First post, but I've been reading a lot of good information.
A little background - we have 2- 7 mo Nubian does and ~30 chickens. We started having visitors on the property at night and had been talking about getting a Pyr - so we made the leap. We found a 10 mo Pyr that had been raised with cows, lambs and chickens and an adult Pyr. The people were getting rid of their animals, had rehomed the adult and we brought Daisy home. She's been with us only 4 days. She walks on a leash very well, understands no and leave it. She has 4 acres to patrol and goes on perimeter walks, on leash, 4-5 times a day.
Here's where we have a couple questions and could use direction or encouragement.
It seems all the LGD training materials assume you have a puppy -- is there training material for starting with a 'teenager'?
Has anyone used a dangle stick for short periods, if the teenager decides to play with the goats or chickens? For sure, there have been zero injuries, and she is not off leash with the animals yet but she will be at some point and being young, I'm trying to plan for options.
The goats want nothing to do with her yet. I'm assuming it's ok to just let them take their time and allow them to be together only under supervision and time will take care of the bonding?
thanks for reading.
A little background - we have 2- 7 mo Nubian does and ~30 chickens. We started having visitors on the property at night and had been talking about getting a Pyr - so we made the leap. We found a 10 mo Pyr that had been raised with cows, lambs and chickens and an adult Pyr. The people were getting rid of their animals, had rehomed the adult and we brought Daisy home. She's been with us only 4 days. She walks on a leash very well, understands no and leave it. She has 4 acres to patrol and goes on perimeter walks, on leash, 4-5 times a day.
Here's where we have a couple questions and could use direction or encouragement.
It seems all the LGD training materials assume you have a puppy -- is there training material for starting with a 'teenager'?
Has anyone used a dangle stick for short periods, if the teenager decides to play with the goats or chickens? For sure, there have been zero injuries, and she is not off leash with the animals yet but she will be at some point and being young, I'm trying to plan for options.
The goats want nothing to do with her yet. I'm assuming it's ok to just let them take their time and allow them to be together only under supervision and time will take care of the bonding?
thanks for reading.