However, we're not blind to the fact that we are surrounded by wild things and there's a really good chance that eventually they'll try out the Meanook Valley buffet we've laid out for them.
A number of our friends have gotten livestock guardian dogs for their sheep and that seems to be the end of their coyote problems.
Given that Bruce has no desire to chase sheep, I asked him if he'd like to earn his keep around here by guarding the sheep instead.
Today I took a more traditional route and went out and bought us a Maremma - a real livestock guardian dog.
The sheep feel safer already.
Pretty ferocious looking...
and already taking his job seriously.
Of course he needed a name that would match up to the seriousness of his job, so we thought long and hard about naming him after a dog he could really look up to. Of course we wound up naming him after the most famous guardian dog of all.
Who's that you ask?
Why Sam Sheepdog of course!
1 comment:
OMG! So cute! He'll be brilliant!
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