Young Owen
I love our livestock protection dogs because they are so good at their job. But starting a new one is always anxiety provoking…
I love our livestock protection dogs because they are so good at their job. But starting a new one is always anxiety provoking…
Last July, we lost our much-loved and trusted senior livestock-protection dog, Orbit, in the prime of his life. It was so traumatic and sad that I haven’t written his obituary yet, but I will write him an obit, because he is so deserving of it. The loss of Orbit put pressure on our remaining two dogs,
Meet Oliver and Oakley, our new Great Pyrenees Livestock Guardian Dogs…
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The ewes got their vaccinations today and we all enjoyed working in the sunshine, after a week of rain. But no one was happier to see the sun than Orbit, the dog who HATES to get wet!
Back in 2009 we got a new guardian puppy, who we called “Gordy” for Guardian. Unlike our other dogs, Gordy was socialized to human attention, and he had a difficult time adjusting to life here at the ranch…
After a rainy weekend, it was a beautiful day today, with just a few lingering showers passing through. Oso and Orbit watched over the pregnant ewes in the Hilltop pasture.