Southern by choice
Herd Master
This happened some months ago but I decided to share because many never really get to see the extreme loyalty these dogs have.
Callie was really squaring off all morning. We had several does in heat and Moses and George had been at the fence line... didn't start off too bad. The Charger was broke so hotwire wasn't working....
Callie is through the fence
Very serious here
Callie determined to keep him away
All the animals love Moses... even the ND buck
Calm before the storm... D approaches now
D is now there too, things are escalating
here they go again
Callie pushing Moses back
Trying to keep the bucks off the fence
George and Moses hitting heads... Callie not ok with the stranger
George (NZ BUCK) staring Callie down
Callie baring teeth...
This is where I put my camera down....
It went from ok- everything is doing ok to bad... Moses and George went at it Moses horns get caught up in the wire. Callie went through the fence and bit George... ripped his ear and got his face... That is when I realized... camera down get these guys outta here. By the time I put my camera down it had escalated to where all the t-clips were busted off, wire ripped down, fence being pummeled and caving and Moses still caught in the fence now. I grabbed Callie and got her out first then D then the Boys and DD grabbed hold of Moses and got him unstuck and free, got him out too. Willie(Nigerian Dwarf) was so upset he was screaming at George(NZ) and frantic as to where his best bud Moses(Kiko) went. This all happened in minutes! From the first pic to the end of the matter.
George was not raised with any other bucks, where all ours get along fine... He was really charging hard through the fence, Because he had just "arrived" and was not yet introduced as part of the herd Callie and D saw him only as a threat to their herd. When the fence was going down and Moses was trapped under it , if it were not for Callie Moses would have been pummeled to death. The fence has since been fixed and hotwire on both sides now, however for the first few days we were having problems with the charger and Callie stayed on the fence day and night preventing George from being on the fence.
Callie was eventually put in with George and she was absolutely fine with him. In the end George is being sold... he will not acclimate and cannot stay in a small paddock.
Callie did as she should have, protected her herd. This new Buck wasn't hers yet and hadn't been "introduced".
Callie was really squaring off all morning. We had several does in heat and Moses and George had been at the fence line... didn't start off too bad. The Charger was broke so hotwire wasn't working....
Callie is through the fence
Very serious here
Callie determined to keep him away
All the animals love Moses... even the ND buck
Calm before the storm... D approaches now
D is now there too, things are escalating
here they go again
Callie pushing Moses back
Trying to keep the bucks off the fence
George and Moses hitting heads... Callie not ok with the stranger
George (NZ BUCK) staring Callie down
Callie baring teeth...
This is where I put my camera down....
It went from ok- everything is doing ok to bad... Moses and George went at it Moses horns get caught up in the wire. Callie went through the fence and bit George... ripped his ear and got his face... That is when I realized... camera down get these guys outta here. By the time I put my camera down it had escalated to where all the t-clips were busted off, wire ripped down, fence being pummeled and caving and Moses still caught in the fence now. I grabbed Callie and got her out first then D then the Boys and DD grabbed hold of Moses and got him unstuck and free, got him out too. Willie(Nigerian Dwarf) was so upset he was screaming at George(NZ) and frantic as to where his best bud Moses(Kiko) went. This all happened in minutes! From the first pic to the end of the matter.
George was not raised with any other bucks, where all ours get along fine... He was really charging hard through the fence, Because he had just "arrived" and was not yet introduced as part of the herd Callie and D saw him only as a threat to their herd. When the fence was going down and Moses was trapped under it , if it were not for Callie Moses would have been pummeled to death. The fence has since been fixed and hotwire on both sides now, however for the first few days we were having problems with the charger and Callie stayed on the fence day and night preventing George from being on the fence.
Callie was eventually put in with George and she was absolutely fine with him. In the end George is being sold... he will not acclimate and cannot stay in a small paddock.
Callie did as she should have, protected her herd. This new Buck wasn't hers yet and hadn't been "introduced".
Thank you for sharing this!
