Sentry, Baymule’s Livestock Guard Dog

[baymule]

Today I left him out of his pen all day. The sheep are dry lotted, there is no grass. we need RAIN! So he was in pasture #1, and had access to the sheep by popping through the cow panels. It is getting a little harder for him to crawl through the holes. Where did he want to be? In the barn/lot with the pregnant ewes. The ewes are accepting him, he just wants to hang out with them.

We have had Sentry 1 week and 1 day. He is learning commands. He knows Get Back! at the gate. He stops 3-4' from the gate and sits down. If I want him to go through the gate, I step aside, face him and call him. Then he comes through the gate. NO!-we're working on it. SIT!-he sorta has that. DOWN!-he has practically stopped jumping up on me. COME!-he happily runs to me. He ignores the chickens. I feed him, then take away his bowl, make him sit before I give it back to him. He is one smart puppy.

 

[thistlebloom]

Really good to hear about what an asset he is to your farm Bay. He sure is a good looking dog too.

 

[baymule]

Today I was brushing Trip, and I pulled wads of fur off the brush. He didn’t have any matted up wads, but lots of fur had to come off.

Sentry watched with great interest. He tried to chew brushes. No Sentry. He tried to chew my arm. No Sentry. A wad of fur got tossed past him. He chased and pounced on it. He bit it, but there was nothing to chew. He sure tried, but fluff is not much fun when soaked in dog slobber. He tried to spit it out, that didn’t work either. I finally pulled it off his tongue.

Look at those BIG FEET! LOL

 

[seedcorn]

Pups are such fun. Pups are such a pain the rear also.....

 

[baymule]

Pups are such fun. Pups are such a pain the rear also.....

He is taking a LOT of time. I consider it an investment. He ran at the barn chickens a couple of days ago. I lobbed an empty coffee can up in the air, intending it to come down between him and the hens. Nope. It landed on his head as I shouted NO! Karma.

 

[Carol Dee]

He is taking a LOT of time. I consider it an investment. He ran at the barn chickens a couple of days ago. I lobbed an empty coffee can up in the air, intending it to come down between him and the hens. Nope. It landed on his head as I shouted NO! Karma.

Bet that got attention!

 

[Rhodie Ranch]

LOLOLOL! I love the stories!

 

[baymule]

This evening Paris was playing with Sentry through the cow panel. Sentry stuck his head through and she didn’t rip it off. I let her in the pasture with him and they played!
Paris didn’t play long, she was ready to go back to her back yard. Sentry jumped on her and in true Paris fashion, she snarled and rolled him. Love that girl!

For the first time, Sentry barked! Our neighbor started his tractor, Sentry went on full alert, barked and ran towards (perceived) danger! We were blown away by his show of guardianship and bravery. Then he and I walked the fence line where he sat, facing outward, scanning for danger. We have a guardian.

 

[thistlebloom]

That's great stuff. Isn't Paris the one who doesn't like Trip? Interesting that she chose to play with Sentry. And that is awesome that that young pup is already taking his job seriously.

 

[baymule]

That's great stuff. Isn't Paris the one who doesn't like Trip? Interesting that she chose to play with Sentry. And that is awesome that that young pup is already taking his job seriously.

She finally decided Trip was ok. In fact, she climbed out of her pasture, climbed into his to play with him. They became best friends. Paris is nuts. She is quirky, weird, loving, sweet and a hard core killer of whatever she doesn't like. To be so fierce and so bad, she has tender feelings, a sharp word from me and she is crushed.