Sentry, Baymule’s Livestock Guard Dog RIP 11-11-24

[rachels.haven]

He probably already feels better than he's felt in a long time.

 

[Baymule]

Sentry is feeling better, he tries to run, but I keep him on a leash. We take lots of walks, he uses that leg most of the time. Monday he gets the staples out. Even in the house I keep him on a leash to keep him from running.

@LMK17 did your dog’s hip stick out like this?

 

[Bruce]

I'm still trying to visualise how the femur is held in place without a solid connection to the pelvis. And that picture suggests it isn't. VERY confused. But it sounds like he's doing right well!

 

[Baymule]

I don't really get it either. But it is supposed to work. Shoulder blades float and are not bone on bone attached. They are held by ligaments, sinews and muscle. We will see how all this plays out.

 

[Duckfarmerpa1]

Yes, it’s all the ligaments. I did a lot of research on vet surgery when I was sick. This one was very interesting to me. The ligaments tighten it up in time and he will run excellent...no pain since there is no joint!


This is down the road, but I’m starting to throw the idea of an LGD around to a Chris. I know you all have them. If I would get one, I’d rather have one that’s not too huge...definitely that can handle cold. And..big point here...that gets along with other dog breeds. Oh, also, a good ‘starter’ dog...meaning...I know how much work it is to train these guys. So, is there one breed that’s slightly easier to train?

Back to Sentry...I’m glad he’s home...I’m glad he’s going to be feeling much better very soon!!

 

[Bruce]

I don't know about ease of training any of the LGD breeds compared to any other but Maremmas look like Great Pyrenees but are a fair bit smaller. Also, supposedly, a bit less likely to think anything they can see is theirs to guard and make great efforts to get there and do so.

 

[YourRabbitGirl]

I am really excited to have him. We had Paris years before we had sheep and Trip was a year old when we got sheep. While both have made good guardians, neither one have bonded to the sheep. Paris is location bound to her backyard. That is where she is happy and secure. Nothing I have done has been able to change that, so I leave her with the ability to always go back to her safe place. Trip is bonded to us and the grand daughters. He is especially protective of baby lambs. He wants to survey his kingdom from the middle of the driveway. It was quite a challenge to get both of them to accept the sheep and protect them. None of it was their fault, it was me putting the cart before the horse. Both of them have taught me much more than I have taught them.

I have wanted a puppy for some time, but never felt the time was right until now. Sentry will be right next to the ewes when they lamb. He won't be able to be in with them, but we will make supervised visits, spending time with them so he can learn what is acceptable behavior at an early age. I have a few cranky older ewes that won't let him get by with much, so I will have to watch them too, so that they don't hurt him. The lambs we have now go to slaughter in November, right after new lambs start hitting the ground. By that time, he should be too big to pop through the cow panels and I can give him more room and slowly increase his time in with the sheep.

I'll document his progress and bring y'all along with us!

That's a very nice breed, I haven't seen anyone here in the Philippines having that breed, I hope one they someone will ring those here and just breed, breed, breed.

 

[LMK17]

How's Sentry doing?

And I'm sorry, Bay! I didn't see that you had tagged me until just now. That swelling from A couple weeks back does look weird. I assume you've had a vet take a look since the photo. What did they say? Sam didn't get that odd lump, although there was a lot of swelling overall! From the photo, it looks like maybe Sentry had his leg held toward his midline. I'm guessing maybe the angle he was holding it caused the hip to pop a bit at the top and give that bulge?

 

[Baymule]

He got his staples out on Day 12 after surgery, the vet was very pleased with his progress. Sentry might just have a lumpy hip. As it heals, it might go back in a little, but I don't think so. We'll see. This thread is for all of us to learn, so I will keep everyone posted. My concern is will it hold him up so we can have the other hip done. He is walking on it and trying to run, but I keep him on a leash. He is still in the small pen. I think after 30 or so days, I can move the half cow panel gate out to the end of the cow panel sides and give him more room. The main thing is a S.L.O.W. recovery to give it time to heal.

Sentry is happy, wants to do more than I will let him. I have to take his food pan out to the pasture so Joy Chicken can stalk his food. Then he eats it all up. She still lays her egg in his dog house and he still eats it, they are buddies. LOL He spends evenings in the house, soundly sleeping. When he wakes up, he is ready to go back to the barn, but he sure enjoys his nap time.

 

[YourRabbitGirl]

Or Angel just wants to be the leader! All the power, all the glory

Here is mine, The Great Pyrenees. his name is Milo, Noble, independent, and highly intelligent and perhaps the most widely used LGD in America.