Cross-posting with permission from the Homesteading Women Yahoo group. I thought perhaps someone on this group could be looking for a pair of guardian dogs-
My family and I will be moving in a few months and I need to find an
excellent home(s) for my girls. If you know of anyone interested, please
email me personally (ashlee97@gmail. com) and I will give you my contact
information and more details with pictures.
Callah is a spayed 2 year old Anatolian/Pyr. mix. She has faithfully
guarded my free-range flock for two years out in the pasture on her own.
(I am even willing to send part of the flock with her.) I have never lost
a bird to her or a predator. She respects the boundaries of the fence and
has never climbed over or crawled out - even though she easily could in
several places. She diligently monitors what is inside her fence (about 40
acres). She has been trained to respect hot wire fences, but I don't use
them anymore. She is very sweet, intelligent, and willing to please. I
have no hoof stock, so she has never been introduced to them. However,
because she is so excellent with poultry, I would think she could be easily
trained by someone who knew how to properly introduce her. Though she is
typically shy of new adults, she loves children.
Tess is a spayed 2 year old Anatolian/Pry. mix and litter mate to Callah.
She is great with cats, small dogs, and any caged animal as long as she is
properly introduced. I have lost a male guinea to her because she was
confused about the mating process. She is great with the free-ranging
female birds - totally ignores them - and has guarded my cages meat birds
for over a year. She has been clocked at 35 MPH, and keeps the population
of rodents at a minimum. She respects her fence line and is well aware of
any changes that take place within it. She has never been introduced to
hoof stock. She is gentle but fearless, and loves children as well as the
people she guards. She never jumps and never licks.
Both are current on all vaccinations, worm preventative, and are fed
Diamond Naturals dog food out of self feeders.
I need to find them a place to serve by May. I love these girls so much
and want them to have good homes where they will be well cared for. I am
heart broken that I can't take them with me because I have spent so much
time training them - especially Callah. I am in Texas and moving to
Oklahoma because of a job opportunity.
Thanks for spreading the word!
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Ashlee
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