You guys, we lost our sweet pup Arco in the night last night and we are absolutely heartbroken. We don’t know what happened and may never know. . . Though hindsight being what it is, in between bouts of tears, cuddling with E, and keeping ourselves busy, we have a guess or…
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Kim and I have talked, at length, about getting another Great Pyrenees puppy. Really, since before we even brought Akuna onto the farm, having two Great Pyrenees LGDs has always been part of the conversation. In the whirlwind that has been our lives over the past two years, though, it…
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Shown I do believe Mama is officially pregnant! How do I know without a blood test or an ultrasound? She’s asking for love and letting me pet her again, with a passion 🙂 She is usually very aloof, but we learned last year that this changes dramatically when she’s pregnant.…
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This girl, man…I love her to death and she drives me a bit batty on an almost daily basis. Her intuition is strong and vibrant and therein lies the rub 😉 There are nights when I feel like a crazy person because she barks and barks and I can’t figure out…
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Despite all of my angst around this big, white, fluffy, livestock guardian dog (LGD) of ours (between her escapes, her seemingly endless heat cycle, and the necessity for our newly installed electric fencing), I just have to say that… She is doing so well! She has calmed around the chickens…
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Despite our walks around the perimeter of the property… and our verbal warnings… Despite welcoming her back warmly when she returned on her own (positive reinforcement)… and locking her in her kennel when we had to go searching for her (negative consequences)… Despite her gentle way with our chickens… and…
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If we were having coffee, I’d tell you how nice it is to see you and thank you for joining me on this cold, crisp, January day! Do tell, how are you? Are you enjoying the New Year so far? Have you found your groove again after all the Holidays…
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We’ve been trying our best to intentionally spend more time with Akuna in the goat pen, training her to protect them and not play with them. The goal is for her to imprint on them, care about them and guard them, but not want to engage/play with them. Her job…