Speckle is one of the quietest, least assuming donkeys at the Sanctuary Farm. She was born in 1985 and lived on a breeding farm in her early years. Speckle was in foal when she was admitted to the DSC in late 1991, and six months thereafter, she gave birth to her daughter, Juanita. For a time, Speckle and Juanita resided at a DSC Foster Farm; however, circumstances changed so they were brought back to the Sanctuary. Juanita has always been very dependent upon her mother, who is extremely patient, gentle, and quite resigned to always having her daughter by her side.