"Minnie" blurb (Pup #3) PICS!!!

[dhansen]

I have just read through all your posts from when your pups were tiny to now. Awesome information! We have an akbash that is fabulous, but are bringing home a 2 pyrenees puppies in a few weeks. We are hoping our LDG will continue training the pups. (They come from a home with goats and chickens) I know it is a big process, but we are excited to begin! Eventually, one of the pups and some of my goats will go to my son's home. Thank you for all the information as I continue to learn from your wisdom.

 

[Southern by choice]

I have just read through all your posts from when your pups were tiny to now. Awesome information! We have an akbash that is fabulous, but are bringing home a 2 pyrenees puppies in a few weeks. We are hoping our LDG will continue training the pups. (They come from a home with goats and chickens) I know it is a big process, but we are excited to begin! Eventually, one of the pups and some of my goats will go to my son's home. Thank you for all the information as I continue to learn from your wisdom.

Is your Akbash a "patroller" or "watcher"? When selecting the pups be careful to get one pup to be complimentary to your Akbash.
When you have a pair it is not good to have 2 patrollers. Pairing them appropriately will be a huge advantage.
Very exciting that you are adding another (I know one won't be staying) BIG believer in teams!!!!
Need help in determining you can PM me (conversations here on the new forum)

 

[Southern by choice]

Long day and night here! Alerts started going off at about 1:OO ... tornado.. it went through just a few miles down the road. Thankfully we were all ok. It took all day to take care of the animals..we had massive flooding throughout the property. Raking out the streams and moving animals it was a mess. The pups were right there along side. At one point we had to pen them for about a half hour and it was so cute... Momma dog Amy wanted to go in with them... Had wondered later if she knew what was coming.
-6 windchill a few days ago and almost 70 degrees today!

My girl Minnie out front

Badger in the background.. Amy and pups B and P

Trying to keep the stream running... B hanging out. She would leap over the stream and of course she thinks she can leap far LOL and lands right in the middle everytime... she never cared. P was the same way. Minnie Mi well she is my girl and super smart... she would walk up and down and look and find the narrowest point and then leap... she always made it over!. She is one smart girl. The other two... just kinda brazen! LOL

Fence is clogged up... waterfall on the other side! This is in our goats and chicken areas... when I say flooding I mean lots of this everywhere!

Badger turning... barking at something. I thought he looked so funny here

There was a dog barking somewhere off in the distance... Badger goes to investigate. Funny dog... he will leap over puddles and runoffs and fly over a stream. Yep my LGD boy likes to stay clean!

They were in a heightened alert state all morning. Have no idea why. Here is Badger Amy is in the woods

Handsome. Can you tell I love this big lug!

Another rare pic of Amy... she is so stealthy LOL you never know where she is... and then she just appears. Back on the fenceline.

Skyline tonight

 

[babsbag]

Great pictures. Sorry about all the rain, hopefully it will get better...Red sky at night, sailor's delight...so maybe some good weather is on its way.

 

[Mike CHS]

Awesome pictures but I think you need waders instead of boots.

 

[LoneOakGoats]

Glad all is well at your place. Know you are thankful the tornado missed you.

 

[Southern by choice]

Taking pups off -site today for evals.
Should be fun and interesting. It will be their first road trip.

This serves several purposes.
1. different livestock- watching how pups handle the interaction. Will be looking at how well they submit how well the unknown livestock does with them and confidence/discernment.

2. Handling and interaction with other people. The volunteers will follow a set of instructions and I will observe and rate each pup.

I be looking at the following-
~livestock interaction
~aggressiveness/submission levels
~adaptation of new and strange environment
~noise adaptability (gunshots, loud and strange sounds, etc)
~timidity/confidence/dominance
~strengths and weaknesses
~dependence on litter mates and other dogs
~problem solving

Hoping to get pics too! But it is a very difficult thing to do when evaluating.... so we will see.

 

[Southern by choice]

I still need to update the evals but thought these pics were so cute just had to share!
We have arrived off site-

Evals over- just chillin'

back home- "P"

Minnie-

"B"

 

[LoneOakGoats]

They are ADORABLE!!! Love the pic with all three.

 

[Southern by choice]

It has been a very busy week. I keep hoping to put up the preliminary evals in brief form but simply haven't had time.

Our pups don't leave til minimum 12 weeks... however Pup #2 "B" went to her new home a bit early. 10 weeks 3 days.
She went to well experienced farmers in Kentucky. She couldn't have a better home. They are well versed in LGD's so no worries about her leaving a little early.
Great people with a huge farm, she will be loved and cared for.
10weeks- 29lbs

Saying good bye to Pup #2....