well keeping the stray neighborhood dogs out of the goat yard (we need not worry about that bum leg.... she did just fine!). Then when the kids were born Glory had a natural protection for them too.... never letting them out of her sight. So that is her job now.... staying and watching over the momma goats and their babies.

UPDATE:
Glory passed away on April 25, 2002 doing her job of watching over her momma goats. She died in her sleep with no prior injury or illness. All who came into contact with her will miss her. See you at the Bridge, Glory…….