Happy, Healthy, Hardy Dogs Bred for Form and Function™
That was the title I saw on BuzzFeed the other day. It got my attention! I clicked the link and started at number 21. The author was right. I didn't know a few of them but I did recognize the Estrela Mountain Dog at the number eight position. To top off my excitement I saw…
One of my beautiful Estrela Mountain Dogs with me this summer in our yard
Some dogs are made for the snow and the cold. Meet Sophia, a Great Pyrenees, who loves the snow and the cold. You have to drag her in during the winter. Just like the Estrelas, Great Pyrenees, where bred to guard livestock. Coming from the Pyrenees Mountains of southern France and northern Spain, they fit…
Since we have LGDs (Livestock Guardian Dogs) and Hounds we needed to train our cats to herd.
This weekend we had several visitors besides our family for Thanksgiving Dinner. We had heard reports of the wildlife around but had not seen any for ourselves, until now. I'm not sure if the recent snow drove them out of their usual hiding spots but we saw several foxes in the dog's play area. …