Very good guard dogs and great for the family that wants a home protector. Our mix that we have had for over 10 years now is very protective of the house and us but, she is getting old and moving slow so, I need a replacement for when she is gone so, the one pictured above will fill the bill.
One more dog post then I’ll quit cluttering up the D. My wife and I met in 1981. When I was about 10, around 1970, we (my family), got a new puppy, from our neighbor up the road. He was a mixed collie. We named him Rusty. We milked cows, and so did our neighbor that gave us the puppy. My future father in law, who I obviously didn’t know at the time, picked up the milk, from both our farms.(back then it was picked up in milk cans). Well, our neighbor gave him a puppy also, a male. When my wife and I started dating, we had conversations about all the dogs we had owned etc. We figured out we had puppies from the same litter, and guess what they named theirs? Rusty. Now, I know I’ve been called a liar and many other things since some just read this. I don’t care. Call me whatever you want. It said to me that she was the one. And, almost 40 years later, she still is.My Guard Dog Pomeranian..... Pebbles... he guarded all the food in the house.
I still miss that dog. He is buried on my property in South Carolina...
This was at our home in San Antonio... He was a goodun...
I used to have a customer who was supposedly a retired mafia. He was a debt collector for Harrahs Casino in Las Vegas when younger. He told me some stories. Guys that worked for him told me he had six Rottweillers running loose in his house and a loaded weapon in every room.
Wishy washy is no way to go through life, son!
"Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life son".
Dogs give you the extra time needed to get to the guns if someone where attempting to break in. Big ones especially. We (my wife and I) lived in Lawton OK when we first got married and the area was not a good neighborhood but, we had three dogs. A pit, a chow mix, and a big whatever she was (we did not know) and the people to our right had 2 black labs. In a matter of a couple of months the man across from us (a Lawton police officer), the man in back of us, and the couple across the street to our left (we lived on a corner) had their houses broken into while they were at work. Neither ours nor the man with the labs had ours broken into. The policeman across the street said he knew better with the statistics being that most houses with dogs in those area's did not get burglarized and not long after got himself a Malamute (already grown). Pretty sure he did not have any problems after that.
Taking mine in to get spayed and X-rayed for possible dysplasia at 0730 this morning as well.Good morning from ATX. Currently 66°F and clear. Today's high expected around 91°F. Higher humidity coming.
Wife taking pup in for the ACL surgery at 7:30 am this morning. I really wish she'd waited, but there's increased risk of more tears on the other knee. We purchased a large wire crate and pad for pup yesterday. Those things are bulky and heavy.
Wishing happiness and health for all our fellow D-League members.
Good morning D-League. It's currently 66° and raining here in Eastern Kentucky. This afternoon will bring scattered thunderstorms and a high of 75°.
Everyone stay safe out there today.
On Great Pyrenees, I had a buddy who retired to the mountains of California in the Palmdale area. He had two great pyrenees and they would occasionally bring him a mountain lion and leave it on the front porch. They will instinctually take up with the animals and guard them. Wonderful dogs.Probably has Great Pyrenees if they are white. That is what my mixes are (three of them) but one is an Anatolian/Pyrenees mix and I am doing some research on the Anatolian breed so as to understand her disposition. Some People after raising them from pups leave them with the herd and they find their own food amongst the small animals out there. They are very self sufficient it is said and willfully stubborn about their job. They think for themselves and need very little supervision. Loyal to the family and animals they are assigned to and very big. Below is a picture of an adult Anatolian that looks similar to my puppy who is 6 1/2 months old. She has a little more fur due to the mix but, the markings and look are the same. She is the second picture taken about a month ago. She is already over 70lbs.
Our older one (half Pyrenees) sits with us when we go in the front yard where no fences are. She stays right with us and will not leave our side. When we get ready to go back in the house she has to always be the last one to enter. It is engrained in them to watch and protect. She has been our protector for over 10 years now. It is time for the changing of the guard with the new one.
My brother in law has a farm in Kentucky and he uses Pyrenees with his sheep.
Had to put 2 dogs down this year. One for old age in June and one riddled with cancer in July that was only 6. Very hard on me but, I will gladly go through it for the time and companionship they give. That and the peace of mind with three or four in the house at night anyone snooping around probably would not pick my house to vandalize.
My folks used to raise horses in western Ky. They had a Great Pyrenees. Never brought them a lion, but now and then brought them a deer.
Well I just had an interesting conversation with an irrigation company that will be replacing my pump. Maybe I asked when they could get to it and the man said he had no idea because they can not get any pumps. He said they are probably on a ship off of the coast of California.
That was not an answer I wanted to hear. I let him know the Port of Tampa was wide open and all shipments are being handled without a problem and Port of Jacksonville is not reporting backup problems. I told them I expect them to have my pump in by Monday or we find another company. One that does not depend on shipments from California.
We are not impressed with Joe Biden's America down here and that includes mooring ships off of California. Dock them and unload them nit wit brain dead fearless leader
This one is for our bird lovers. I saw him in a tree in my backyard. He has been here before. About a year ago he swooped down out of the sky, and over the pool screen and dove into the lake for nice fish. We see a lot more ospreys than eagles around here. Ospreys are very common.
I love to see them in the wild. We back up to a wildlife preserve (grandpa called them swamps) and the amount of species of wildlife are spectacular. There is always some form of wildlife in my yard or the lake behind my house. I counted 21 white egrets out there this morning and yesterday a flock of wild turkeys marched single file through my yard. Probably 11 or 12 in the line.
