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The Thomassons can attest to the success of donkeys as watchdogs. “They run at the dogs when they enter their meadow; run right at them and get them down and roll them,” said Nan. “They’d make perfect shepherds for a flock of sheep.”

The Thomassons have Jill and Josie, two five-year-olds, Jubal, a one and a half-yearold jack and Molly Brown, a two-month-old baby.

“We’ve set donkey progress back two centuries,” laughed Nan. “The older donkeys used to be completely self-sufficient and useful on a large farm. Now they’re dependent on us for everything. We’ve made them into pets.”

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