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["roxann" <roxann AT ancientearthwisdom.com>]

Bob,

I have 2 outside dogs and one inside dog. The outside dogs would hate it if 
they couldn't get out to do their job all night. They bark and bark and chase 
coyotes and seem to really enjoy themselves. Don't feel bad about them 
sleeping outside at all. 

The outside dogs are big, but not so big as Lynda's. One is a great pyr, 
male, and the other is a aussie/catahoula cross. They do a great job guarding 
the chickens, but my chickens are close to the house, so they also guard the 
entire area. No predators are allowed, and if the horses are not where they 
belong, like if one gets out of the paddock or stall, they bark about that, 
too.

The little dog (jack russel terrier) would hate it if he had to sleep 
outside, though. He's puny and would only be a good snack for something 
bigger out there.

Roxann, NW AR
http://blog.ancientearthwisdom.com (Ozark Musings from the homestead)



 -------Original Message-------
 From: bobf <bobford79 AT yahoo.com>
 Subject: Re: [Homestead] Mountain Lions
 Sent: 02 Jan '09 17:19
 
 Roxanne, do you have a great big outside dog, like Lynda and bev, and most 
of the rest?  I know I will have to eventually get a big dog.  My dog, most 
of my childhood, was a german shepherd, and  he was an outside (very large 
fenced area ) dog. But, All of my dogs as an adult have lived inside.  I can 
probably adjust again to a big outside dog, but I would feel awakward not 
letting the one dog sleep inside with the other dog, where it is most 
comfotable.  
 
 I'm one of those 'dogs are people too' men.  I know it is not right.  But, I 
find the campionship of dogs to be at least equal to that of other humans. 
with few exceptions.  And, with my dog, the relationship is superior to that 
with other humans, again, with a few exceptions.....
 
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 --- On Fri, 1/2/09, roxann <roxann AT ancientearthwisdom.com> wrote:
 
 
 > Hey, I like that idea, Linda. It is similar to how having
 > guineas work for me. The guineas and the dumb chickens
 > forage too far from the henhouse for the dog to keep up with
 > them all. The smart chickens stay around the central area
 > where he guards, and they never get eaten. But the guineas
 > and dumb chickens get snagged by the fox and weasel who
 > lives in the ravine and my flock gets selectively thinned
 > for the smart chickens. And those are the ones who's
 > eggs I incubate. Not sure if it is an inherited genetic
 > trait yet, though, lol. There seems to be dumb chickens in
 > every flock.
 >