• LGDs

    Great Pyrenees Puppy

    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…

  • LGDs

    Akuna – LGD Update

    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…

  • Everything Else

    Introducing Akuna

    I’d like to formally introduce you to Akuna, the newest member of our family (farmily?)! Akuna – Australian aboriginal word meaning “the way forward” and “flowing water”. Imprinted on chickens, ducks, and lambs with her mama and siblings, this gorgeous Great Pyrenees puppy is being charged with guarding our own chickens,…