This just popped up on my Facebook feed. Needing help in unpredictable situations is the norm not the exception and no deserves to be given a hard time who is trying to help.
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The news is truly devastating...
One of our biggest fears have been realized.
As a rescue organization, we understand just how dire this most recent situation is. My hands shake as I type this post and my eyes are full with tears as I deliver the news to you all.
Angels Among Us Pet Rescue (AAUPR) rescued Kelsea and her puppies about a week ago. We showed you this very video. Kelsea had been sitting in the shelter with her newborns for a month before we ever learned about them. If you listen to the video, you can even hear the plea as the shelter employee comments, "The shelter is not a good place for puppies. They'll get sick." AAUPR knows all too well that animal control is a dangerous place for young puppies as there are many potentially fatal viruses that run rampant in shelters. We raced to rescue Kelsea and her pups, hoping...praying that we had reached them in time.
We were too late...
Not one...not two...but all EIGHT puppies have broken with Parvo and are currently receiving treatment in a 24-hour emergency hospital. They are in isolation and are receiving round-the-clock monitoring of vitals and IV fluids as well as cocktail of medications. They are so young and so frail.
The emergency bill for these EIGHT puppies will be THOUSANDS!! Unfortunately, this is why many rescues (not all) are forced to put Parvo puppies down or provide them with substandard care which greatly reduces the chance of survival. Angels Among Us Pet Rescue does NOT put down Parvo puppies. Instead, we are committed to providing them with top-notch, quality care. We don't cut corners that might put the lives of our youngest angels at risk. We use an emergency vet hospital instead of a regular vet clinic which is why we have a Parvo survival rate of 95%! Of course that level of care comes with a price tag. Our vets are fabulous and they do work with us on pricing by offering us a rescue discount.
With that said, they are not free, nor would we ask them to be. They have overhead costs and since we specialize in sick, injured abuses, and/or neglected pets, our volume is simply far too high for them to donate services to every critical case we take in.
There is no question that we have been dealt a crushing blow. Eight, sick puppies receiving critical care in a 24-hour emergency vet hospital is enough to cripple any rescue organization. This is where we come to you with an urgent need for funding to cover these medical expenses.www.angelsrescue.org/donate
Please help us save the lives of these precious babies by making a small contribution to their medical needs. Please know that EVERY donation truly makes a difference!! Every dollar adds up!
TO DONATE to help this litter of eight:
www.angelsrescue.org/donate and be sure to note "Kelsea's Pups" on the purpose line. Thank you so much for your support.
We also urge you to please SHARE this post for help and exposure!
ANGELS AMONG US PET RESCUE is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charity dedicated to saving dogs and cats from high-kill shelters. Visit www.angelsrescue.org to learn more about of mission to Rescue ONE Until There Are NONE.
How many healthy dogs and cats could be rescued with those thousands of dollars? In my humble opinion, those puppies should be put down. Parvo isn't a fun virus for puppies to go through, and trying to save them is selfish. If they're that young and sick, put them down and keep them from having to endure that suffering. Save that money and those resources for healthy dogs and cats who need homes.
ReplyDeleteNot my dogs, not my money, not my call.
DeleteWhen I actively fostered I did have a parvo puppy put to sleep and with the rescues support. We didn't have the funds. I also was the last home before another was pts. He went through every foster home and was healthy just unwanted and not highly adoptable. Those situations are difficult and up to those in the situation. There are no black and white answers when people are tirelessly trying to help animals because humane who should be providing failed them.
DeleteWhen I actively fostered I did have a parvo puppy put to sleep and with the rescues support. We didn't have the funds. I also was the last home before another was pts. He went through every foster home and was healthy just unwanted and not highly adoptable. Those situations are difficult and up to those in the situation. There are no black and white answers when people are tirelessly trying to help animals because humane who should be providing failed them.
DeleteI wonder when the giving bubble/ceiling will finally be reached. I am not pointing at this particular instance, but there are SO many gofundme accounts being set up by the minute for everything from someone wanting their mortgage paid (Jenna W) to someone wanting a new camera (Jon Katz). I can say that I no longer will donate to just about any online donation site, just because it is abused so much.
ReplyDeleteThat's a shame. In my opinion those site are abused by ebegging for material possessions. There are worthy causes out there.
DeleteHow much is appropriate to spend on a dog and who makes that call?
ReplyDeleteCalis amputation surgery was $2300 and that wasn't her first surgery.
I won't even begin to itemize my dogs.
If people are willing to donate or go in debt and the animal isn't unnecessarily suffering more power to them.
How much is appropriate to spend on a dog and who makes that call?
ReplyDeleteCalis amputation surgery was $2300 and that wasn't her first surgery.
I won't even begin to itemize my dogs.
If people are willing to donate or go in debt and the animal isn't unnecessarily suffering more power to them.
How much is appropriate to spend on a dog and who makes that call?
ReplyDeleteCalis amputation surgery was $2300 and that wasn't her first surgery.
I won't even begin to itemize my dogs.
If people are willing to donate or go in debt and the animal isn't unnecessarily suffering more power to them.
I think if the person has to beg for money, then maybe that's too much. If the rescue has to beg for donations, then they can't afford it. It's not even just a few hundred extra dollars...when a rescue is begging for THOUSANDS of dollars, that should be a big clue they can't afford those puppies. Either give them to a rescue big enough to handle it, or put them to sleep.
ReplyDeleteFor pets...if you want to go into debt, that's your call. If you have to beg strangers, maybe it's too much.
I don't agree that's the best measure. There is just too much hurt out in the world for charities/nonprofits to ever stop asking for donations. Things come up that a nonprofit/charity/kindhearted individual can't foresee, but just because the funding isn't there that doesn't mean they should automatically turn a blind eye and not try to help. It's a case by case judgement call.
ReplyDeleteEveryone has to decide how much they are going to spend on their own pets, of course, that is a very hard decision to make. Donating to local rescues is a great thing, too, and something we've done many times. For me, I just won't make any donations to anyone online anymore, except the most vetted rescue places, like Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, because I've seen their local chapters in So Cal doing great things. Watching JW has increased that caution a lot; she's open enough that she writes about the stuff she buys after she gets donations for keeping "the wolves from the door" but the fact is a lot of other people are probably the same way and just keep their mouths shut about their spending sprees in order to keep their story believable and the money flowing in. Let the buyer beware x 100 should be the motto for anyone looking to give up hard-earned income online.
ReplyDeleteAnd it sounds like the wolves are knocking on the door again! She actually thinks she will one day be interviewed and shared what her musings and reflections will be. The ego on that woman is out of control.
DeleteGood grief - Here we go again with how scared she is since she hasn't made a sale in three days, but she is behind in her work. And she brought up the root canal again (hint, hint). Jenna, it is not the world's responsibility to take care of you.
DeleteAnd she says she thinks others are struggling too. Yes Jenna, believe it or not, there are other people out there, even with jobs, who are having trouble making ends meet.
Her posts are swinging from manic to depressive. In one post she calls herself Jenna Effen Woginrich. In the next post she's wringing her hands over how she will pay the bills.
Here is some free advice for her. Do what other people do to pay the bills - get a steady job. Even if you don't like it. My daughter waits tables to pay her bills. Would she rather be doing something else? You betcha. But she's doing now what she needs to do. That's called maturity.
Yeah, boy, just a few shifts a week at a restaurant, at a retail store, any kind of entry-level gig would hopefully make a dent, let alone 30-40 hours a week plus her other income. She talks about how she'd rather be scared than not free but you're not free if every day is spent agonizing over money.
DeleteBeen there, done AND doing that, dug myself out of the hole and now working on staying out. Is it fun to be responsible? No, but it feels good and it's fun eventually when you can afford the basics, plus the fun stuff. I'm not always perfect, but knowing my credit card bill was paid on time and I didn't use it feels MUCH better than a couple new items from my favorite brand of makeup or a fancier version of something I already have for my goats or chickens or dogs.
I'm not interested in criticizing rescues for how they spend money-- pragmatism is great unless you're on the "front lines". Pet overpopulation is a nightmare in this country and just a fraction of society steps up to do anything about it--- I know I would be unable to walk through an overcrowded shelter picking the lucky ones to be saved and knowing those left behind will most likely die (possibly gas chamber/heart stick in some shelters unbelievably).
ReplyDeleteOh good grief. Her wool workshop...come learn from someone who can't even spell "shear" correctly. And she has both meat and wool breeds on her farm? Really? Does she even know what breeds are considered meat and wool breeds?
ReplyDeleteWow. She really went Full Jenna in that post. Somebody get her a tin cup so she can beg properly.
ReplyDeleteWhat makes her think she won't have to worry about money someday? She says that often but what's going to change? Does she think Spielberg is going to option the rights to her life story? Please. I doubt she's been putting anything aside for retirement so that looms ahead of her as well. That girl really lives in a magical world. "Someday" is a crappy place to put all your hopes of financial security when you're not doing anything concrete to change it.
Also-- can she write a blog post without noting that she is smiling? WTF? It's sort of weird. I guess it's her trademark!
Ugh!
And her poor mother again:
ReplyDeletePatricia Yanzsa Woginrich Wish we could have a cup of coffee together and talk about it - but we can't.
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Seen on FB, posted by JW: “The day the child realizes that all adults are imperfect, he becomes an adolescent; the day he forgives them, he becomes an adult; the day he forgives himself, he becomes wise”
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Then her mother posts: "He also learns how to compromise and meet people halfway"
It's clear her mother is trying...but keeps getting snubbed.
Interesting how this post suddenly became all about JW, when it has nothing to do with her. I think it actually illustrates the problems of online donation. Even if the organization is 501(c)(3), how do you know that they are telling the truth about their resources and expenses? It would be easy to create a "rescue" and market it online for an additional income stream, even if part of the money goes to saving animals. People know that others have a knee jerk reaction to "saving puppies and kittens". That's why I will only donate to well established organizations who comply with the accounting and reporting requirements set forth by the IRS for 501(c)(3) entities. Even then, you have to be careful. For example, I don't trust the Red Cross anymore to make sure that my donations will reach those in need. And in the case of Meredith's friend, he actually didn't need the money, as family came forward very quickly to pay the bill.
ReplyDeleteAll 501(c)3's are registered and required to file a non-profit tax return we call a 990. Those records are public unless the organization is a private non-profit, then the organization can decide to disclose or not.
DeleteIf you want to check out a non-profit and see how their money is spent go to Guidestar and look them up. Their tax return for the past 3 years should be posted. If it's not their are really not a viable non-profit. Or, they are well run enough to even know that Guidestar exists, which would be telling as well because Guidestar is a kind of clearing house for non-profit info.
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There's no big conspiracy, Anon 8:48-- people are talking about JW in this thread because it's more recent and at the top.
DeleteHe absolutely did need the money. When I made the request it was pay or no services would be rendered. In hindsight it worked out but at the time there was NO commitment of payment from any of his family members.
DeleteHow can you say it wasn't needed? It absolutely was.
So, Jenna writes this post basically saying she's running on fumes and today she's trying to get Patty to go horseback riding.....like you do when you're in financial trouble and might have your electricity shut off and lose your truck.
ReplyDeleteAnd Patty replied that she wished she could but she had a fence to repair! Maybe Jenna should go by her example and go shore up her own fences. I'm sure the irony was lost on Jenna though!
DeleteOr help Patty repair her fence...
DeleteWhy help someone else when there is riding to do, selfies to take....that video of her riding was so necessary to make and was justified in taking ALL DAY. No wonder she can't grow a decent garden, have fences that are in good repair, and have a property that looks like it's taken care of.
DeleteA new vlog. It just gets weirder and weirder. At some point I may need to protect myself from all the weirdness. She's so "off" and fake. Why is a grown woman making videos of herself riding around on a horse in slow motion? No, just no.
ReplyDeleteAlso weird in that vlog? She talks about a liquid more valuable than water?? WHAT liquid is more valuable than water? She calls herself a farmer? Please. Also weird is how she must have set up her computer camera on the sides of hills so she could ride by it for "film takes." I can't even make sense out of any of it. Its not educational or informative. It was corny. She really needs to get a job and be out in the world among real people.
ReplyDeleteYeah, okay. That was just so weird. I mean, ah, yeah, whatever. Pouring booze on the ground and slow mo shots and pep talks about living like you mean it? Oh my goodness. What's next. How to get your Mage to 17th level? Living in her fantasy world is getting a little deep.
ReplyDeleteI try to watch the videos or read the posts from time to time just so I can kind of keep up with the comments here, but she just gives me such a case of the heebies. Especially knowing that she somehow has enough money for both a lawyer and an accountant, but can't manage to pay her bills. I just...I can't. It's too weird.
ReplyDeleteOh. My. Gosh. That was entertainment! I made myself watch the entire vlog, even though I really can't stand them. Hilarious!! She was trying to be so deep and serious, but the whole time I was laughing. I was also picturing her getting on and off Merlin constantly...taking those different shots with the camera. Too funny. I imagine that took up a good chunk of her day, plus the time it took to edit the video. It's no wonder she is so busy all the time....lol.
ReplyDeleteI was laughing and cringing as I watched it. It's all so bizarre now, not even close to the blog I once read and enjoyed. I was embarrassed for her, but if you read the comments she has "fans" who are just lapping it up. One of them told her she's a "rockstar". I'm sure she believes it.
DeleteMan, she is cranking out the baloney. She must have spent the bulk of her day filming herself and taking badass selfies. Is this the behavior of someone who's afraid their electricity is going to be turned off? She's needed a root canal since winter-- she could have paid for it by now if she had lowered herself to working somewhere one day a week...there's always Stewart's.
ReplyDeleteThe new book-- getting Merlin led to heaps and heaps of personal growth and made her the woman she is today. She's no longer the confused, scared pre-Merlin girl-- she's now a woman with full blown anxiety attacks and monthly financial meltdowns. If this is the improved version of Jenna I hate to think what she would be like if she hadn't gotten him.
Don't forget delusional. I can't imagine any responsible publisher who would be willing to buy that book.
DeleteI don't really think she needs a root canal. Or if she did need one, the work was done months ago. I'd bet my right arm it was just another ruse to rake in the donations. Real tooth pain that requires emergency dental surgery is unbearable, and she's not one to put up with that kind of discomfort for 6+ months. People who are hard up for money don't pour liquor onto the ground on hilltops. Jenna has plenty of money.
DeleteIt's gotta be a ruse. Could you imagine having an abscessed tooth and needing a root canal and just letting it go? Getting a puppy instead? Meanwhile, you might lose the tooth and doing who knows what kind of damage to your overall health. No sane person would do that.
DeleteMaybe she'll Kickstart the new book....
DeleteWhy is she working on a new book when Birchthorn hasn't been finished?
ReplyDeleteAnd since she is interested in paganism, she ought to read up on Narcissis. His love of himself was his undoing.
How many saddles does this girl have? I've seen 1 western, 1 Australian, and 1 dressage saddle. Tack isn't cheap. I think I remember her showing at some point?
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She claims the Australian was only $60 on Amazon due to the price being listed wrong. I'm sorry but that is such a crock of bull! Who sells a saddle of that quality for $60? And if it was an error in price, how would they not catch it right away? She paid full price for it but doesn't want flack. Honey, stop accepting money from strangers and they will stop questioning you on how you spend it. Then you won't have to spin lies anymore.
DeleteFor the for the love of God, does she know there are other fonts out there? I mean, every stinking logo she uses that same funky font. I get it, honey you like it. But it is making your client work look like a joke. The same thing over and over with just a different company name and image. As a graphic artist, I just cringe at people paying her anything over fifty bucks for that easy peasy logo work she's doing. And showing in Facebook. Please Jenna, try some other fonts. Like spend more than twenty minutes on a logo for a paying customer before you spend all the day wasting booze and taking bad ass selfies.
ReplyDeleteA lot of those logos are real stinkers. I wonder how happy her customers are-- one in particular was TERRIBLE --- Akal Ranch. And that font!! Can...Not...Stop...Using....It.
DeleteShe never did show the one she traded for the puppy...hmmmmmm........
Not only is she hung up on that font she can't stop talking about Anna Kendrick, either.
DeleteOh no! That would be such a home run in the publicity market for Jenna! To come out as a lesbian, heathen, geek-nerd-fan girl, homesteading, hipster, writer with anxiety issues!
DeleteKa-Ching!!!!!!
That would complete the Douche Bag Bingo card.
DeleteI'm beginning to doubt the root canal story too. It's possible she's already had it or doesn't need it. If it were that bad, the pain would be unbearable.
ReplyDeleteWhy didn't she put off buying the puppy instead of the root canal? Doesn't make sense.
Perhaps 'root canal' has become a magic word. Like every time she mentions it, sympathy and money come rolling in.
Exactly, Anon 10:50. Not only did she get a puppy (and a kitten) but she was going to get a horse but didn't like when she went to see it.
DeleteDoesn't make any sense.
Hold the phone, people-- did she just spend the day out with Friday while Gibson sat at home? Gibson? The dog she has never been away from for more than four hours? The dog she takes everywhere? Why do I know this? Because she points it out constantly! Too bad, Gibby! Jasper tried to warn you this day would come!
ReplyDeleteI feel really really bad for Gibson.
DeleteI call bullshit on her new book about how Merlin made her a better person-- she wrote a very long and detailed testimonial about how Heathenry had done all this and posted it to reddit a few months ago.
ReplyDeleteYou might have your electricity shut off this month, do you:
ReplyDeleteA. Shoot a video of yourself riding your horse
B. Spend the day at a sheepdog trial and browsing in a bookstore
C. Buy fancy coffee
D. Buy make up from Sephora
E. Buy albums you already own on vinyl
F. All of the above
If you answered "F" you might be Jenna Woginrich.
If Merlin has changed her life for the better, then why has she been on a downward spiral?
ReplyDeleteWhy did she address her readers as "bitches" in her most recent post?
If she can't pay her bills, why is she buying fancy coffee and records?
I think her use of "bitches" is a type of bad-ass hood talk that was popular 10 years ago with wanna-be hood-rats.
DeleteSo she's gone from calling her readers 'darlings' to 'bitches'? Either is like nails on a chalkboard.
DeleteI have noticed the number of comments on her blog have plummeted. So she is asking for reader input. I know her well enough by now that she has no interest in reader input (unless they are calling her a superhero or rockstar). She needs to get her numbers up for her ads.
ReplyDeleteShe's asked her readers for suggestions for the upcoming 50th vlog-- several people are asking for a tour of the farm-- denied! "It's a privacy thing, I'm sorry"-- I think she means it's a "control thing".
ReplyDeleteShe hosts workshops at her farm/in her house, she writes the Clan blog for those willing to pay to hear about her personal life, the regular blog is supposed to be the good, the bad, and the ugly........but it would be a privacy invasion to look at the barn and pastures?
Huh?
Umm, it's probably more like an "evidence," thing. Filters and blinders prevent people from ascertaining the true situation.
DeleteWorst of all, though, people, is that she has gone back to "SCRAPPY"! That stupid word had gone pretty much to the scrap heap, but now it's roarin' back. When will the idiotic faux old-timey, never-existed-in-reality language follow?
But this gangsta stuff is tooooo hilarious, like a four year old mugging for the camera. Maybe she'll name herself "Scrappy Rappy." And darn, I was sure the book was going to be called "Merlin and Me."
What a bunch of suckers.
No way is it a privacy thing. She doesn't want to show the condition of her 'farm'.
DeleteSpeaking of resurrected words... on that heathen site, "Darling" is making a comeback I see. Now I'm just awaiting the dreaded "Son"
DeleteNow she's trying to barter for an ipod. Let me guess, she's offering up her beloved wool hat for "trade"......
ReplyDelete"Does anyone have a gently used ipod touch, ipod, or nano of a recent generation that they would be willing to barter for? My old one died and I miss my audiobooks and podcasts on the go!"
What a load of BS! Now she's "a girl in NY scraping by"... Yeah, people who are just scraping don't go around buying ponies and puppies left and right.
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Doesn't it chap your ass? She must have meant scraping by in comparison to contemporaries like Anna Kendrick ...........
DeletePrivacy issue? Didn't she give a tour of her farm on her blog a while ago? What a hypocrite! I'll only show you if you pay me...
ReplyDeleteGuess who has a new blog ... or should I say one of her multiple personalities has a new blog! That's right folks...Corbie is writing a Heathen blog! www.shieldmare.com Perfect name since she is such a horse's a$$. In her introduction entitled "The New Girl", she promises her readers that she "still has a solid head on my shoulders. No one who raises and butchers pigs on a regular basis is too much of a fruitcake..." Doesn't she hire someone to actually do the butchering?! And yes, Jenna, you are a FREAKING FRUITCAKE!
ReplyDeleteI'm almost on the verge of feeling sorry for her but I'm not quite there yet.
DeleteIs she Jenna, Shieldmare, or Corbie McKenzie......? Does she even know anymore? She fudges her acreage by half an acre....why bother? She's been a Pagan for over 15 years...no mention of her Zen Buddhist phase....the usual long list of hobbies and interests...does wearing a blaze orange vest during deer season really make you a hunter? A spinner? She's spins plenty of tales that's for sure.
This whole thing is getting sadder and sadder.
She's just trying to stay relevant on the internet, which is notorious for its short attention span. What she needs is to broaden her social group and stop seeking validation from strangers. And she needs a damn job instead of sticking with this "live like fiction" nonsense out of stubbornness. It's foolhardy and just a matter of when it'll blow up in her face.
DeleteOn the Reddit Asatru board, JW posted "Is Your Physical Fitness Part of Your Practice?". When asked for clarification because it made no sense to someone, JW aka Shieldmare responded, "What I mean is because of heathenry - personal responsibilities are amplified. This goes from passing on ice cream and remembering to run and paying bills on time. The import of having my shit together is more because of all this. And I am really noticing it in how I take care of myself these days.
ReplyDeleteedit for sense makingness"
This was posted by her 7 days ago or on approximately July 12th, yet on June 28th on the CAF Blog she wrote "Rode Merlin for 7 miles through Washington County roads while Patty drove Steele. We got ice cream at the Battenkill Creamery. I love that horse."
Which is it Jenna? Do you pass up ice cream or do you ride your horse 7 miles just to get ice cream?
JW is so full of BS. I can't believe there are still people who believe a word she writes.
Ha! She's supposedly on a ketogenic diet and said she ate zero sugar. It's like she's a compulsive liar-- she lies when there's nothing at stake!
DeleteHoly cow! She is getting weirder and weirder. Can't keep her stories straight.
ReplyDeleteAs for bartering for the iPod - she has no intentions of bartering. She hopes someone will feel sorry for her and give her one. It's her MO.
Operation "Get A Free IPod" successful.
DeleteNo wonder she has no time for a job. How can you work when all you do is write about yourself under several different names.
ReplyDeleteShe is absolutely in awe of herself! Never saw anything like it.
She is still trying to emulate Jon Katz. He had a movie made about himself. She is trying to get one too which she alluded to in her Merlin post. How she could see the screenplay. Stranger and stranger.
She also thinks she will one day be interviewed about her struggles! She probably has imagines the conversation with Terry Gross while she's doing her four hours of chores.
DeleteYo Terry, yo bitch I'm effin Majenna
DeleteSnoop Doug down I'll CSA your effin ass
She'd never let herself be interviewed--- she can't control the interviewer.
DeleteI'm always amazed at how clueless her readers are. Several people are looking for advice on how to live a life like she does, one even thought Jenna might share info on how to run a business...as if. I think this is why she's digging her heels in about the farm tour-- she doesn't want people to see how underwhelming it all is. That and much of it is probably an eyesore-- and the chickens in the tractors must be horribly cramped at this point. Her readers probably envision big, productive gardens and lush pastures...hehehe...nope.
ReplyDeleteAnd why must she make declarative statements that are just begging to be contradicted? "It is impossible to feel sexy in overalls." For her, maybe. I can't imagine she's having much better luck in those kilts. Now she's got her fans wondering if there's a man around.......
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DeleteI've found that it's impossible to feel sexy without a shower and clean hair and clothing.
DeleteShe posted a pic of a tank top she wants captioned: "This shirt should be mine!". Translation: "Somebody send me this tank top and I'll thank you on my blog....if I don't forget."
ReplyDeleteStorey Publishing @StoreyPub 1h1 hour ago
ReplyDeleteJenna Woginrich tells tales of a One-Woman Farm at the Bennington Free Library tonight at 7 pm! @coldantlerfarm
Umm, I think they forgot to put "tall" before "tale"......
I really like their word use "Tales". Here are some definitions and usages of the phrase "telling tales".
ReplyDeleteA recital of events or happenings; a report or revelation: told us a long tale of woe.
2. A malicious story, piece of gossip, or petty complaint.
3. A deliberate lie; a falsehood.
4. A narrative of real or imaginary events; a story.
5. Archaic A tally or reckoning; a total.
It sort of looks to me like Storey gets it. :)
I'm surprised Storey is still actively promoting her-- she's a black stain on their credibility as a publisher.
ReplyDeleteI would agree, but it may be contractual.
DeleteWhy does she have a goat mentor but not a sheep mentor?
ReplyDeleteHow long before she starts begging on her new blog?
ReplyDeleteNew blog?
DeleteNo sheep mentor because she knows it all. Goat mentor because she has to take her goats there to get bred, an if she did not suck up, she would not be able to do it, simple as that. I am sure her new blog will have all the accoutrements of a Jenna style beg fest very soon.
ReplyDeleteA 14 year old Australian kid said this in a comment on her blog: "Farming is certainly very different in America as I have noticed in your blog."
ReplyDeleteHahahahaha!
If Jenna's so into sheep dog trialing why didn't she stay and watch the runs at Merck?
ReplyDeleteShe isn't actually interested in DOING things she just likes to accumulate labels for herself. She's a hunter.......who never gets a deer. She's a musician.....who plays a few basic fiddle tunes. She's a knitter.....who's only knit a hat. And on and on.....
She will find it's a lot harder to fake being a sheepdog handler.
She certainly wasn't there very long, as I was there all day. I never saw her. And I was under that tent all day. Jenna HATES being near people who actually walk the walk. She likes to be the expert. Not being the center of attention is tantamount to hell for her.
DeleteShe'll start doing sheepdog training workshops, beginner of course. $650.00 dog included.
ReplyDeleteI will sign up.. THAT I would HAVE to see.
DeleteYou know what's weird? She has this need to act like she's so badass and then come to find out she does her chores poodle-style: "This was a chicken/pig/goat chore trip. That's one way to make sure those three things are settled in for the evening without feeling overwhelmed to take on all the chores at once."
ReplyDeleteOverwhelmed? My god-- get off your dumpy little patch and go see how much work farmers twice your age (and more) do everyday, Jenna. Or the 4-H kids, even. She always comes across as this ex-urbanite without a clue about what goes into farming. From reading her blog post you'd think there was a mountain of work there and she's so self-congratulatory about her ability to get it done --"I just do". To paraphrase Churchhill, she could stand to be a hell of a lot more humble when she has so much to be humble about.
"Farm," hahahaha. More like feed lot. Not that this feed is as reliable as at a real feedlot. Really more of a backyard feed lot. The kind where the owner pays others to mow the lawn, and doesn't worry tooo much when animals slowly die or are predated. Real feed lot owners have to be concerned with inspections and bottom lines.
ReplyDeleteAnd the reason she brought that puppy instead of her dog to the trial was the same reason many others who've gone before her have done so.... to garner positive attention and break the ice. Boring old non-performing dog at a herding trial isn't very impressive.
IMO the thought process is to pretend to be a neophyte to glom onto someone else.
BTW, notice Patty has moved back up in the rankings? After ditching her friend at last year's fair do you think it took time to get back into good graces? Just in time for the SCA activities. I will say she's lucky to have someone who has been a good friend to her.
Oh, she probably worked the crowd at Merck and enjoyed being mistaken for an actual sheepdog handler with a new pup.
DeleteAnd I doubt there was any interruption of service in the Patty-Jenna friendship. Patty is like an old Golden Retriever- trusting, faithful, and completely guileless.
And Gibson is old news. She has a shiny new toy. Like Jazz, Annie, and all the other animals unfortunate enough to be in her care, poor Gibson will be cast aside.
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Don't forget Jasper. Kind of heartless to get rid of Merlin's pasture buddy and he was so small-- was he really that big of an expense?
DeleteIf Gibson is demoted it will break his heart.
So, last week she's writes this dark, foreboding post alluding to the sorry state of her finances. Yet, she wants to buy a Thundershirt to cover up Gibson's hot spot........that's $30-40.....she was advised to use a pair of shorts but she doesn't have any (what a card, isn't she so wacky!)....not that they would fit her dog anyway (moron). Here's a thought: go to a thrift shop or dollar store, couple bucks- done.
ReplyDeleteI refuse to believe that she's as broke as she makes out.
Sounds like another tactic to get someone to send her a Thundershirt.
DeleteAnd Anon 10:50 - I had the same thought as you. Go to a thrift shop and get a pair of kid's shorts for a couple of bucks. Or maybe search eBay for a used Thundershirt.
But why do that when you can post it to your wishlist and get someone to buy one for you brand new.
Sounds like Gibson is in pain. I wonder what happened with his lameness a couple months ago?
DeleteRedhorse, I'm also wondering if he's licking because he's in pain. She referred to it as a hot spot and a "bad fly bite and never let it go"......meaning she doesn't have a clue what's up.
DeleteGood call, Anon 8:19-- she also mentioned she wants a machete. I'm sure she thinks of it like sowing seeds: let the readers know what she wants and wait and see what shows up in her mailbox! She's mentioned she wants a tank top, Ipod, machete, Thundershirt.....what else? oh, yeah waterproof mascara. And that's just in the last few days. Several people came forward offering Ipod/MP3 players. She's quite the little consumer for a homesteader!
Yes, this seems to be her new(er) MO, skip the extra effort of begging for money and then shopping, just go straight for the merchandise. Hey, Jenna, why don't you post a link to your Amazon wishlist? That would be even more efficient, no need to ask for items individually, you could GET EVERYTHING AT ONCE!
DeleteThat way she doesn't have to pay shipping!
DeleteHas anyone here read "The Secret"? The author says the universe is your catalog and you just have to put out your wants to the universe and it will deliver.
ReplyDeleteJW is using her readers as her own personal catalog. Except maybe she doesn't realize that the people sending her items are real people with real jobs and real bills to pay too. They are not objects placed on this earth to fulfill her every wish and desire.
Of course these people don't have to send her anything, but my guess is that they are good people with kind hearts. I'm sorry that she is taking advantage of them.
Oh, Jenna, sucks to be you, spending your day policing public opinion and defending Jon Katz. What a boring world she envisions: bombastic blowhards like her and Katz cranking out reams of narcissistic drivel without being lampooned and ridiculed for it.
ReplyDeleteAnd if you didn't get your fill of Highland Riding last week there's another slow mo clip in today's vlog. Don't miss the heroic Jenna take the easy spot unloading hay with a small army of helpers-- never have so many gathered to do so little. And her inner poodle was yapping again-- she had to warn her viewers she had not washed or put make-up on....twice...not that you could tell anyway. Maybe she's hoping someone will send a care package with shampoo and mascara.
LOL! Did you notice how she did not even bend down to place it on the elevator? She kicked it? What a total lazy a**. I would love to see her stack, seriously. Come one Jenna, we know you are here. Kicking bales onto the elevator hardly constitutes "haying".
DeleteJenna thinks calling someone an idiot without knowing them personally is wrong....which is why she's storming the internet in defense of Donald Trump. Just kidding! No, it's Katz we're not meant to judge despite the fact that he writes fucking novella sized blog posts with every thought and opinion currently fermenting in his brain. We're allowed to think his ideas are idiotic but not him -- (this is really about her in case anyone hadn't caught on yet) --- Katz's books and prolific blog writings are more than ample evidence of his limited mental capacities.
ReplyDeleteJenna's premise works both ways: if we cannot judge someone that we know only from afar negatively, we cannot judge them positively. So, she can pipe down with the daily adulation of Anna Kendrick-- she doesn't actually know her, after all.
I don't have to know Bernie Madoff to know he's a crook. And I don't have to know Donald Trump to know he's an idiot. Enough said.
ReplyDeleteDid you all see how many chickens she has jammed into those tractors? Factory farming at it's best.
ReplyDeleteThose meat birds are WAY crowded. And I think her goats will be able to easily step over the gate, soon, if she doesn't muck out that mess. No surprise, she's still throwing their hay on the ground. Doesn't she realize that they'll waste less if she gets them a feeder? Cripes, even something as simple as a big muck bucket would work. You can get them for less than $10!
ReplyDeleteAnd was she trying to get Merlin to walk forward at the end of that video? Because it sure seemed like she had a heck of a time getting him to even move.
OMG I just watched that vlog. Chickens in tractors are WAY overcrowded; the pigs are still cooped up in the barn 24/7. What happened to "pastured pork?" "Fresh bedding" for the pigs,I guess, means that you just throw some straw on top of the disgusting heap of sh** that I'm sure fills their stall. It's summer. It's hot there. I'm sure it smells great. The goat's pen is entirely inadequate in size, and they as well as all the other animals, are eating off the ground.
ReplyDeleteThe one thing that made me guffaw out loud, though, was the tagline "Dead stuff is cool" when it showed the skull. OBVIOUSLY you think dead stuff is cool, Jenna, judging from all the death you cause and allow on your feedlot.
I don't know if she was trying to get Merlin to go forward at the end, but I use less pressure than that on my horse's mouth when I ask him to back up. It also looks like he has a pretty bad case of scratches, which any horse can get, but it can be cleared up pretty quickly with good grooming.
ReplyDeleteI don't know this woman Heather Nadelman but she's great at calling Jenna out on her crap-- politely, too, so Jenna can't disregard her actual arguments.
ReplyDeleteHeather Nadelman I'm sure I'm in the minority, as I often am. But I don't generalize about "respecting dogs more than fellow human beings"--I love (a better word here than "respect") my dogs more than I love most human beings, but not all human beings. But back to the point about strong criticism of public individuals, A writer lives by his or her public words, so "actually knowing him" seems irrelevant to me. I think that Katz piece that you posted is offensively sanctimonious. Katz makes his living by the careful cultivation of well-meaning people who love their animals deeply. The idea that he milks that and then turns around and lashes out at them for acting according to the very same instincts that garner him book sales and blog subscriptions is dishonest and just plain mean. He gets enough from his readership that he can afford to be gracious. As far as the broader picture of Jon Katz goes, I think he writes dangerous things about working dogs, and his ideas about training sheepdogs make my head (and the heads of any sheepdog person) explode. But all that said, I respect the fact that you should run your Facebook thread as you see fit--this is your sandbox, and you can shut out and delete whatever you like. (If you delete this post, I won't be the least bit mad at you.)
Jenna Woginrich I get what you are saying. I haven't spoken with jon at any length in years and he certainly isn't my dog trainer. My issue is name calling and disparaging people on my page. Jon Katz, Donald Trump, Katy Perry, or anyone else - I do not allow that kind of debasement here.
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Carolyn West Don't you sometimes disparage people on your blog and facebook page?
So the woman that takes her dogs into stores without checking first (because she doesn't want to give away her power) is rip shit because someone else's hunting dogs have been running all over her property.
ReplyDeleteThey actually busted into the chicken tractors and got a hold of a chicken---- this is ridiculous. True, the dogs are out of line, but if your chickens aren't safe from dogs they're not safe from wild predators either--- time to do something workable to ensure chicken safety. It's idiotic to lose poultry all the time and not take action.
Hahah! She thinks she's an hour and a half from Albany? What, on foot?
DeleteI can't believe she wasted her time trying to catch strange dogs who could have turned around and attacked her.
DeleteThat's what guns are for. And, you have the right to protect your animals and your farm from marauding strays.
Jenn
From Jenna..."I don't want to cause any problems."
ReplyDeleteHuh -- I thought she was BADASS Jenna with the gang member stance, super single woman running a farm, mighty heathen with the Gods on her side.
Apparently, non of the above. Oh well she still has the scared, stressed, anxious labels to hang on to.
I would have shot the damn things and asked for replacement cost of the animals and all the damage, and if they refused I'd hire a lawyer and sue them.
Oh wait, I've already done that when my flock got wiped out by a pack f neighbor dogs.
~j~
Guh! Jenna has ZERO right to be upset over losing any animals to predators if she doesn't care enough to give them prober housing in the first place, something she has been warned about many, many times. But Jenna the expert always knows better.
ReplyDeletePlus, she said she buys 50% more birds to account for predation.
She was expecting this.
Jenna doesn't care about her animals. Deaths on her "farm" just mean more drama for The Jenna Show. Could she be letting this shit happen on purpose? Because dead stuff is cool.
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What is a "bear hunting plott hound" as she posted on Twitter?
ReplyDeleteA Plott hound is a breed of hunting dog. She has a big drama flared up on FB. Long story short, she didn't lose any livestock, caught two of the three and called the owner who seems to be saying he has a permit and that it's for the DEC.
DeleteAnd now it's HER mountain? Hahahaha! I'm sure there are people out there with deeds that say different.
Jenna Woginrich I don't have any problem with hunting or hunting dogs, I have a problem with it out of season, when the dogs attack my livestock and these people treat my mountain and all my neighbor's property like their private estate.
So, she raises her pigs inside in the summer and outside in the winter?
ReplyDeleteGreat observation, Anon 5:35. Kind of backwards, I'd say. What the heck?
ReplyDeleteJenna makes an FB post-- she wants to date a musician. Pro/con discussion ensues and before long she drops this whopper:
ReplyDeleteJenna Woginrich guys... I AM a musician
She can roast a chicken, too, but that doesn't make her Anthony Bourdain. When is she going to get that a certain level of competency is needed before the general public will regard your claims as anything other than fantastical delusions?
She's a musician like I'm the pope. I play a musical instrument but that does not make me a musician. She does not understand the definition of musician.
DeleteLike I always say, you can stand in your garage and make "vroom, vroom!" noises all day long, but that does not make you a car.
DeleteI can whistle, does that make me a musician, too?
DeleteSo, she re-posted a Katz piece on FB a few days ago about unwanted advice/opinions about farm animals. In the comments Jenna responds to someone by saying:
ReplyDeleteJenna Woginrich Why would I pay a $100 vet bill for a kid or lamb that I couldn't sell for $50? When it comes to farming you are dealing with real business choices
This has been one of my biggest beefs with Jenna. The idea that you wouldn't get vet care for an animal because the bill would be more than the animal is worth is just plain wrong. The hypothetical lamb/kid might be worth $50 or less but when it reaches market weight the value would have increased exponentially. If you let an animal die, you're losing not only the value of that animal but any offspring it might have produced. There is also the possibility that whatever is affecting the lamb/kid is not an isolated problem but actually a flock problem and more losses will be incurred thereby increasing $$$ lost.
Calling Jenna a novice shepherd seems overly generous-- someone with as little knowledge (or brains) as her can never go wrong calling a vet. You don't just deal with the matter at hand-- you can pick their brains about any health/nutrition/breeding issue, you can talk about your other animals, your horses, dogs, cats-- whatever. I have never called the vet out and NOT learned something. It's inconceivable to me that she just lets animals die without knowing what happened and why-- how can she prevent it from happening again?
Her argument that farmers don't have the vet for every little thing wrong with an animal does not apply to her. She is not a farmer, she has very little experience and even less common sense. Furthermore, if she is not going to treat an animal she is obligated to euthanize it once it's clear it will not recover. And the idea that she is running her "farm" as a business isn't even laughable, it's grounds for calling the men in white coats on her.
I cringe every time she writes this stuff from the vantage of "Farmer Jenna"-- she has no business speaking for farmers. I am either 99.9% certain what is wrong with my animal and I treat it accordingly or I call the vet. Her writing should have a disclaimer on it-- WARNING: Not written by an actual farmer.
I think a little bumper sticker wisdom applies here-- If she thinks education (the vet) is expensive, she should try ignorance.
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DeleteOne difficult but necessary option is that if the vet visit costs more than the animal, and the animal is just livestock to you (rather than a pet), you should then humanely euthanize the sick critter. Hard, but the right thing to do. You do not let something suffer and die a lingering/painful death when you can lessen its suffering by ending its life. Just my opinion though.
DeleteI am the person who Jenna posted that response in regards too. Both she and one of her followers were very quick to step up and tell me how wrong I was. I posted again saying basically what you said, that if you can't afford the bill then end its suffering. I have received no response from either of them.
DeleteI used to admire Jenna, I found her books as a teenager and became enchanted. As I've read more, seen how she works, and grown up myself I view her more as a cautionary tale then a role model.
I wish this weren't the case, and she spoke down to me as if I know nothing. I have livestock of my own and work in the veterinary field. I know about those hard decisions you have to make for an animal meant for food.
I wish she were more open to constructive criticism instead of immediately jumping to the defensive. Meredith's blog has been a refuge for me, and have found the community here that I had hoped to find with Jenna. Thank you all for being so open about all these issues.
Thank you Riley. I think most of us feel the way you do. It sounds like you have a good head on your shoulders. I wish Jenna had more real mentoring in her life instead of blind followers. It might be a different story.
DeleteThese thoughts are not just opinions but the law. Animal owners have 2 choices when an issue occurs that is obviously out of the realm of self treating:
Delete1. Veterinarian
2. Humanely euthanize
1 might lead to 2.
Providing prompt medical treatment is not optional.
These "farmers" who let animals linger suffer and die are sadistic human beings. Putting the farming label on it is a cowardly scapegoat.
I totally agree, Meredith. I have thought for a very long time that she was sadistic.
DeleteShe does not farm. She runs a cafo. Big difference between the two.
I have also thought for a long time that she had no empathy for animals or people. One of the traits of Narcissistic Personality Disorder. It's all about her. That's another reason she won't ask permission because it would take away her power. Because her power is more important than someone else's power. But she has no problem asking for money.
ReplyDeleteI wish she would re-home/sell her animals and contain her misery to herself. She clearly has no aptitude for farming and really doesn't even seem to enjoy caring for animals at all.
DeleteI totally agree with you. The only reason she keeps them is to keep up the facade of having to be at home and not have a real job. Did you see how much hay those goats were standing on? What a pig she is.
DeleteWinter is coming, let the Fall beg-fest begin!!
ReplyDelete"this gal needs to get important truck and house repairs ready going into fall. A lot of life has stacked up at once"
Well -- if you didn't spend precious hours of the day playing there would be time to keep on top of life. It's not uncommon for others to forego pleasure to take care of what needs taken care of. But, we are responsible trolls with no life, right?
She always seems surprised when winter comes around, as if it's a freak of nature and not an annual event.
Most of us get ready for the seasons on our precious weekends from work or after work hours.
~j~
"Stacked up at once"?! WTF? She's been talking about this all year. There is no surprise at all. But she will garner more sympathy and donations if she can convince her followers that she got hit with this stuff at once.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, Jenna, we know you have been acting responsibly by living frugally and working hard earning a living day and night. NOT!!! How can you post about playing all day, buying expensive toys, living like fiction, and then act surprised when life happens?
I thought this whole thing was hilarious. .. winter comes every year last i checked. But around her place it's a crisis everyone else is expected to pay for.
ReplyDeleteProbably she will be so traumatized by the whole thing that she'll need another dog this spring.
And the best part? She heads up the whole thing with a picture of her. Riding. Her. Horse. It's actually funny at this point.
Interesting that no one has commented on begging post. Maybe no takers
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This is new: "How about buying a workshop for a local who can attend, scholarship style." What a slap in the face to the would-be pupil-- fiddle lessons from a bona fide amateur.
ReplyDeleteClan blog content bait: outline and intro of the new Merlin book and additional photos of the Cantrip Concert. This is not a woman of many surprises. We know already: Merlin changed you from a tremulous, fearful, little girl into the bold, robust woman you have become....zzzzzzzzzz. And why would more photos of those average looking dudes be a draw? If you saw them at the gas station you wouldn't look twice. Oh, yeah, they're musicians so they're obviously sensitive geniuses and extremely desirable. Just like Ted Nugent.
Then she must inform FB that she actually spends most of her time toiling away in front a computer and that she has "never worked harder in my life" yet spared nearly two hours to "run" six miles. You can easily walk six miles in that amount of time-- that's not running, Jenna. Something doesn't add up here (as usual)-- runs regularly, practices Tae Kwon Do, does chores four hours a day and is maintaining a strict ketogenic diet....shouldn't she look like Jillian Michaels by now? What the hell is she eating everyday, a whole wildebeest?
The truck needs work, the house needs work, firewood to get...haven't we heard this record before? Would somebody please inform her this is what most adults have to concern themselves with? Too bad she thought a new puppy took precedence over basics like shelter and transportation. It's the same few themes with her on a never ending loop: need funds, look how far I've come, aren't I lucky, I'm scared. What a tedious cycle she endures.
Firewood to get? She has an entire woodlot. She can harvest it from her own backyard.
ReplyDeleteYou're right - something doesn't add up here. Never has.
I'm beginning to think this Woman Who Lives Like Fiction really believes she is a superhero/rockstar who shouldn't have to worry about pesky things like mortgages or truck repair. But that is why it's called "fiction". It's made up. It's not real. It's like she believes her own myth and it's up to her adoring fans to provide the funds.
How long until the wool hat and beloved fiddle appear on her blog as thinly disguised requests for fans to send money?
If she thinks laying in firewood, truck repairs, house repairs and getting ready for winter in general is a crisis wait until a real crisis comes and all her wannabe farmers go by the wayside. Then she'll really be up a creek.
ReplyDeleteI thought her moms comment on FB was priceless. Something like "how are you saving for social security?" Ummm she isn't.
Jenn
Yes...her moms comment about social security.....I don't remember what the figure is, but you don't have to file income tax if you make below a certain amount. You would think with all her bellyaching she would fall below that. And of course if you don't file you are not paying in to SS.
ReplyDeleteHer wishlist has now extended to include a used truck for seasonal use.
ReplyDeleteSeasonal use?????
DeleteLike what? For what?
A truck is a truck. The reason we own them is cause they work in all seasons. Go figure.
~j~
Re the truck. JW: "I want this so bad. So, so, so bad." OMG she sounds like a two-year-old at the candy counter.
ReplyDelete"Oooooo! It's pretty! It's shiny! And I want it!" sheesh... Never mind it's not a truck worth owning in that climate. 2 WD? Really? 6 cylinder? Those are for people who live in town in an area that doesn't get snow.
ReplyDeleteNow she wants her readers to buy her a truck? That's really what she's aiming for. Like someone said before, I can't afford this girl!
ReplyDeleteShe doesn't really elaborate on the why.....she already has a truck so the purpose of a second isn't clear.
ReplyDeleteJenna Woginrich this would be a summer driving, get around, truck.
Jenna Woginrich but either way, not buying this one, but on the lookout for one or one like it. prefer it to be 80's
One of her readers suggested she do a Kickstarter for it! Hahahahhaa!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea!!!
DeleteMy truck is 10 years old and has 165,000+ miles with a few dents and I'd soooo love a newer one.
Anyone game?
Total sarcasm intended��
~ j~
I thought the purpose of Kickstarter was for start up businesses, not to fund someone's life or fulfill desires for shiny new toys.
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