What was the best dog you've had?

[Molalla1]

^^^^ Aussies for the win!

 

[jaxs]

the plan was always to butcher the bull, so Auggie will definitely get his share

I'm having trouble understanding some of the ordeal. I've never seen bulls younger than 2 years old be combative. Is this animal indeed more than a couple years old and if so,why are you slaughtering an animal past the age normally slaughtered? Most suprising is the dog imprinting in less than a couple months plus have courage enough to go on attack of something several times larger at 9 months. Do you treat the dog in a way that enable's that behavior?

 

[shaeff]

She should have done what my wife would do (she is armed and it shows at home) and told him to get along.

I have my carry permit, I've been pushing the wife to get her permit. Specifically for reasons like this. God forbid she ever has to use it, she'd never forgive herself. But that's something we can work through together, as I'd sure like to keep her around and it's better than the potential alternatives.

 

[Molalla1]

I have my carry permit, I've been pushing the wife to get her permit. Specifically for reasons like this. God forbid she ever has to use it, she'd never forgive herself. But that's something we can work through together, as I'd sure like to keep her around and it's better than the potential alternatives.

Just the fact that it is apparent that she is armed is probably 99% a problem solver.

 

[Nancys Tractor]

This dog. He succeeds in competition. He trains in tracking, obedience and protection. He is good around machinery. He is good with livestock. Very smart. Very much a partner. German Shepherd.

Nalluh vom Olgameister

Pedigree information about the German Shepherd Dog Nalluh vom Olgameister

www.pedigreedatabase.com

 

[Moxie 15]

I'm having trouble understanding some of the ordeal. I've never seen bulls younger than 2 years old be combative. Is this animal indeed more than a couple years old and if so,why are you slaughtering an animal past the age normally slaughtered? Most suprising is the dog imprinting in less than a couple months plus have courage enough to go on attack of something several times larger at 9 months. Do you treat the dog in a way that enable's that behavior?

Lots of things to answer
The bull (Leroy) is 20 moths old he is in a smallish pasture with two yearling cows and he is used to getting his own way more than combative. Leroy has previously dealt with two dogs, Freya, our Aussie Shepard who he terrorized with one look (she is my picture) and our blue heeler whom he tends to intimidate.

Auggie was being trained as a livestock guard and was living in a pen with several goats 4 alpaca and two cows. When he got here he was checking things out, my goats were scared of him, the turkeys and chickens headed for the trees. He noticed the cows and through the electric and barbed wire fence he went like it was nothing. Leroy and Auggie checked each other out when Leroy pushed Auggie shoved and Leroy backed down. Auggie decided I was his person minutes after we met. He follows me everywhere except when he is playing with Kya, the blue heeler.

Discussing the whole thing with my wife for the last few days we have come to the conclusions that If Leroy would have wanted to hurt me I would be in far worse shape. That it was far closer to feeding time than I realized at the time Leroy was likely reacting to me being in the pasture and not feeding them.

OK what else?

Leroy was not butchered this fall because we could not find a reputable butcher without a waiting list of a year or more. The only butcher willing to talk about it was wait till February, 3 time the average slaughter cost 1.5 times processing fees and no custom cuts, you get what you get.

The only training I have tried to give Auggie is to stay out of the road and not kill anymore of my turkeys. As to treating him any particular way, I feed him, hug him scratch his ears and give him hell when he chases the poultry.

 

[Molalla1]

Lots of things to answer
The bull (Leroy) is 20 moths old he is in a smallish pasture with two yearling cows and he is used to getting his own way more than combative. Leroy has previously dealt with two dogs, Freya, our Aussie Shepard who he terrorized with one look (she is my picture) and our blue heeler whom he tends to intimidate.

Auggie was being trained as a livestock guard and was living in a pen with several goats 4 alpaca and two cows. When he got here he was checking things out, my goats were scared of him, the turkeys and chickens headed for the trees. He noticed the cows and through the electric and barbed wire fence he went like it was nothing. Leroy and Auggie checked each other out when Leroy pushed Auggie shoved and Leroy backed down. Auggie decided I was his person minutes after we met. He follows me everywhere except when he is playing with Kya, the blue heeler.

Discussing the whole thing with my wife for the last few days we have come to the conclusions that If Leroy would have wanted to hurt me I would be in far worse shape. That it was far closer to feeding time than I realized at the time Leroy was likely reacting to me being in the pasture and not feeding them.

OK what else?

Leroy was not butchered this fall because we could not find a reputable butcher without a waiting list of a year or more. The only butcher willing to talk about it was wait till February, 3 time the average slaughter cost 1.5 times processing fees and no custom cuts, you get what you get.

The only training I have tried to give Auggie is to stay out of the road and not kill anymore of my turkeys. As to treating him any particular way, I feed him, hug him scratch his ears and give him hell when he chases the poultry.

I would have downed that bull that day (and butchered him too).

 

[Steppenwolfe]

My old buddy, Rocky Dog... I am convinced he was a sentient being. Gone now 9 years, and left a hole in my soul that will never heal.

 

[stingray1]

German Shepherds

 

[Gale Hawkins]

Australian Shepherd