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["Marie McHarry" <mmcharry AT gmail.com>]

 On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 6:12 PM, Robert Walton <waltonrp AT gmail.com> wrote:

>
> One thing that I should have mentioned about my pyrs, but forgot cause
> I've gotten used to it. They bark. Mine barks at night at every
> predator that she senses.

I've not heard of an LGD breed that doesn't bark, but I must say that
my Anatolians bark less than the pair of Komondorok I had. LGDs
generally will work in pairs or in groups, depending on how much space
and predators you have. Just having them on the place keeps the
coyotes at a distance. The new kid on the block, Buddie at 6 months,
is quite selective in barking -- and he doesn't so much bark as roar.
It would scare me.

I have to admit a weakness for donkeys, though. I have a pair of
standards who are pasture ornaments and love sponges. They aren't that
noisy though, but then maybe I just like their sunrise salutes.

Marie