Feelin' a bit sheepish...

[Baymule]

How exciting! Your dream pastures are working! I can’t wait to see before and after pictures!

Eli Dog sounds like he is a little happier, having something to do. Hope he feels better and that the last part of his life is the best you can give him.

Where we bought our 2 registered ewes from have Akbash dogs, 4 of them, 1 in each pasture. They have to contend with eagles carrying off the lambs.

Paris, our 13 year old female Great Pyrenees has retired herself. She recently decided to abandon her beloved back yard and side pasture for the leisure of living under the south end of the front porch, where it is higher off the ground and she doesn’t have to crawl under it. For years, she has been psychotic about her back yard and resisted all my efforts to move her. That’s why we put up a fence from the back yard to the sheep barn, so she could have more room and be guarding sheep. She has quit now. LOL Paris can do whatever the heck she wants, she has earned it.

 

[Beekissed]

How exciting! Your dream pastures are working! I can’t wait to see before and after pictures!

Eli Dog sounds like he is a little happier, having something to do. Hope he feels better and that the last part of his life is the best you can give him.

Where we bought our 2 registered ewes from have Akbash dogs, 4 of them, 1 in each pasture. They have to contend with eagles carrying off the lambs.

Paris, our 13 year old female Great Pyrenees has retired herself. She recently decided to abandon her beloved back yard and side pasture for the leisure of living under the south end of the front porch, where it is higher off the ground and she doesn’t have to crawl under it. For years, she has been psychotic about her back yard and resisted all my efforts to move her. That’s why we put up a fence from the back yard to the sheep barn, so she could have more room and be guarding sheep. She has quit now. LOL Paris can do whatever the heck she wants, she has earned it.

She most certainly has!!! And I feel Eli has earned the right to stay close to the house and not have to rotate into far paddocks where he may feel vulnerable, working all by himself. The lambs are right here next to the house and chicken coop, so I figured I'd just put him on the other side of that fence.

I would LOVE to have another Akbash dog...my first LGD, Lucy, was an Akbash and she was by far the best LGD I've ever known. Pinky is supposedly 1/4 Akbash, though she shows none of the traits....very much Anatolian traits on that one. Also, she continues to be somewhat dim in her thinking....but it's okay, because she's excellent with her stock and that's all that matters in the end.

 

[Baymule]

Sentry is 1/4 Akbash. 1/4 GP and half Anatolian. Instead of explaining all that to people who don’t know what I’m talking about, I just say he’s Anatolian and they still don’t know what I’m talking about. Lol

 

[Beekissed]

Got a 1951 Ford 8N tractor today....will get pics as soon as I can.

 

[Mike CHS]

Got a 1951 Ford 8N tractor today....will get pics as soon as I can.

I had a whole lot of hours on one of those when I was a young boy.

 

[Beekissed]

I had a whole lot of hours on one of those when I was a young boy.

The seat is murder!!!! How did farmers handle that big horn sticking up in the middle of that seat??? Eli said it presses right on a spot he'd rather not have it press! It doesn't bother me, but my legs are too short, so the seat cuts me off on the back of my thighs. Needless to say, the original seat is history and real quick.

Now, I wanted to walk away from this tractor, as 3 tires need replacing and, a supposedly completely rebuilt tractor with only 10 hrs of run time on the newly rebuilt tractor was showing mysteriously black oil, but my son wanted it....though we had previously discussed the need to just WALK AWAY if there are any red flags. Since it was his money on the line, I didn't push it, but I think the tractor was overpriced at $2K.

...and a few pics of the oldster, Eli Dog. As you can see, he has no love in his eyes for me, which is a weird feeling for me, as usually all the animals love me best, even if it's bucket love. No amount of loving on him, feeding him, caring for him or just leaving him alone has worked with this one....I'm still the enemy. He likes Eli but still only comes when called when he feels like it.

But, even with all of that, we are getting him slimmed down a bit, he isn't hurting as badly, he doesn't smell bad like he did when he arrived(no bathing, just a change in diet sufficed), and he has a lot of roaming space within the system.

 

[Mike CHS]

It has been so long ago that I don't remember any issues with the seat so they may not have been original. It seemed at the time that all of the peach orchards around our town used those things and everyone had several. Peaches was (and still is) a big business around the part of Missouri I grew up in.

 

[Beekissed]

It has been so long ago that I don't remember any issues with the seat so they may not have been original. It seemed at the time that all of the peach orchards around our town used those things and everyone had several. Peaches was (and still is) a big business around the part of Missouri I grew up in.

I like it because it's small enough to fit through our gates and around the trees in our orchard as well....could be why they used this type of tractor, small but still powerful.

That's funny, as you always picture peaches coming more from the southern part of the country or out in CA....never knew they were a big thing in Missouri! Things ya learn every day, huh?

 

[Ridgetop]

s you can see, he has no love in his eyes for me, which is a weird feeling for me, as usually all the animals love me best, even if it's bucket love. No amount of loving on him, feeding him, caring for him or just leaving him alone has worked with this one....I'm still the enemy.

He is an old dog, and may take time to warm up to you. Many Anatolians remain suspicious of everyone not in their family. Since you didn't raise him he may still be "evaluating" you. Another thing about Anatolians is that they decide whether you or they are more capable of protecting the flock and property. If you are not the alpha, they will ignore your commands because they don't think you are able to make correct decisions. They will decide for you if they should obey you or if they should ignore your commands because they "know better than you". Being the Alpha does not mean being bigger or stronger either. It means the dog or human better able to decide the size of any threat and determine the force necessary to deal with it. Most male Anatolians believe they they are the only one capable of making those important decisions! Some dominate females Anatolians also think that way! Their attitude also can change with the time of day the threat is posed etc. For instance, any time from dusk on, Bubba has decided that he will protect me even if I am talking in a friendly manner to a stranger on the driveway. He was quite ferocious towards the traveling notary on Friday evening as I walked her to her car outside the fence. Nothing I could say to him reassured him that I was not in the utmost danger from the woman. During daylight hours, he acts differently.

Eli The Dog is still probably evaluating your fitness for protection from him. And your decision making abilities! LOL

Raw honey is in my home doctoring wheelhouse, as is castor oil, sulfur powder, iodine, peroxide(yes, I still use it on wounds, especially puncture wounds, all the new craze to the contrary....Dr. Pol still uses it too), vet wrap, various wound dressing supplies as well as syringes, antibiotic ointments, bag balm, Nustock, etc.

I have been wondering about honey as an antiseptic dressing. It has been used on wounds and burns for thousands of years. Of course, if I used it on the dogs would have to cover it and wrap it really well to avoid having the other dogs clean it off! LOL

 

[Ridgetop]

By the way, sheep can also get mastitis - and you can treat them with Today and Tomorrow. It is not pleasant since you have to insert the thin tube into the teat which the sheep will object to! We had an older Suffolk ewe given to us and she freshened with only one half of her udder her 4th set of twin lambs. She was able to raise her twins on only one half of her udder. I treated her for mastitis but was unable to help. I think she probably got mastitis the previous year and it was not treated by the owners who gave her to us. After she raised her twins we sold her at the auction.