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also half wondering, in the most inoffensive way possible OP if you are genuine, if it perhaps wasn't a mischief post with someone sat with their popcorn... hopefully it was...and they didn't go meet the dam & sire, go in for a fluffy cuddle & now we are left wondering why the silence....sorry...

I will also ad here that if you can meet the dam and sire that means someone is willingly crossing these breeds. Thos alone rings alarm bells. They are NOT the sort -either breed...actually any lgd and certainly not CO...to be playing designer dogs with..no matter how that dress it up.any...

Hi, another quick reply...I read your thoughts on bitches being less territorial - don't agree. Bella is the most placid dog ever until she deems a threat..then it's show time. she is rarely wrong, but my Anatolian Shepherd male is the sweetest boy ever all guns blazing ALL THE TIME..not just...

Hi, I have 2 livestock guardians at present and had several over the years, very short on time to reply properly, but this isn't the breed for everyone and they can be amazing, but you need to get it very right - and I don't mean by making the specific dog fit your life or correcting/changing it...

lots of good advice here and something else that may help you...If you are able to, this works at any point of panic...but if you can practice it just before you are in a situation that you would typically start, even better. You can repeat as many times as you like. ( it takes seconds and this...

Oh how creepy .. This reminds me of a very scary phone call I answered when I was a young girl... i wanted to sell.some horsey things to fund new /pony and mum let me pop an ad in the local free ads in the paper..I don't think i was.even anywhere neat a teen and she prob would have done it for...

All I can offer is big smile, deep breath and make sure you don't show her your nerves or apprehension and make no big deal of today... tomorrow is a new day, fresh start and she absolutely needs to get back on, even if your nerves prefer she didnt... I remember my Mum being overly cautious...

sounds like classic resource guarding to me, I've been thru it with several livestock guardians and it can be simple as a person, inanimate object or imaginary leaf / space. I have had the best results with positive reinforcement based in all training, but too much to unpack there for a quick...

Oh..and you can sprinkle some you spill on some damp kitchen towel..they sprout..plant...repot and you get the most fabulous bluey flowers!

I micronise whole linseed myself. It goes rancid within a week of being micronised..(even the stuff you buy ready milled)so you would essentially pay fortunes to feed a lower value/efficiency. It just goes in a bur mill till just before it starts to cake. A cheap coffee grinder works, but the...

Oh my, really glad you have bounced back and still with us..life is precious and can change so fast. A HUGE decision but I suppose if you miss it too much..you could always start collecting miniature horses!hopefully you have grandchildren to enjoy horses with..even if it is from terra firma...

that did make me laugh, much needed thank you...a tit on a trampoline! 🙈 🙈🤣that was a very Miranda image of her elaborating "the clap" ..if you need a light hearted watch to while the storm that's the one! hope everything/one is safe..

The eerie thing here is that there have been barely any cars passing..not heard more than 1 since 10 when it struck me how silent the road was when I checked the horses - can normally see the lights as they pass. One of the boys got viciously and dramatically blown away but his then empty feed...

Amber here from midnight..currently yellow warning then 12 hrs of amber..about to disconnect the gas on the wobble box and take the dogs in the house and batten the hatches down in there. Mups has a sore paw so decided to skip his walk, was hoping to get Bella out at 10pm but really don't fancy...

..sadly there are already an influx of lgds over here and many getting turfed from rescue to rescue & worse -coming over as big cuddly bears and placed in the wrong homes.some of the rescue businesses that ship foreign dogs over are bringing lgd breeds that haven't been well bred on the...