The Jackson Farm

12/14/2025

As we have been having problems with thieves of puppies, piglets, goats and mini horses lately, we are going to have to stop putting pictures of the newborns up on the Farm page.
If you are interested in acquiring any we may have available, please send a message to my daughter or I and we can let you know. ❤️
I am so sorry for this but I hope that you understand. It hurts me to think that someone on our farm page could be a thief. We have to protect our babies. The litter of piglets were 3 days old when they were taken.
Thank you for your understanding and patience while we seek a resolution to our problem.

11/03/2024

If anyone has pumpkins they want to get rid of, the pigs would very much appreciate them. As long as as they haven't been sprayed with bleach or any other toxic cleaner, they are great even for the dogs.

11/01/2024

Yesterday was a bad one here. We laid our first guardian dog, Kenta, to rest. He was the perfect guardian. Baby goats and children played on and around him, baby pigs and chicks snuggled into his warm fur and he loved everyone. Especially children. He was my Oldman and has trained many puppies.
He passed on October the 31st, the very same day he was born 14 years ago.
Rest in Peace my Oldman. It's time to pass your torch to the next generation. There will NEVER be another guardian like you.

08/09/2024

This is so right. When I tell someone that our dogs are happiest when they have a job, I'm not just saying that, they truly are.
Read and share. If doesn't mean you love them less when you treat them like the proud animals they are, it means you love them more and respect them and their nature.

I truly believe that if Steve Irwin were alive today, he would have a dedicated group of people who hated him for how he treated animals.

Steve always treated every species he worked with, as the species they were, not forcing them to change their nature.

More and more I find myself trying to convince people to "let the dog go outside, it's okay if they get a little dirty" or "your snake is arboreal and can't just be confined to a small tub." Or "Your working breed dog is not happy being still and lazy in your one bedroom apartment with nothing to keep them active and thinking."

It seems in this next generation of animal husbandry, we're deciding that all animals are now going to become (and be treated as) our little babies.

Now, is it okay to refer to your furry, feathered, scaly friend as such? Of course!
Is it okay to treat them as human babies...absolutely not at all.

As we see this change taking place, so to do we see more and more stressed out animals. Ones with a lack of structure and mental enrichment...but tons and tons of random toys and bags of treats.

What Steve Irwin did is create an environment that was enriching for the animals he had. Not attempt to force the animals to adjust to his environment.

Taking your Border Collie or herding, working, hunting, breed on a 10 minute walk (as long as you remember, it's not raining or just not feeling upto it) once a day, is not cutting it.

Locking your pyrenees or Shepherd breed in a kennel all day and then keeping'em in a small apartment, but still expecting the dog to be still and always cuddling...not cutting it.

Keeping your African grey parrot in a small enclosure with a few items that you've not replaced...is not cutting it.

When you bring an animal into your life. It is so important to understand what that animal is and have a structured enrichment routine and appropriate setup for the breed/species before you take in the animal.

Anything less than what your animal needs is a disservice to your best friend.

Be kind to your animals, enrich their lives (in a way that's appropriate for them). Keep them thinking. Keep them exploring. Give them understanding and structure and you will keep them happy.

~Benjamin McGill, M.C.B Owner of GoodBoy animal training.

Picture taken while visiting local aquarium store.