Pics of my LGDs

[Beekissed]

I sprawl out in the dirt to brush mine. They lay down and I brush all I can, roll them over, brush more, they stand up, I brush the ruff of fur on their butt, they immediately sit down, thwarting my efforts.

Yeah, Ben doesn't like that either...maybe feels too vulnerable.

If I don't brush him while he's eating, he'll sit down so I can't brush his butt and flanks. So, I take advantage of his chowing down to brush him all over. He really hates it when I flock his fur, though...I know it can't be painful but maybe it just feels funny?

 

[Mike CHS]

I put my hand under Maisey's belly to hold her up while I brush her hind quarters but she still limits how much she will tolerate. I can't brush her till she is done eating or she will stop eating. She also won't start eating until she has what she considers an adequate amount of petting. This morning I petted her for awhile and then went to clean out the water trough for the ram lambs. I went back into the stall and she was laying there by her bowl waiting for me to sit down beside her so she could finish eating. I have put her bowl down and went to do something else but when I come back, the bowl hasn't been touched since she was waiting for her human.

 

[Beekissed]

I love that about these dogs....that patience and also the priorities are observed. Ben's the same way....if he can get attention he'll ignore the food. Sometimes he will stop eating while I brush, but I just keep brushing and finally he'll resume his eating.

Ben's very polite about his food and will step back if I have to mess with it and even gave the new pup his food when he didn't understand the hierarchy here...but I soon taught the pup his place on that. I love it that these big dogs are not food aggressive...no WAY I'd tolerate it.

 

[Baymule]

BJ is the gourmet dog food chef here. I can offal for the dogs, he splits a quart jar between the 3 of them, mixed with their kibble. He stirs it, a little hot water, sometimes milk, and feeds each dog while talking baby talk to them. LOL When I have meat grease, I make dog gravy. They like that too.

 

[Hipshot]

I own the filthiest dog . Can we have a filthy dog contest Joe is white I know he's white .I've seen him white . Dirty gray is his natural color I build a manure pile just so they can roll on it And when it comes to what they drag up ,well the deader the better And you know that dog the one that just has to roll all over whatever they find dead . Yeah well I got one of those tooAnd Buzzards aren't allowed here . If something dies.I either have to bury it real deep or burn it in a brush pile .I just can't understand why deer hunters can't find their kill . My dogs don't have a bit of trouble finding it I didn't know they made easy boots for cows . I do now Used to be I walked hay fields for sticks and limbs along the edges . Now I walk the middle for bones feed bowls and buckets toys
boots and shoes .I can't figure where they found it .