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@CanuckBock

Tara after working with Pygmys and Nigerian Dwarfs.... I am thinking my next go round I I wIll Harness them suckers....

sorry for the typos I am still in migrane mode... soon to go back to bed and cover my head up.


Pygmys vs Nigerians ..... same height... a Pygmy will be a tood 25 percent heavier and my little domino was like a bull dozer.

The hard part will be the silly goatie antics that whole leaping off the ground to swap ends.

Maybe I should rethink it.


deb

 

[CanuckBock]

@CanuckBock

Tara after working with Pygmys and Nigerian Dwarfs.... I am thinking my next go round I I wIll Harness them suckers....

sorry for the typos I am still in migrane mode... soon to go back to bed and cover my head up.


Pygmys vs Nigerians ..... same height... a Pygmy will be a tood 25 percent heavier and my little domino was like a bull dozer.

The hard part will be the silly goatie antics that whole leaping off the ground to swap ends.

Maybe I should rethink it.


deb

Over in Nigeria...sorta like Kerry cows, Dexters and bull headed ones...the goat herds had both the Nigerian Dwarf Dairy goats and the Pygmy's all in ONE herd (housed at night in thorny corrals so the lions could not feast upon them (great hot climate meat...tiny goats, sure to eat the meat before it spoiled eh)...so to me, same lines, genes all over the place but same things...mini-GOATS.

It is in the Standard where the Kerry and Dexters differ, where the Pygmy's and Nigerian Dwarfs differ too and woe be anyone that knowingly crosses these PURE bred lines.

The laughing can't be helping your head ache any, eh...

And I do agree with Bunnylady, some dog harnesses are not "anti-back out of it" styled. Fixins could not be harnessed in any usual dog harness, moment she figured she needed to go, beep beep beep and off she'd be...all free...

 

[Bunnylady]

Quote: My mother merely replied to the complainers...if the dog did not want to pull the girls around, he would not.

Yeah, but how many times do you have to see a dog stop pulling and stand wheezing and coughing for a minute or so to figure out that, willing as he may be, this might not be the best way to go about it? I don't think you, your sister, and your mother were being intentionally mean to the dog, but I think the difference in Bunsen and Cisco's behavior spoke for itself. They may have been able to tolerate the pressure on their throats most of the time, but putting it on the chest meant they could really work, and not hurt themselves in the process (Critter - well, he was a big boy, and he put himself in the situation, so he had to look out for himself, lol).

 

[Ravynscroft]

I went out to feed the rabbits to see if I could see how many babies there were. I can't tell from these pics's what do y'all think? I think there are 4 but not sure.

I'm thinking more than 4... looks like 6 or 7 to me... Adorable!

 

[CanuckBock]

Yeah, but how many times do you have to see a dog stop pulling and stand wheezing and coughing for a minute or so to figure out that, willing as he may be, this might not be the best way to go about it? I don't think you, your sister, and your mother were being intentionally mean to the dog, but I think the difference in Bunsen and Cisco's behavior spoke for itself. They may have been able to tolerate the pressure on their throats most of the time, but putting it on the chest meant they could really work, and not hurt themselves in the process (Critter - well, he was a big boy, and he put himself in the situation, so he had to look out for himself, lol).

I would agree...we had no wheezy/cough dog--he stopped alot but we fed him biscuits and it was probably dog cookie time...as he saw it.

Sure makes me smile thinking of the trouble us kids can stir up...add one innocent dog that wants to play with the kids & the whole neighbourhood is up in arms about abuse. <<evil>>

This is Fixins' full sister Java--helping on her farm.

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I have some of these pre-made harnesses too...mine have more adjustments on them.

 

[vehve]

Anyone tried Ruffwear harnesses? Great brand, but a bit costly. Super customizable fit though. They make backpacks and stuff like that for dogs too. And shoes.

 

[bamadude]

Yes. And Krista did not enjoy wearing it too much

 

[chickadoodles]

Thanks RavynFallen.

 

[Ravynscroft]

Welcome, chickadoodles...

 

[bamadude]

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