Lucky and Larry are gray, wooly sheep with black faces. It can be difficult to tell Lucky and Larry apart, but the simplest way is to look at their feet. Lucky has white front feet, and Larry has black front feet. Also, Lucky has a horseshoe mark on his side, which can be seen when he is shorn for the summer. One more distinguishing feature is that Larry has a tail, where Lucky does not.
Lucky was brought to The Donkey Sanctuary of Canada after he fell off a truck that was taking him to slaughter and he was found wandering on the roadside outside Guelph. Besides the horseshoe on his side, that fortuitous event is another reason why he is known as Lucky. He was born in 2000 and rescued when he was only several months old.
Larry was sold at a local auction to a family who did not know what to do with him, so they requested help from the DSC. Because no records were available, we do not know when Larry was born, nor other details of his life prior to coming to the DSC.
Lucky and Larry are very contented to be with each other. They enjoy roaming around the barn yard, grazing in the fields, and then lying in their favourite stall for frequent naps. Visitors to the Sanctuary Farm can sometimes see Lucky and Larry, although Lucky can be very shy and prefers to stay in a quiet part of the barn when there are a lot of people around. Larry, on the other hand, is always keen for a good scratch behind his ears. When animals have a chance to live full lives their remarkable personalities are able to shine clearly.