TJ's Na-Na :
Ronnie, question for you......I went to Wally World and bought
a really nice "honeydew mellon"...thumped it...smelled it......
all the normal "checking stuff" that us Na-Nas do. Brought it
home and sliced it last night.........What is this????? Is it a
"new fangled fruit" ? It's a honey dew mellon on the outside,
but a cantelope on the inside........... Oh, it was good, just was
expecting a Honeydew Mellon.....LOL Figured you might know.
Pyranese - Know what you're getting into.....They'll eat their
weight in your water hoses or anything they can get ahold of....
melt your heart, become another "human" member of your
family, on and on.....And then, they turn 1 year old !!!!!
They will guard your stock, guard your place, be the first to
"shake down" anyone that pulls in your driveway,...never bit
anyone....noone would push her........ But, even a female will
chase cyotes off your place.....and chase them as long as they'll
run....... We finally found Sassy 3/4 miles from the house after
chasing a family of coyotes clear out of the county....but the
truck that topped the hill didn't have a clue.
When we win the lottery and can have 1,000 acres and are 6
miles from any pavement...........Oh, there'll be another
Pyranese....... I say that.....But, don't think any of us are "over"
Sassy, yet. Am sure all of us have had "that one dog" that we'll
never forget.
Enough of that. What's goin' on with everybody?
Have a good one !
My dad saves seeds every year and plants what he was told were Jerusalem melons. They are very similar to the canteloupe but are green inside and taste somewhat like a cross between a honeydew, a canteloupe, and I think a taste similar to a kiwi fruit. I love them! We bought a few plants at a nursery earlier this year that they guy said someone gave him some seeds & said they are Israel melon seeds. I don't know where Gerald planted them in the garden to see if they have any fruit on them yet & see if they look like the Jeruselem melon or not. I hope we find them! I'll for sure be saving some seeds from my dad's melons & have some growing next year. Oh, and our canteloupe are producing super well. Gerald's been harvesting at least 20 canteloupe a day from the garden & selling them to coworkers and the flea market and the poultry auctions. Everyone loves their flavor. Gosh, that plasticulture garden is very VERY GOOD! We have watermelon ripening now too and I saw a few tomatoes turning red ... there's going to be a lot of tomatoes soon!
As for pyrenees, I had a really great male that I adopted as a pup from the Norman animal shelter about 7 years ago. He was big, beautiful, wonderful and a great guard dog. Unfortunately, he was attacked by a pack of wild dogs ... 5 of them had him down when I scared them off. I didn't realize he was bleeding to death from an artery being severed or I would have rushed him to the vet faster.
It took me 5 years to get over the pain enough to think of getting another pyr ... and now I have a trio of them, and 3 other dogs, 6 cats, and a zillion birds, etc
I just hate it that my 2 females have daily fights. They like each other & are buddies sometimes ... but then fight over who's boss. Unfortunately, I've read several books that say never keep more than one female. They have such great personalities other than that though. Never bouncy of hyper. Oh, but they do eat a lot and yes, until they're a year old will chew on everything. I had to put chicken wire around any small trees & bushes that I wanted to live. I lost several young trees to pyrenees puppies teething!
I've got field fencing for my 5 acres and they find ways to get out. Now they're confined in much more secure fencing around my barn, but not allowed to roam the acreage until I can get better fencing. We've found the pyr trio traveling across a very busy highway & I sure don't want them to become pyr pancakes. Thankfully my other 3 dogs have no desire to see the countryside, except in the pickup truck for a ride around the neighborhood.
So there are still some nice people out there. I was really shocked at his generosity. 
