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Hmmm. I'm hoping in 2 - 3 years to have a place outside the city limits, or that this particular neighbor will move. I dunno. Gotta think about it some more. I don't particularly WANT another dog, to be honest... but there are some predators that a llama or other guard animal just can't/won't protect against.
Hmmm. I'm hoping in 2 - 3 years to have a place outside the city limits, or that this particular neighbor will move. I dunno. Gotta think about it some more. I don't particularly WANT another dog, to be honest... but there are some predators that a llama or other guard animal just can't/won't protect against.
Hey Steph,
Renia is candling her eggs again, moving eggs from 'bator to 'bator so she can make room for more. I swear she is worse than a setting hen to watch over her eggs. The other night I would have sworn she is starting feathers. lol
If she starts asking for hen scratch, we are in a world of hurt.
Renia is candling her eggs again, moving eggs from 'bator to 'bator so she can make room for more. I swear she is worse than a setting hen to watch over her eggs. The other night I would have sworn she is starting feathers. lol
If she starts asking for hen scratch, we are in a world of hurt.
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Hmmm. I'm hoping in 2 - 3 years to have a place outside the city limits, or that this particular neighbor will move. I dunno. Gotta think about it some more. I don't particularly WANT another dog, to be honest... but there are some predators that a llama or other guard animal just can't/won't protect against.
The nice thing about a Komondor is that they don't wander as some other breeds of LGD do. one site I read said that you walk the boundries with the dog and then let the dog decide how to protect it. The are fast and agile and heavy for their size. The males stand from 25-27 inches at the shoulder and will weigh up to 100 pounds. Their feed effeciency is good too. According to the AKC web site they will eat about 3 cups of feed daily.
Hmmm. I'm hoping in 2 - 3 years to have a place outside the city limits, or that this particular neighbor will move. I dunno. Gotta think about it some more. I don't particularly WANT another dog, to be honest... but there are some predators that a llama or other guard animal just can't/won't protect against.
The nice thing about a Komondor is that they don't wander as some other breeds of LGD do. one site I read said that you walk the boundries with the dog and then let the dog decide how to protect it. The are fast and agile and heavy for their size. The males stand from 25-27 inches at the shoulder and will weigh up to 100 pounds. Their feed effeciency is good too. According to the AKC web site they will eat about 3 cups of feed daily.
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I re-home a Saint that ate more than that... feeding him wasn't the problem. The problem was that one day he just... turned, towards the chickens, and killed all but one (Lucky).
I'm actually leaning more towards the Maremma. They say between 23.5-28.5 inches, 66-100 lbs. I have a friend who has owned three over the past 25 years, and she loves them/praises them highly.
I re-home a Saint that ate more than that... feeding him wasn't the problem. The problem was that one day he just... turned, towards the chickens, and killed all but one (Lucky).
I'm actually leaning more towards the Maremma. They say between 23.5-28.5 inches, 66-100 lbs. I have a friend who has owned three over the past 25 years, and she loves them/praises them highly.
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Hmmm. I'm hoping in 2 - 3 years to have a place outside the city limits, or that this particular neighbor will move. I dunno. Gotta think about it some more. I don't particularly WANT another dog, to be honest... but there are some predators that a llama or other guard animal just can't/won't protect against.
The nice thing about a Komondor is that they don't wander as some other breeds of LGD do. one site I read said that you walk the boundries with the dog and then let the dog decide how to protect it. The are fast and agile and heavy for their size. The males stand from 25-27 inches at the shoulder and will weigh up to 100 pounds. Their feed effeciency is good too. According to the AKC web site they will eat about 3 cups of feed daily.
They are beautiful dogs. AKC registration is an added benefit to ownership.
Hmmm. I'm hoping in 2 - 3 years to have a place outside the city limits, or that this particular neighbor will move. I dunno. Gotta think about it some more. I don't particularly WANT another dog, to be honest... but there are some predators that a llama or other guard animal just can't/won't protect against.
The nice thing about a Komondor is that they don't wander as some other breeds of LGD do. one site I read said that you walk the boundries with the dog and then let the dog decide how to protect it. The are fast and agile and heavy for their size. The males stand from 25-27 inches at the shoulder and will weigh up to 100 pounds. Their feed effeciency is good too. According to the AKC web site they will eat about 3 cups of feed daily.
They are beautiful dogs. AKC registration is an added benefit to ownership.
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Hmmm. I'm hoping in 2 - 3 years to have a place outside the city limits, or that this particular neighbor will move. I dunno. Gotta think about it some more. I don't particularly WANT another dog, to be honest... but there are some predators that a llama or other guard animal just can't/won't protect against.
The nice thing about a Komondor is that they don't wander as some other breeds of LGD do. one site I read said that you walk the boundries with the dog and then let the dog decide how to protect it. The are fast and agile and heavy for their size. The males stand from 25-27 inches at the shoulder and will weigh up to 100 pounds. Their feed effeciency is good too. According to the AKC web site they will eat about 3 cups of feed daily.
Congratulations Les! That is awesome you're getting a Komondor! I sure wish my Pyrenees didn't roam.
Hmmm. I'm hoping in 2 - 3 years to have a place outside the city limits, or that this particular neighbor will move. I dunno. Gotta think about it some more. I don't particularly WANT another dog, to be honest... but there are some predators that a llama or other guard animal just can't/won't protect against.
The nice thing about a Komondor is that they don't wander as some other breeds of LGD do. one site I read said that you walk the boundries with the dog and then let the dog decide how to protect it. The are fast and agile and heavy for their size. The males stand from 25-27 inches at the shoulder and will weigh up to 100 pounds. Their feed effeciency is good too. According to the AKC web site they will eat about 3 cups of feed daily.
Congratulations Les! That is awesome you're getting a Komondor! I sure wish my Pyrenees didn't roam.
The one main complaint that I have heard with most LGDs is their tendency to wander off. If they hear a coyote howl 5 miles off they will go after it and leave their flock unprotected. I think that some of that tendency has been bred into them since they have been here and not selectivly bred.
A lady up in Wakita raises Akbash and her pups have often times made their first Coyote kill by the time they are 6mos old, but they leave the place to do it. Her best results with protection comes with expensive fencing with the dog in with the goats. And if you fence well enough to keep a dog in you will also keep a Coyote out.
A lady up in Wakita raises Akbash and her pups have often times made their first Coyote kill by the time they are 6mos old, but they leave the place to do it. Her best results with protection comes with expensive fencing with the dog in with the goats. And if you fence well enough to keep a dog in you will also keep a Coyote out.
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I'm definitely having to go wih the fence. We have a 4 ft. field fence all around the 5 acres, but they can dig under or I suppose jump over. So, next we have to run a strand of electric fence low, and a strand high, with powerful fence charger ... hopefully that'll keep my dogs in and the coyotes out.
My AKC female pyrenees is in heat now ... 2 years old now. She won't let my big beautiful AKC male near her, but she thinks she's in love with my neutered German Shepherd.
And I was hoping for puppies this year.
I'm definitely having to go wih the fence. We have a 4 ft. field fence all around the 5 acres, but they can dig under or I suppose jump over. So, next we have to run a strand of electric fence low, and a strand high, with powerful fence charger ... hopefully that'll keep my dogs in and the coyotes out.
My AKC female pyrenees is in heat now ... 2 years old now. She won't let my big beautiful AKC male near her, but she thinks she's in love with my neutered German Shepherd.
That fence issue is why I don't want a Pyr. Sorry, but I've had to worry about chasing dogs a few too many times. That's primarily the reason I'd narrowed down to the Komodor & Maremma to begin with... they both are not the "wandering type".
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