I should have added we have 4 horses so we’re looking for horse property. We currently have a 6’ chain link fence in the backyard that has a mesh overhang so the cats can’t climb out. Looks a bit like a prison yard but they can get outside and be safe. I think I would like something like the big screened enclosures people put over their pools, might look a little better. The only thing I would regret is losing the nice pastures for the horses.
I would be very wary of buying anywhere that permits are required. It is too easy for a neighbor to complain and have your permit not be renewed.
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That is a legitimate concern!
Sounds like a police state to me.
Now that I’ve read the post about the animal hoarders in the area, I can kind of understand where they’re coming from, but I would not live in any place where homeowners were subject to permits for taking in animals. Guns, yeah. Housepets, no.
Wish I had a big enough house and a big enough bank account to take in 13 kitties! Kudos to you for taking them in and giving them a home.
I was going to post a message but decided it would be better to PM you.
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Thanks!
You have to worry about hawks there too. So a covered top might be necessary. My friend and his wife were both wonderful people, and very active with the local kennel club (taught free obedience classes for the general public under through the kennel club, and did tons of papillon rescue work), so the kennel club might be a good place to contact, and ask about the permits and how it works. I think the name was Mesilla Valley Kennel Club, and here’s their contact information:
https://www.onofrio.com/jodstwo/clubs/allbreedclubs/mesi.html
However, my friend and his wife had their own Papillons, and had a bunch of rescues for a few months at a time. They only let the dogs out with supervision in the yard, because of the coyote and hawk issues. When they were walking a group of rescues, plus their dogs, the hawks would circle over them. Sometimes they sat in the trees on the edge of the yard, eyeing the puppies. The dogs had lots of outdoor time, and ball chasing time, but only with my friend or the wife outside with them.
I think you mean the dog obedience club JanM: http://dogobedience-lascruces.org/DOCLC/Home.html. I used to compete with them, take the classes, and remember the papillon couple (can’t remember their name - they were very nice!). I would definitely worry about small dogs and small cats in certain areas/circumstances. We have a little one but she is w/a gang of larger ones and very close to our house making it very hard for anything to sweep in so we don’t worry about her.
We have a Papillion! She is a momma’s girl, never leaves my side. We have big red tail Hawks here and just about every other critter there is here in the Deep South.
My friends had about 6 to 8 paps, and showed them in breed shows, and when they reached their championship they might be bred once (they bred their own replacement dogs), and then spayed/neutered. Then they showed them in obedience. At one time they had a bunch of rescues they were fostering, and that’s when the hawks kept circling when they walked the masses of paps. The owners/fosters always took the dogs out for hours before and after work in their huge yard, and the big game was chase the tennis ball.
At one time they also had a horse, and pygmy goats for a while too (daughter was a great animal lover). I wish I could remember where they lived near Dona Ana, but they’ve moved on since, and I’ve lost touch with them. I do remember it had 3 acre minimum lots, and was back from I-25 a good distance west of the highway.
