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[Tom Olenio <tolenio@sentex.net>]

Hi,

I agree, temperment is key in the dog, not the breed.  I currently have a 
timid German Shepherd.  She gets
chased by cats.

But I once had a female Collie/Shepherd cross which would protect against all 
animals, regardless of their size
(smart too).  I can remember her taking off after a HUGE Shepherd, twice her 
size once, thinking it was the end
of her.  She surprised me, and had that Shepherd covering ground in the 
opposite direction as fast as it could
run in a few seconds.

Temperment is key, not the breed.

Later,
Tom

Rick Valley wrote:

> > Subject: [NAFEX] RE: Orchard Dogs
> >
> > So, a question I have to the group is:  What type of dog is a good
> > orchard
> > dog?
>
> I once met a Schipperke, a small dog origionally kept on working canal
> barges in Belgium, which kept 5 acres gopher-free. I've been on many
> homesteads where such a dog would be considered an invaluable asset. I
> fondly remember Glen Mill's Home Orchard Society gopher education display
> which included the lower section of a ten-year old dwarf apple which looked
> as if it had been stuck in a giant pencil sharpener root-end first.
> Anyway, size isn't everything, dog!
>
> -Rick
> in Oregon, pruning today.
>
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--
Thomas Olenio
Ontario, Canada
Hardiness Zone 5b