Misfitmorgan's Journal - That Summer Dust

[misfitmorgan]

sorry to hear of your loss

Congrats on your new addition-hope she fits in well with you!

Thank you!

Farming. Loss and life. Sadness and joy. Why does it have to be this way?

I am so sorry about Mocha I know it hurts. Your sweetie, your friend is gone for no good reason. You do your best and sometimes that's not good enough. But there is nothing to do but keep going forward. Big hugs.

Your new girl is beautiful. I love her already. She is behaving like Paris did when I bought her home. It is hard to pack a GP up in a car when she has never been socialized to it. No wonder she was scared. I am so happy for her, she now has a wonderful home. What is her name?

Thank you Bay hugss

Her name is Rose. She acted perfect as soon as she was in the car, she laid down and stayed laid down the entire ride even when we stopped for gas. Her fur is full of burrs, DH says it is important we get them out because it will affect how insulative her fur is so i need to get a wide tooth metal comb from TSC to get the burs out. She probly has over 100 burrs in her fur. There was a lot of burs on her old farm, no way it would be possible for the people to keep them out of the Pyr's fur without brushing all three Pyrs out daily. Her tail esp has a lot to the point it isnt fluffy like i think it should be.

 

[OneFineAcre]

Sorry about Mocha.
Rose is pretty.

 

[Southern by choice]

So sorry about your girl.

I am not getting your tags for some reason.

How much does she weigh and about how tall at the withers do you think she is?

 

[misfitmorgan]

Sorry about Mocha.
Rose is pretty.

Thank you and i agree rose is pretty.

So sorry about your girl.

I am not getting your tags for some reason.

How much does she weigh and about how tall at the withers do you think she is?

Typical BYH, i think i am missing alerts again. I wish they could figure out why that happens.

DH says she weighs between 65-70lbs and for the brief periods she was standing near me i would say she is between 20-24" tall. Once she settles in i can get a better height and DH a better weight.

 

[Bruce]

That does seem really small for a mature GP.

 

[Southern by choice]

Yes, very small.
More than likely whoever bred her had no clue as far as proper nutrition and deworming.
The other factor is the breeding of inferior animals. Pisses me off when people breed little pyrs.
This is how these dogs are being ruined. The dogs may be sweet and wonderful but doesn't mean they should be bred.

Rant over.

Since she is 2 she will not grow much more, maybe another inch on the height and weight will depend on your care from here.
Please have a vet run a HW test on her, check for tick borne illnesses and start deworming her.

On the flip side- I will refer to my signature line (big or small)
"Pyr's... they simply make life better"

 

[Baymule]

My female Pyrenees is only 67 pounds. She is small for the breed, but her heart is big and she does a great job. So don't let Rose's size worry you. She will still be an awesome poultry protector.

But I have to agree with SBC, people breed dogs that don't meet the standard.

 

[babsbag]

Playing catch-up. I'm really sad for you that you lost Mocha, it's never ever easy when this stuff happens. I lost one of my Toggs a few years ago like that too, just went out and she was dead. It hurts.

Rose is going to be a great dog. She has found good people and she knows it.

 

[Latestarter]

Congrats on Rose! I see that smile through all her fear and concern. She's gonna be your bestest friend in no time at all. Very pretty girl even being small. They are so eager to please. So sorry about Mocha... sad, unexpected, unexplained loss.

 

[greybeard]

Yes, very small.
More than likely whoever bred her had no clue as far as proper nutrition and deworming.
The other factor is the breeding of inferior animals. Pisses me off when people breed little pyrs.
This is how these dogs are being ruined. The dogs may be sweet and wonderful but doesn't mean they should be bred.

Rant over.

YYour rant is justified.
(preface by stating I don't know much at all about this breed of dog..but..)
This, is something we are seeing more and more of, across a wide range of species and orders..canine, bovine, plant/animal etc, and others. There is a reason so many of us now look for heirloom seeds..we came close to forever losing taste, nutrition and texture in many fruits and vegs, and I'm seeing lots of discussion now about damage being done by selcting for single traits in livestock production, but the real damage comes from inadvertent breeding and poor culling practices. It's one thing to create a composite breed for any particular purpose, but another altogether to screw up what nature did pretty perfectly over many generations in relation to working animals.
I wonder sometime, (again, across a wide spectrum) if some of the breeds and species we are all familiar with today will be completely gone in a few hundred years.
There's something to be said for breeding the best to the best and the truest to the truest.