Southern by choice
Herd Master
I have a feeling your girl will do fine.
I commend you for your thoughtfulness and diligence in taking your girl onto your farm. Taking her in to acclimate her, supervising and being watchful are all the things RIGHT!
As far as the nesting boxes... and
Pyrs as well as most LGD's LOVE eggs! They lay in wait to snatch the next fresh laid egg.
Best way to solve that really is to make sure boxes are high and also put a barrier up. I will see if I can get some pics for you.
We just moved our chickens because we downsized from 250 chickens to under 100. We moved the nesting boxes but haven't had time to put up the "block" yet... so needless to say, the 3 4 month old pyr pups sneak in and grab them. I have to be diligent and get out several times a day to gather or by nightfal I won't have ANY left. The adult dogs do the same.
LGD breeds really are not like other dogs, I often say they are their own "Species". They are not obedience dogs and never will be. People will try pepper, sprays etc to discourage the egg seeking but I have never seen anything work. I am a retired trainer (partially out of retirement having LGD's LOL) and I can tell you they are not like a GSD or other "trainable" dogs.
Personally, I love this about the breeds. Just remember if you have venison prepared and your LGD in the house make sure you put the food up on the refrigerator if you need to leave the room for any reason.
We appreciate how much our dogs do so we give grace. LOL
Some of our dogs...
http://www.backyardherds.com/threads/remember-never-bond-with-a-lgd.28258/
couldn't find the thread but thought you might get a chuckle out of this...
So lets see a pic of your new girl! Oh yeah, and your goats!
I commend you for your thoughtfulness and diligence in taking your girl onto your farm. Taking her in to acclimate her, supervising and being watchful are all the things RIGHT!
As far as the nesting boxes... and
Pyrs as well as most LGD's LOVE eggs! They lay in wait to snatch the next fresh laid egg.
Best way to solve that really is to make sure boxes are high and also put a barrier up. I will see if I can get some pics for you.
We just moved our chickens because we downsized from 250 chickens to under 100. We moved the nesting boxes but haven't had time to put up the "block" yet... so needless to say, the 3 4 month old pyr pups sneak in and grab them. I have to be diligent and get out several times a day to gather or by nightfal I won't have ANY left. The adult dogs do the same.
LGD breeds really are not like other dogs, I often say they are their own "Species". They are not obedience dogs and never will be. People will try pepper, sprays etc to discourage the egg seeking but I have never seen anything work. I am a retired trainer (partially out of retirement having LGD's LOL) and I can tell you they are not like a GSD or other "trainable" dogs.
Personally, I love this about the breeds. Just remember if you have venison prepared and your LGD in the house make sure you put the food up on the refrigerator if you need to leave the room for any reason.
We appreciate how much our dogs do so we give grace. LOL
Some of our dogs...
http://www.backyardherds.com/threads/remember-never-bond-with-a-lgd.28258/
couldn't find the thread but thought you might get a chuckle out of this...
So lets see a pic of your new girl! Oh yeah, and your goats!