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He was 5 mo in the pics. He turned 2 in October. I’m going to have to employ him as a Service Dog again until Boone is past his adolescence and a little more solid on a few things

Since the last one didn’t work, maybe this will…it’s nuthin’ special. Just a montage of Fen’s first month with us…when he perfected his extortion and we had to fence the rest of the house off because he counter surfed 😂 But he was/is a cute little guy

It was never an issue when we just had Mr Magoo (Heathen’s blind duck) and his two buddies but the 20 that were foisted on us have pooped so much in there the top of soil is slick, duckydoo concrete.

I appreciate the input. I think it will work for my purposes, as I’m not trying to grow out of season, but get a little earlier start. I put my rosemary in there a month ago and it’s been just enough protection from wind and frost to keep it alive. It definitely freezes in there overnight, I put...

I don’t actually know much about dog trainers. I trained horses for a living and kind of use the same theories with my dogs, just trying to find ways to help them choose what I want them to and make sure they enjoy doing it. I’ve never been good with structure or formality. But I will say one...

So this is what I am working in. We are zone 5 so it gets pretty cold at night. We have a fairly short growing season so if I can start stuff early it will help. Our tiny house here is made of rock and concrete and has few, tiny windows so not much light . There is a garden window in the...

I always thought when I woke up at 3 am, it was to pee. Seems to work sleeping again after so I’m pretty sure I wasn’t sposed to stY up. Besides, it’s about the same time Boone climbs in with us after terrorizing small predators for eyeing the rabids all night.

My understanding is that the Anatolian is an ancient breed and could possibly be an ancestor to the mastiff

Boone’s life isn’t too complicated. He spends the day with me …well actually he spends every minute with me unless he is choosing to play LGD in the back yard to the chickens, rabbits and Mister the horse. He’s also been quite effective in telling us if ranch dogs have snuck out in the middle of...

It seems like he was only little for a few days 🤣

Sounds like you are doing awesome! It gets frustrating sometimes as learning isn’t linear but a well trained dog is a joy to partner with! Much respect! I believe a hound would be much tougher to train than an LGD breed! 😂

Are you doing general obedience training, Service Dog training, or LGD?

Livestock Guardian Breeds (this thread should have been titled BS my ASDSD/LGD)are, by necessity, independent thinkers that do not rely on humans to do their jobs. In general they possess neither food nor toy drive, and spend more time than most in a high spot napping, saving energy and...

I was hoping there was pain meds in it 😑

Found my new culinary delight!

Thread title is short for Boone Snyder, my Anatolian Shepherd Dog Service Dog. He joined the family last Jan at 3 months old with the intent of protecting my chickens, ducks, rabbits and the sheep I was planning to acquire, but finances being what they are, and my newest habit of falling over...