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  • From: msnow@mountainschool.org
  • To: "permaculture" <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] dogs
  • Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 20:09:28 -0500 (EST)

One more to consider is a Puli (Hungarian sheep dog). On the small side
of medium, great instincts, very smart. Our family puli saved my life
twice when I was little. Often with cords, ours had straight hair. Great
dogs!

You might check out puliclub.org as a place to start.

Mike

> Hi Marjory,
>
> I think I would have to agree that an Australian shepherd or an aussie
> cross
> might do the job for you. I have Border Collies, and one just recently
> figured out that deer come out of the woods. She thinks she is going to
> fetch them back to me! BUT, Border Collies are so obsessive that they
> need
> to be kept up unless being worked. They can and will work anything they
> can
> find to the point of heat exhaustion. Guess how I know??? And they will
> work the neighbors livestock if there aren't any closer. Australians are
> not quite so obsessive, and are good family dogs, and are smart, too. If
> you look for one, ask for a calm one. Seems that they are getting bred to
> be rather high strung these days. Like Toby said, any crossbred dog that
> has some hunting dog could be a good dog for what you want. I wouldn't
> get
> a pure hunting dog...a lot of them tend to take off after something and
> not
> remember to come home. They can be pretty obsessive too. As for a dog
> that
> stays home, that has to be taught to them. They can't be allowed to just
> wander all over the place from the time they are puppies. I can give you
> tips for this in private email if you would like.
>
> Since you have or are planning to have all those animals, you might like a
> working Border Collie. Mine works sheep, the cows, turkeys and chickens
> and
> even put the 400 pound pigs back in their pen when they got out before
> they
> met their end. She also chases the wild turkeys out of the garden after
> wheat is planted! They can be very useful IF you find someone to help you
> train one, if you don't know how. There are many BC folks around who
> would
> help, like me!!!
>
> I also got a Jack Russell terrier to hunt and kill moles. I have caught
> him
> chasing a raccoon and an oppossum out of the yard at night. Don't know
> about deer, but he is an affectionate dog, and fairly smart, and he stays
> around the house, too.
>
> Hope this gives you some ideas! Good luck, Lisa
>
> PS I tie a dog on the woods side of the corn garden every night, every
> corn
> season...that solves the raccoon problem.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Forest Garden" <forestgarden@gvtc.com>
> To: <austinperm@yahoogroups.com>; "permaculture"
> <permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 12:18 PM
> Subject: [permaculture] dogs
>
>
>> OK, my dh would explode if he knew I was contemplating this, but I
>> really
>> have too many visitng deer and I think the best solution would be a good
>> dog.
>>
>> First of all, would a dog do this kind of job well? Does anyone have
>> any
>> knowledge or recommendations for breeds or types of dogs that would be
>> best? The area to be 'patrolled' is about 2 acres. Since we have two
>> children, the dog would of course be a part of the family. It would
>> definately be an outside dog with it's own little home. We also have
>> chickens, guineas, geese, and cows (planning on sheep and rabbits soon).
>> A
>> home-bound attitude (not wanting to leave the property) is also
>> necessary.
>>
>> I think a medium size would be best - large enough to scare a racoon,
>> but
>> small enough to keep the feed requirements down, would be good.
>>
>> Any suggestions or experiences along these lines?
>>
>> Sincerely,
>>
>> Marjory
>>
>>
>>
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