If you had fifteen minutes to talk about ducks to people who own other livestock, what would you say

[CelticOaksFarm]

We have three Pyr and all three have been puppy angels. Not chewing, no running, quick to figure out te basic commands of house, leave it, patrol. Our female at 1.5 yrs started jumping the fence, we have broke her of that now as well.

Male - 3 in Dec Titan

Female - 3 in Nov Luna

Male - 13 weeks Goliath

All unrelated to each other. Two from FL and seperate working farms, 1 from a working goat farm in Ohio

All three are poultry safe. Evn the youngest after a week of constant yard working pays no attention to the birds. He is never left alone, or is tied to one of the adults.

Not all LGD's are bird safe sadly, happy we hit the jack pot with these three

 

[cubbysan]

Also, any way you can get another puppy from the same source as Goliath? Maybe his behaviour was genetic, and if so, we need that breeders name

My Goliath was from a farm in Missouri, she went by the name Dofonna Haven. I actually had his half brother before him, but I lost him when he was 8 months in an accident. I can't find her contact info, then I lived in MA, so she used to bring her dogs to her mother's house out there to sell. Hardly anybody knows what a Great Pyrenees is in MA. Both of them were very good puppies.

Here he is at almost 13 years old with my golden Brady when he was a baby.




And just to make this post a little about ducks, here is Brady with his ducks.

 

[aoxa]

We have three Pyr and all three have been puppy angels. Not chewing, no running, quick to figure out te basic commands of house, leave it, patrol. Our female at 1.5 yrs started jumping the fence, we have broke her of that now as well.
Male - 3 in Dec Titan
Female - 3 in Nov Luna
Male - 13 weeks Goliath
All unrelated to each other. Two from FL and seperate working farms, 1 from a working goat farm in Ohio
All three are poultry safe. Evn the youngest after a week of constant yard working pays no attention to the birds. He is never left alone, or is tied to one of the adults.
Not all LGD's are bird safe sadly, happy we hit the jack pot with these three

I probably should not complain. She is not as bad as she could be. Ignores the birds, but is not attached like I wish she would be. She has bonded too much to us, but has never been an indoor dog. She has lately been finding birds we have buried and digging it up, setting it on the ground, and lying down until we come to her. Not sure what this is about - but it's a little disturbing.

Only complaint I have is the taking off - We seriously need to put up a Pyr proof fence. Is that even possible? Right now she is too young to leave unattended, so it's not that much of an issue. It will be when she is older though> At least we have time to figure out exactly what fencing option will work. We already have underground electric fence, so maybe a combo of that with a real fence would work.

My Goliath was from a farm in Missouri, she went by the name Dofonna Haven.  I actually had his half brother before him, but I lost him when he was 8 months in an accident.  I can't find her contact info, then I lived in MA, so she used to bring her dogs to her mother's house out there to sell.  Hardly anybody knows what a Great Pyrenees is in MA.  Both of them were very good puppies.

Here he is at almost 13 years old with my golden Brady when he was a baby.




And just to make this post a little about ducks, here is Brady with his ducks.

He was gorgeous - and lived a very good life!

At least it looks like your GR is good with the ducks!

 

[Amiga]

I am having a really good time reading bits about the dogs . . . hope to get back to it with more time to pay closer attention.

Where we are, a dog is not a likelihood. But things change, sometimes for the better.

Keep those posts coming!

 

[cubbysan]

I just read an interesting duck fact. Not sure if this is well known or not. A duck can be half asleep. I guess their brains have two hemispheres, and one side can be sleeping while the other side awake and on alert. Now that I have read this, I have seen it I my ducks, but just thought they had there other eye shut.

 

[Amiga]

I just read an interesting duck fact. Not sure if this is well known or not. A duck can be half asleep. I guess their brains have two hemispheres, and one side can be sleeping while the other side awake and on alert. Now that I have read this, I have seen it I my ducks, but just thought they had there other eye shut.

Neat.

 

[Diamond88]

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Wow! I had no idea. That's really interesting. Where did you read about that? I'd like to learn more about it.

 

[cubbysan]

I found a book yesterday in my bookcase ( forgot I had it ) about raising ducks. I just was looking through it, and I read it. I am at work right now, but when I get home, I'll post the author and the title.

 

[aoxa]

I found a book yesterday in my bookcase ( forgot I had it ) about raising ducks.  I just was looking through it, and I read it.  I am at work right now, but when I get home, I'll post the author and the title. 

I have also seen it in my own thinking about it I have seen my wild turkeys doing this as well.

 

[cubbysan]

I have also seen it in my own thinking about it

I have seen my wild turkeys doing this as well.

My ten year old daughter always tell me that our male Pekin, Waddles, never sleeps, because he is keeping one eye on the rest of the flock. I guess she is more observant than me!