I know the lady’s mom have chickens, but not sure why it’s penned up now. We had seen it crossing the road to play with cattle.
How trainable are you?What sort of fencing do you have? A GP can climb a 4' fence with ease, not sure a 5' would be much of a challenge without that 5' mark being hot. If you are doing field fence make sure it is knotted or woven NEVER welded. Penning the dog all day wouldn't be ideal. Not much better than what it has now. Given you are running a camp for kids, seems to me ANY dog would be a legal liability if it can come in contact with the kids. GPs aren't generically aggressive toward people but they will protect what they view as their responsibility to guard.
We don’t have dog pen at the moment. The chicken run/pen is 4ft welded wire. Monday and Friday are the biggest high traffic days, and only a few hours. I didn’t say it, but that’s the concern I was addressing when I said penning for the day.
Maybe I could try him with a few small groups that are “friendly” with us, like board training this weekend, then girls retreat? We also have a few events in April. If he would stay with the ducks, that would be ideal. I know GP are prone to roaming in a radius, as part of their protection tactic. I think we have enough land to accommodate that, and only one neighbor to worry about. We could reinforce the fencing on his side.
Fights have been going on about him not holding a job because he would rather smoke pot. It drives my brother insane, but my SIL takes up for him(their son) It got really bad last week...My Sil, took my 30 something year old Nephew and left. They just now came back tonight because they were causing too many problems at my Nieces where they were staying. Good grief, I can't handle the tension. I'm not sure if it's because I was on my own for so long, or it's just their crazyness. I also pay rent, and buy all the groceries when I cook for them. I haven't been just mooching. My SIL made the statement looking straight at me when she was leaving, "EVERYBODY" that lives here will be looking for a place when I am done. I knew she would come back, I am glad I didn't say a damn word because emotions were running high. That really hurt my feelings. They have been married since I was 15 years old....I can't believe she turned around pissed at me. I know this stuff isn't resolved with their son...the shit is going to hit the fan again sometime soon. I am now looking at the papers and local websites for a little place to buy or rent on my own. It's such a shame, we were all doing great until the nephew came back. I am so sorry I am venting and this was so looooooong!!!!
