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There are only certain dish soaps that will work. Original, blue Dawn is what is most widely used. Rescues and shelters use this alot as a cheap alternative to other products. The way it works is that the oil that is in the Dawn suffocates the fleas. You have to soap the dog up and let him...

I have a daschund too! He is a double dapple and is deaf and mostly blind. That doesn't keep him from finding mischief though!! Hope your little guy's nose is okay.

Quote: Your Pyr isn't really "protecting" the chickens if they are penned The fences are Having one "just for yourself" seems pointless when there are many other breeds that make good "pets", whereas Pyrs are a highly specialized breed No respectable breeder of WORKING Pyrs would sell one...

Quote: Are those Great Pyrenees in your avatar? Our first milk cow was very wild too. We got her from the sale barn. She was a very cheap awfully skinny crazy old Holstein cross nurse cow that had never been hand-milked, far as we could tell. She would charge people, kick a lot, and by...

Quote: Much too early to be able to tell just from looking at her body shape. But if you're pretty familiar with how she acts when she's in heat, and you haven't seen this behavior since you A.I.ed her, then chances are she's pregnant. She's a pretty girl, I love Jerseys! I did get that...

Trish, I have known people who keep pyrs in invisible fencing and it seems to work for them, but most owners would advise you not to keep a pyr in invisible fencing. It doesn't seem to be as effective as it is with other dogs. Check out the forums at www.greatpyr.com..there is a couple of...

Quote: That is exactly how it works. It is supply and demand, just like a human mother breastfeeding a child. The cow will produce to meet the demands you put on her. Something else to think about, since you are familiar with breastfeeding (I've nursed four babies myself!), is that a cow's...

You don't have to milk any breed three times a day. I milk my Jersey twice a day and I have a friend who milks their Jersey once a day. How many times you milk your cow depends on you. If you buy a cow that is being milked three times a day, you can adjust that schedule to meet your needs...

Quote: Yes chickens can get fleas. However, it's more likely that her dog got fleas from another dog or that fleas were dormant in the outside area she takes her dog to. It's very easy to check your chickens for fleas and other parasites like mites. Go into their coop at night, pick up...

Quote: You should definetly give you pigs garlic!!! A handful of garlic on their feed each week will help keep them worm free. Garlic has been used for hundreds, most likely thousands, of years to keep pigs parasite free.

Quote: I read somewhere that some of the ones that were the worst matted didn't even belong to her. She would butcher other people's culls for them and that some of those had only been there a couple of days waiting for butchering time.

My first advise would be for you to consider adopting an adult instead of a puppy. Puppies are going to be puppies and you'll have to watch them really closely with your chickens until they are grown. There are lots of adult pyrs in rescues all over the country..just put in your state and the...

Quote: That's what really stinks, she was around 6 yrs old. Jim What happened to her? As a fellow Pyr owner, I'd just like to know if it's something breed related. I lost a young pup, 6 months old, last year to a suspected genetic defect. It was heartbreaking for us.

She was beautiful. I am so sorry for your loss.

I've looked online at property way up north. There are some beautiful places there, but I don't think I would know how to function in that kind of weather. How in the world do you go out and do farm chores when it's 0 degrees outside??? We have it to occasionally fall low like that, but not...