The Moonshiner's Leghorns

[McChooky]

Yes it was really hard. He was a good boy. He just had never been exposed to goats before.

I never trained my dogs not to kill other domestic livestock or small animals just chickens because I don't have anything else. I'm lucky they haven't got out

 

[BlindLemonChicken]

I bet he is a very cute Doodle! I love their little poofy heads and sweet faces. A friend of mine's dog just had a litter of "Oopsie-Doodles!" Her Basset Hound got pregnant by her Poodle. If I didn't already have a Doodle I would get one.

She is not very cute. She is very derp. I don’t have a good picture of her sitting still because if I pay any attention to her she immediately spazzes out and ruins the picture. The derpest derp that ever derped.

 

[The Moonshiner]

Back on the doodles, huh?
This was mine..... Sheep is what we called him.

 

[KF0002]

Back on the doodles, huh?
This was mine..... Sheep is what we called him.
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Well he was a gorgeous and huge boy! Definitely a standard sized Doodle. He has the sweetest face. They are such loving dogs, and wonderful companions. Smart as a whip. The only faults I have in ours is all the chewing, and all the grooming.

 

[KF0002]

She is not very cute. She is very derp. I don’t have a good picture of her sitting still because if I pay any attention to her she immediately spazzes out and ruins the picture. The derpest derp that ever derped.

My Pyrenees male is like that. You can't take a dignified picture of him because he is all in your face wanting to be petted. He wouldn't harm a fly. The only chance someone has of getting injured by him is a hand cramp from petting him so much. When you stop, he nudges your hand for you to keep going. He is the easiest dog I have ever owned to groom. He would let you amputate his leg as long as you were petting him while you were doing it. He is the bestest good boy. Growing old, unfortunately. My only complaint about good old dogs, is they don't live near long enough.

 

[KF0002]

I never trained my dogs not to kill other domestic livestock or small animals just chickens because I don't have anything else. I'm lucky they haven't got out

They have to be exposed to animals you wish them to guard from a young age. We didn't get goats until the past few years, so Bear had never seen a goat before. He was always a hyper and playful dog, definitely like daylight and dark to his brothers, who were all mellow and calm. He must have gotten excited when he saw the goats and played with the goat until it keeled over with a heart attack I guess? All water under the bridge now, but I like keeping a goat in with my dogs just in case. A lot of our neighbors have goats.

 

[KF0002]

The incomplete BTR pullet with the Buff cockerel has been laying about once every other day. Her eggs are good sized for pullet eggs. I will probably set these next week once she lays a few more to see if the Buff cockerel is fertilizing them. My husband’s White Leghorn pullets we got in June from MM have also started laying.

 

[WallyG74]

Well if you would have lived closer I would have groomed him for you. I clip ours every 3 months or so, and he gets a bath and brushed about once every week or two weeks depending on how dirty he is. They are very high maintenance dogs, and if I didn't already have a good set of clippers to do him myself we would not have got a Doodle. I can't afford expensive groomer bills. I have always clipped and groomed our Pyrenees for years because no groomer will agree to clip them around here. I guess biting risk with them being a giant breed? I don't blame you for re-homing the Doodle. $100 every few months is way too much money.

We had 2 cocker spaniels years ago. I was their groomer. Not good times. I had to join the WWE(F) to learn some submission holds in order to get it done. It was always a nightmare which made me put it off way longer, which made the job even more difficult. They were sweet girls though. I miss them but will likely never have another.

 

[The Moonshiner]

The incomplete BTR pullet with the Buff cockerel has been laying about once every other day. Her eggs are good sized for pullet eggs. I will probably set these next week once she lays a few more to see if the Buff cockerel is fertilizing them. My husband’s White Leghorn pullets we got in June from MM have also started laying.

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[KF0002]

We had 2 cocker spaniels years ago. I was their groomer. Not good times. I had to join the WWE(F) to learn some submission holds in order to get it done. It was always a nightmare which made me put it off way longer, which made the job even more difficult. They were sweet girls though. I miss them but will likely never have another.

My husband has to hold our Doodle to force him into submission so I can clip his legs/feet. He is a nightmare to groom his legs/feet. The rest of him I can handle. My Pyrenees is a groomer's dream to work with. Such a precious and gentle soul our old Waylon is.

But I agree, no more Pyrenees or Doodles for me. No more long haired creatures can live here besides me. We like the Anatolian or Anatolian/Pyrenees mixes for LGDs because they don't have so much hair to deal with. They blow their coats with no matting and do not require grooming. They are fierce guardians that suit our needs quite well.