I like my dogs to have the option. My greyhound for instance would get
too hot inside in the winter and go out at night and flop in his
doghouse for a while then come back in and lay on his back on the
couch.... what a goober. He'd hang out there too while I vacuumed... I
figure If I could do well with greyhounds Id be good with a LGD. I even
taught the Greyhound to heel... He was a very sensitive boy, once I got
his attention.
LOL I don't know any dog that wouldn't get exasperated with a Jack
Russel on occasion. They are such live wires. I like Corkies too.
Other dogs would be from the pound or rescues.... I probably would get
the LGD from a rescue as well.
deb
On 8/31/2011 10:24 PM, Marlene Johnson wrote:
>
> Deb,
>
>> This is excellent to know. About being able to let them indoors. I
>> have always been uncomfortable about keeping dogs outside only. Since
>> the predators usually come in the morning and evening this opens up my
>> choices for my next doggie companions.
> nothing is set in stone, some dogs will naturally prefer to spend more time
> outside and others will rather hang with a human, but even if they like to
> hang out more with a human, they usually still guard their whole property
> which includes anything that lives there.
>
>> I can fence the immediate area to include the horse corral with the yard
>> that goes around the house. That is approximately an acre. All the
>> livestock will be on one side and definitely accessible from a single
>> point from the house.
> there you go, there are many ways to do things.
>
>> Oh my I am encouraged..... I had gone under the assumption that the
>> dogs needed to be out with the animals 24/7.
> some dogs will prefer to be with the livestock, others could care less
> about the livestock, but that doesn't mean they won't protect them. LGDs
> are highly territorial and it really doesn't matter if you have livestock
> or not, they won't let anything trespass. You could for example fence an
> acre and then have electric netting or something like that to contain the
> livestock within that acre, as long as the dog can get all the way around
> the area where the livestock is, it can keep predators out. That way you
> have a choice of keeping the dog either inside the pasture with the
> livestock or keeping it separate. Some dogs are not trustworthy with all
> livestock, some are not trustworthy right away with any new animals. So it
> helps to set things up so the dog can always protect the perimeter.
>
>> How are they with other dogs. I would like couple of terriers for mouse
>> patrol.
> it depends, I have a Jack Russell and just about all my dogs have lost
> their patience with him challenging them. I got him for rodent control too,
> but he is really not a great help with it. Maybe others are better at it.
> Cats are probably a better choice.
>
> Marlene, Nevada, USA
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