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Well, Blue came out of the fence twice today.....it's a mystery as to why he's all the sudden leaving his duties. Maybe because he feels the pup is big enough to guard now and he's free to range or is it just male hormones kicking in? Who knows? But, it earned him the tire drag of shame. I...

Will do that! Thank you, T!

I haven't tried that yet but was contemplating it, most definitely. The last training session I did, when she started screaming about walking on the leash, Blue finally had enough and snarled and lunged at her. That shut her up real quick, so I'm thinking about walking them together when next...

Building fence on the big field we leased next door. It's a bright and sunny day, but a tad chilly at 31* with a windchill of 12*. Good weather for working! Got insulators and posts put in on one whole side and one end and started on the other side these past few days. Should be able to...

Yes....I think that's the key with this one. Persistence and maybe changing tactics...the ones that work with other dogs just aren't going to work with this one. I'll have to make her think that walking on the leash is her idea. :D

Yes, they are! Very intelligently frustrating. She don't mind wearing a leash it's just when it restricts her movement that she screams. All other dogs I've leashed trained "get it" within a few short minutes...you walk, the leash isn't tight. You walk without pulling you get treats and lots...

Isn't it cool when they "get it"? It took this pup so very long...the very first time, she laid down like she knew what to do. Every time after that, no way.....she just couldn't grasp the concept for so long and no amount of training like I had used with the other dogs yielded anything in...

Some articles suggest copper and/or iodine deficiency as the culprit, while others cite skin mites, such as scabies.

They have LGDs and they are still able to steal all those animals? Do they shoot or poison the dogs first?

I was checking out wire at Rural King today and they had several good gauges and types of wire for cage making and it even stated it was for making of cages on the label. Just an FYI.

Update on Pinky's legs. That bag of dog food is nearly gone now and Pinky's legs have indeed straightened and strengthened, with no signs of lasting damage from her brief stint of rubber legs. Pics of Pinky now, at 4.5 mo. of age, with her work partner, Blue, 1.5 yrs of age. And Pinky...

Now that's cool....no waiting for a year to get livestock butchered! And also for a good price, can't beat that. That's all good to hear.

Apparently that applies to all but the CX, which you can home butcher up to 20K per year and sell, without the USDA or WVDA inspection stamp.

Another funny Blue story...this dog is pretty smart. He's been chasing the neighbor's truck down the fence line ever since the neighbor got a new truck. I don't like it but haven't had a chance to correct him on it. Then that gradually morphed into him chasing alongside our vehicles when we...

Uh...you know West Virginia is a whole other state than Virginia, right? ;) As far as opportunities and population, Virginia is pretty much a whole other country compared to WV. :D =D You could be right...they could be everywhere, but I haven't seen ads nor signs for such where I live and...

Makes you wonder why there are not more people butchering? Around here there are no private butchering operations of which I'm aware. People are pretty much bound to take it to a USDA abbatoir or to the Amish. I've seen a few guys on FB advertising to butcher for people on the farm, but they...

Agree! What I find mostly in society today are folks saying " I could never do that to one of my own animals!" but when you push the issue for the truth of the matter it's really " I WON'T do that" rather than "I couldn't do that". Most will say they would only do that if they were starving...

The problem with a private individual doing butchering for money is that the liability of it all would be a deterrent. You'd have to worry about someone getting sick and blaming the meat/the processing for their illness. No matter that more people have died from USDA inspected meats in this...

Even chickens? I can't imagine living somewhere that such laws exist! Makes one extremely dependent upon the government for their food, doesn't it?

I hope you got a lot of the beef you "helped" them butcher. That's a tough job. A pic or two of Mom helping me butcher a young heifer that we butchered at home...granted, not a huge beef, but we'd do it the same with a big one as a little one. Caping the hide to insert a hammer, tying off...