Maysilee & Merrilee, our adorable donkey pair, are really starting to come along. Maysilee is the more curious of the two, and is now leading nicely, accepting grooming and fly spray, learning to pick and hold her feet up, and now fly boots! We currently use a light sedation to trim both girls and they are very good with that, but obviously the goal is to trim without it. Her next big goal is to be catchable in open spaces and she's making big progress on that!
Merrilee is more cautious and has taken longer to enjoy human attention, but she's also coming along. She is finally starting to relax into grooming, accepting fly spray, and has started making decent progress at leading. Her big goal right now is to continue building her comfort with us and her leading progress.
These two girls are very kind and smart, and pretty donkeys as a bonus. Like many other trainers have said - it's going to be hard to see them go to a new home but that's always been the goal. They are not suitable as livestock donkeys and Maysie's front feet do tend to curl if not trimmed regularly, so we are absolutely looking for a "pet" home over a working home, who will handle them regularly, keep their feet trimmed, and continue to teach them new things. Our dream is to see them as a driving pair!
If that sounds intriguing to you, be sure and check out
http://dakotashowdown.com for details on how to get pre-approved to bid and adopt the girls! We will not separate them.
And if you LOVE donkeys and in particular, Maysie & Merri, consider making them your Fan Favorite by donating to vote! You can do that here:
https://givebutter.com/2026fanfavorite/teamdonkeys (and each $1 donated is an entry into our fun white elephant raffle!)