Flashlight Farmers
Sires
Ryder
Teddy
CKC Sailor
Dodge
Thorn
Dams
Baby
Honey
Shelby
Maggie
Angel
Willow
Aspen
Tonka
Journey
Ruth
Lena
FORMER MEMBERS OF OUR PACK
Fancy
Pebbles
Ariel
Fancy
Gave notice to the fox that there's a new sheriff in town. No more geese have been lost.
Rainbow Bridge 2020
Gave notice to the fox that there's a new sheriff in town. No more geese have been lost.
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Lexie
Pampered house pet received 24/7 attention and love.
Rainbow Bridge 2020
Pampered house pet received 24/7 attention and love.
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Bear, our original sire.
Bear preferred to stay with his animals until his final year when he guarded the house instead.
Rainbow Bridge 2019
Bear preferred to stay with his animals until his final year when he guarded the house instead.
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Daisy
Stopped predation of newborn goat kids on Day 1 at her new home.
Stopped predation of newborn goat kids on Day 1 at her new home.
Gracie
Happily receiving belly
rubs on demand
Happily receiving belly
rubs on demand
Bailey
Loretta & Tonka
Guarding livestock at a non-profit farm providing medical & nutritional aid to low income families
Guarding livestock at a non-profit farm providing medical & nutritional aid to low income families
Barkley
Retired and now offering platonic companionship to our girls
Retired and now offering platonic companionship to our girls
Johnboy
Mentoring a young 'un and receiving daily treats and hugs.
Rainbow Bridge 2024
Mentoring a young 'un and receiving daily treats and hugs.
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Bailey
Guarding goats and puppies at a new farm.
Guarding goats and puppies at a new farm.
Chyna
Fearful of thunderstorms, Chyna could cross three pastures, leaping fences like a gazelle, to arrive at our front door sixty seconds after the first clap of thunder. Official farm greeter and puppy picture photo bomber, she is missed.
Rainbow Bridge 2025
Fearful of thunderstorms, Chyna could cross three pastures, leaping fences like a gazelle, to arrive at our front door sixty seconds after the first clap of thunder. Official farm greeter and puppy picture photo bomber, she is missed.
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Shelby
Training younger dogs how to be excellent livestock guardians.
Training younger dogs how to be excellent livestock guardians.
Sally, Queen of the Pyrenees
In her younger days, Sally could jump over every gate and fence, pull full grown Great Pyrenees around by their manes, chase a stubborn goat right into my waiting hands, and catch escaped chickens without inflicting damage. She left us two months before her 18th birthday.
Rainbow Bridge 2021
In her younger days, Sally could jump over every gate and fence, pull full grown Great Pyrenees around by their manes, chase a stubborn goat right into my waiting hands, and catch escaped chickens without inflicting damage. She left us two months before her 18th birthday.
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Pebbles
Rainbow Bridge 2023
"Pebbles and her daughter Fruity slipped their collars and took off and had a big ol' escape run. Fruity ran, Pebbles kind of hobbled behind. It was their last run together and now I am thankful they had it."
Rainbow Bridge 2023
"Pebbles and her daughter Fruity slipped their collars and took off and had a big ol' escape run. Fruity ran, Pebbles kind of hobbled behind. It was their last run together and now I am thankful they had it."
Lucy
One of our original livestock guardians, Lucy spent her retirement in our home until she left us at the age of 13.
Rainbow Bridge 2020
One of our original livestock guardians, Lucy spent her retirement in our home until she left us at the age of 13.
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Taffy
Rainbow Bridge 2022
Blue Tractor Farm
Hard decisions were made today. And our hearts are broken. We loved this girl terribly and her love for us was fierce. She took EVERY step we took, wind, rain, snow, or sunshine. We often felt bad as we would run out to the barn in the rain to grab something, and she'd get up off the dry, cozy bed she was lying on to walk with us, just to turn around and come right back after retrieving whatever we'd ran to get. We'd say, "No, Taffy. Stay. It's raining and I'm coming right back." She didn't care, she was going to walk with you. She was going to be with you. She knew her job on the farm and did it well. We couldn't have started Blue Tractor without you, girl. Rest well, Taffy Lou.
Rainbow Bridge 2022
Blue Tractor Farm
Hard decisions were made today. And our hearts are broken. We loved this girl terribly and her love for us was fierce. She took EVERY step we took, wind, rain, snow, or sunshine. We often felt bad as we would run out to the barn in the rain to grab something, and she'd get up off the dry, cozy bed she was lying on to walk with us, just to turn around and come right back after retrieving whatever we'd ran to get. We'd say, "No, Taffy. Stay. It's raining and I'm coming right back." She didn't care, she was going to walk with you. She was going to be with you. She knew her job on the farm and did it well. We couldn't have started Blue Tractor without you, girl. Rest well, Taffy Lou.
Titus
Teaching a puppy how to guard goats and chickens in sunny Florida.
Teaching a puppy how to guard goats and chickens in sunny Florida.
LuLu
Aspen
Having a blast romping with her daughter and teaching her how to guard alpacas.
Having a blast romping with her daughter and teaching her how to guard alpacas.
Baby
Baby is teaching her adopted son how to be a good livestock guardian. "She is just a beautiful dog, and great with the kids. She is a perfect fit for our family, and we can't wait to see Huey grow. They are very comfortable with the sheep and goats. We love how neither one of them are super aggressive at all. It makes feeding time so much easier than what we were used to before."
Baby is teaching her adopted son how to be a good livestock guardian. "She is just a beautiful dog, and great with the kids. She is a perfect fit for our family, and we can't wait to see Huey grow. They are very comfortable with the sheep and goats. We love how neither one of them are super aggressive at all. It makes feeding time so much easier than what we were used to before."
Luke
Rainbow Bridge 2024
Our perfect, gentle boy, whose loss rocked the farm and the families that came to know him. The coincidence of a nighttime storm, flattened fence, a gleeful overnight romp in the TVA woods, and hemorrhagic rat bait perhaps wrapped in a tempting morsel of meat for coyotes, ended his life far too early.Rainbow Bridge 2024
Gunner
Retired to the good life, guarding chicks and baby goats, regular spa days at the groomer, lots of treats, canine playmates, and house privileges.