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"You've Got to be Kidding Me" was penned by Susie, on a sunny Tennessee afternoon! While sitting on a riding mower, she was looking out towards the Smoky Mountains and saw the animals grazing on the hill.  It was an amazing site!  She took a look at their life and said "You've Got to be Kidding Me"!  She sent the lyrics to their dear friend Michael Teague who put it to music, then sent the song to Lisa Harrington who stole photos from Susie's Facebook and made this video!  We hope you enjoy this glimpse into Rowdy Dogs Farm!
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Our dear friend Peter Slack came and spent a few days with us here at RDF!  What an absolute honor to have him
shoot this special video for us.  It really captures what it
is like here at Rowdy Dogs Farm!  Thanks Peter!  
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WELCOME
TO
ROWDY DOGS FARM

 

 

What started as a website slowly became something else.

 

A collection of moments.

 

A place to celebrate kindness, friendship, gratitude, and the simple joys that are often hiding in ordinary days.

 

If someone shared this website with you, or if you simply happened to stumble across it, I’m glad you’re here.

 

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OUR STORY

Back in 2014, my husband Lloyd came to me one day and said, “What do you think about retiring to Tennessee?”

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I looked at him and said,

“You’ve got to be kidding me.”

 

Lloyd couldn’t get out of California fast enough.

 

I, on the other hand, was trying to figure out how on earth I was supposed to leave behind family, friends, and everything I had ever known.

 

But before long, we found ourselves heading east toward a 125-year-old farmhouse in East Tennessee and a future we never imagined.

 

We arrived with two dogs, three finches, and no real idea what the years ahead would hold.

 

At first, it was simply a beautiful old farmhouse and a few acres of land.

 

Then little by little, life began showing up.

 

We inherited a cat.

 

A friend gifted us a donkey.

 

We adopted a mini horse.

 

Five sheep arrived to help with what Lloyd likes to call “property maintenance.”

 

Then came chickens.

 

Then one goat.

 

Then two goats.

 

Then forty-something goats.

 

Then goat farming.

 

Then one baby goat.

 

Then two.

 

Then twenty-nine kids born in a single night.

 

Somewhere along the way there were gardens, farm stands, bluebirds, purple martins, barn projects, fences, flowers, and more adventures than we ever could have imagined.

 

When I first created this website, it was simply a place to share photographs, tell a few stories, and maybe sell a shirt or hat now and then to help cover a few animal-cracker expenses.

 

But over the years, something unexpected happened.

 

People began following along.

 

Some lived nearby.

 

Others lived hundreds or even thousands of miles away.

 

Friendships formed.

 

Stories were shared.

 

Acts of kindness appeared when they were needed most.

 

People blessed us in ways we never anticipated—with encouragement, artwork, prayers, generosity, and friendship.

 

We even had a minister travel from far away to bless the animals.

 

The garden grew.

 

The farm grew.

 

The circle of friends grew.

 

What started as a website slowly became something else.

 

A collection of moments.

 

A place to celebrate kindness, friendship, gratitude, and the simple joys that are often hiding in ordinary days.

 

If someone shared this website with you, or if you simply happened to stumble across it, I’m glad you’re here.

 

Pull up a chair.

 

You’re always welcome on the porch.

 

— Susie

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