Nesquick
Nesquick came to us from Nordic Rescue. She
has fitted in so well with the rest of the animal family. She has such an
amazing personality and is a real little Yapaholic at times. She spends her
early evenings sitting under a bush at the fence and waiting for people to walk
home after work so that she can chase them up the fence. We live on a plot so
there are lots of people who walk their dogs and ride past on horses so
Nesquick is in her element.
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Lola
Lola arrived a few weeks after Nesquick. We
adopted her from the Husky Rescue SA and the two of them instantly were joined
at the hip. Lola is a real water lover and we even had to build her, her own
pond to swim in. She is a real character and a huge hunter and just loves
everybody. She has spent many hours teaching Nesquick to hunt and look for
birds and rats in the bushes around the house.
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Teddy
Teddy joined our family after the Highveld
Horse Care unit rescued him from a township situation. He was only two years
old. Although he really doesn't like the donkeys, he has settled in very well
and is quite a bossy boy at times.
After losing Lucy's best friend Red, we had
to get her another big horse to bond with as she doesn't see herself as a
donkey and prefers the company of horses. So now Teddy walks around with a
donkey attached to his hip.
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Jessica & Jasmine
Jessica and Jasmine
Jessica (left) & Timothy were the only
two surviving donkeys of fourteen that got out and ended up on a busy
Johannesburg highway. Jenny subsequently found them on one of her visits to the
Highveld Horse Care Unit. Needless to say she ended up adopting them and
bringing them home to join her rapidly growing family.
Unfortunately Timothy crossed over a while
ago due to kidney failure. After a few months without Timothy we adopted a
little baby donkey from Cat Angel Refuge. We named her Jasmine (on the right) and
she has taken on Jessica as her substitute mother and is literally joined at
the hip with her.
Jasmine lost her mother when she was four
months old and we took her in when she was around six months old. She really
has developed into such an amazing donkey and we all love her.
Jasmine is so full of fun and mischief. I
have to keep reminding her that I am not a donkey so she must stop trying to
jump on me.
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Ciara
Ciara is the most recent addition to the
family. She is a lovely lady of 13 years old and is so gentle, loving and
happy. She is the only animal we have that is not a rescue. I believe strongly
that there are so many brilliant rescue animals in shelters that we all need to
adopt rather than shop.
The reason we bought Ciara is because
Tootsie had just crossed over. She was almost 40 years old. She was Henry's
best friend and when she crossed, he was so depressed and alone (even with all
the donkeys around him) that he needed his own special friend of the same size
as him so hence, the arrival of Ciara.
After the arrival of Ciara, there was light
in Henry's eyes once again.
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Robert
Many years ago Robert walked into our yard
as a feral stray. I would feed him outside the kitchen so that the dogs
wouldn't worry him. After being here every evening with no intention of moving
away, I managed to catch him and take him to the vet to be neutered. Even after
that he still decided to stay.
He prefers not to come into the garden
where the dogs are so spends all his time outside in the driveway area which is
very big. He even has his own Zozo hut with a small couch especially made for
him as well as other bits of furniture and scratch posts.
In the mornings and evenings he comes into
the house to eat and then falls asleep in Alans study. He prefers not to come
inside while all the dogs are milling about but he has developed a very good
relationship with Lola and she often sleeps for a while next to him when he
comes into the study.
He is very sociable with Alan and Myself
but is quite weary of strangers.
A long time ago he made it very clear that
he was here to stay so here he is.
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Sherlock
Sherlock joined the animal healing team several years ago.
He was a rescue dog coming from a township and has fitted in extremely well with the rest of the family.
He just loves spending time with Isis, and we can often see him walking around the garden with her. However, she doesn't like it very much when he sits on her head while she is trying to sleep.
He is extremely intelligent and has a very busy mind but loves attention from people he knows but can be a little suspicious of those he doesn't know well.
Sherlock is loving and gentle and so sensitive that he is very easy to connect with on a telepathic level. Although he can sometimes be quite an intense boy.
Sherlock is an asset to the animal healing center and just loves being part of the work we do here..
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Gabriel
Gabriel joined the family and the animal healing team in December 2014. He was an eight week old puppy when he came to live with us. The moment he arrived he settled into the family. It was as if he had always been here. He is a Husky/Border Collie. Extremely intelligent and VERY responsive.
The minute he arrived he fell head over heels in love with Isis so now Isis has a permanent attachment to her neck or tail. She is SO patient with him.
He is just SO full of fun and character and is an extremely wise boy. He has such an amazing ability of making people laugh and lifts anyone up who might be feeling a little down. He is a powerful healer and works mostly by healing on the emotional level.
He is always ready for a game, however sometimes the cats really don't feel like playing with a ''dog'' but much to his delight they still chase him around from time to time.
Gabriel is an absolute joy and I can't wait to see where his path leads him and how he develops as part of The Animal Healing Team.
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Lucy
One day Jenny took a group of healers to The Highveld Horse Care Unit to do their practical exams connecting with and sending special healing to the horses there. When they got there Jenny was taken to see a baby donkey that had arrived five days earlier. She and her mother had been pulling a cart in a township when a speeding car had come around a corner and crashed into them. The Net-Care people arrived on the scene and stayed with the donkeys until the Horse Care unit arrived. The mother had broken her back so sadly had to be put down right there. Lucy ''as we called her later'' was taken to the horse care unit.
When Jenny met her she was a scared, timid and traumatised little donkey. But after spending a bit of time with her, Lucy started to follow Jenny around. At the end of the day everyone went home with certificates and Jenny went home with a donkey.
Lucy had joined Jenny's family and the animal healing team.
She has proved to be the most incredible healer and has helped educate many healers over the years she has lived with Jenny.
The day she arrived at Jenny's home she took one look at the horse Red and fell in love. Today they are totally inseparable and go everywhere together.
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Zorro
Zorro grew up in Soweto. Late one night he took a wrong turn and ended up in the middle island of the Soweto highway. Being a black donkey, no-one could see him in the dark and alas the Highveld horse care unit rescued him and took him in.
He had been well looked after and was a very happy and quite a well-adjusted donkey but after a fruitless search trying to find his owners lasting many weeks the decision was made to rehome him.
Enter Jenny.
To cut a long story short, Zorro came to live with Jenny and the team.
He is considered a very special little boy and has given Jenny many happy and entertaining moments.
He feels that it is his duty to make people laugh.
Laughter always heals says Zorro and has now taken on the duty of healing through laughter.
Also see: Jenny Shone
