German Shepherd Tyler
was born
March, 2023. He is huge; 30" at the shoulders,
weighs 120 lbs. He is a Neutered male and legally
registered Service Dog who goes everywhere
with me.
Collie is a rough collie called a
"Lassie type"
Born
September 2023, a spayed female, 24" tall & about
75
lbs.
A natural therapy do
g
who seeks
out anyone needing a fluffy collie hug.
|
|
|
|
Living in the Central Valley
, a land of cattle
ranches, orchards, and dairy farms. Tyler spars
with the Livestock Guardian Dog (LGD) who lives with
our sheep. While this is daily
"dog martial arts"
fun, it's not
appropriate behavior at a dog park. Snarling,
growling, barking, tackling, practice biting...maybe OK at
home but not at Point Isabel where I have to take him
periodically to
re-learn polite dog social skills.
|
|
|
|
Angel
the
livestock guardian is a good match for Tyler. She is his
size and can outrun him.
|
|
|
This is how Tyler loses his polite dog social skills...
|
|
|
You can't do this at the dog park!
When Tyler
gets too rough Collie will grab his collar to yank
him back!
Millie, the little bitch, likes to
attack Angel's rear legs when she can.
This is how dogs
really like to play.
And it's loud, too!
Look at Angel's face.
I think she
has a giant crush on big boy Tyler.
|
|
Angel can outrun Tyler
, and if she wanted she
could do serious damage to him.
Instead she loves
his attention.
Angel loves
Tyler big time!
|
|
|
In between knock down fights
with leg and throat
biting The two huge dogs admire each other.
|
|
|
Millie is the fastest of all my dogs.
She runs for
the pure joy of it with her seemingly effortless
rocking gallup.
|
|
Big fun Millie play!
Millie pasture
run, run, big fun play!
|
|
One time Angel attacked Millie
|
Now she is always a
bit leary of Angel. Millie is careful not to walk
past Angel too closely from behind.
|
|
|
|
|
Angel was so violent
(
red
zone!
) I had rush in to kick
her hard in the chest to get her
off. Millie had discovered a dead
gopher belonging to Angel,
triggering the instinctive response.
Luckily the collie wasn't hurt.
|
|
|
|
|
More pasture
dog play...
Page 2
|
|
|