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  1. Seth Bullock

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    Our Great Pyrenees one year old looking out the window.

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    As far as I can tell it’s a 49-53 CJ-A3.

    So yours had a power take off (PTO)? That would be awesome but sadly that’s not on mine.

    Your story is very similar to some of mine. My mom would regularly get out and walk. Us boys were too young and stupid to be scared. My dad made a lot of other kids cry and one family friend once grabbed one of his boys in each arm and bailed over the side to escape what he thought would be certain death.

    Thanks for the stories. Reminded me of a lot of episodes from my childhood.

    Oh, my algebra teacher in grade school/high school used to tell a story about the jeeps taken to England to get ready for D-day. Supposedly the Brits were upset the jeeps were so slow not realizing the speedometers were in MPH instead of KPH. Don’t know if there is any truth to it…
     
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    Wow. That’s pretty big and filled out for a year. Going to be a monster!
     
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    I have a neighbor who brews all the time. I’ll share that link with him.

    I don’t drink beer or coffee but this has been my view for the last 10 hours. :)

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    How do they compare to the Mediocre Pyrenees? o_O

    The dog in the photo I posted earlier was Anatolian - very similar to the Great Pyrenees in size and disposition. Wonderful animals! Kind and gentle but still guardians.

    The Anatolian comes from the line of Turkish guardians - Turkish Kangal Dog - known to be fierce fighters. In the old days they were required to kill a Turkish wolf before they were allowed to guard a flock.
     
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    QUOTE=557 [​IMG]

    LOL! Do a lot of battle out in the corn fields?
     
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    Earlier today I was up on a field by a place in another county where I have quite a few animals including llamas and miniature donkeys. We lost a cria to coyotes up there the other day so I’m just staying prepared. Predators are safe here until they get too destructive, then sometimes they have to go.
     
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    One of our guard dogs is an F1 Pyrenees/Anatolian cross. Here she is as a pup and about a year. She’s a good dog.

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    They are wonderful dogs. We’ve had two before this one. Like your Anatolian, kind and gentle but fierce guardians.

     
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    Pyrenees are one of those things once you’ve had them you don’t want to live without. :)
     
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    Of all the things I might miss about being married and having property, one of the few things that come to mind is having dogs. This is the first time in my life I have gone more than few years without a dog.

    I have one of two cats left that I brought with me when my ex and I split. I haven't been without a cat for 40 years.

    ...not the same cat though.
     
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    So true!
     
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    I've felt that way about every pet I've ever owned. :tears:
     
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    This was the other kitty that came up with me after my ex and I split. I had to have her put down last year. She was almost 17 years old.

    I cried like a baby. I do with every one. I don't think anything or anyone has ever loved me as much as my little Bun did. :)

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    We use the good old Imperial mile (first established in 1593 under Elizabeth I) here old chap so not true I'm afraid.
    It's those continental savages over the water who adopted Napoleon's ungodly measurements.
     
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    I've driven through the Pyrenees a few times and you still see a lot of them guarding sheep. There are bears and a small number of wolves in the mountains.
     
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    Good to know. I thought you had all gone over to the dark side long ago. :)
     
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    Aaaaw! What a sweetheart!
     
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    Trafalgar and Waterloo ensured we didn't have to.
     
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    Day 13.

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    I keep expecting a feeding reflex to the phone but so far none. The robins I had a couple years ago wanted to eat my phone.

    @Montegriffo has day 16 as flight day. I took 15. You in with a guess?
     
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    No idea, But looking at them I'd take either one of those guesses.
     
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    Living near the Pyrénées and having done some Mountain shepherding, the Great Pyrénées is born invthe barn with sheep all around so the sheepvaccept it as one of the flock.
    They are strong, gentle with all members of the flock. I remember watching one work...it would be somewhere in the pack of sheep and gently emerge to the edge, walk to the next bit of pasture and the flock would reassemble around it. I have also heard of two Great Pyrs chasing à pack of wolves off in the middle of the night .
    It is good to know they are being bred and used to express their long history of breeding for specific traits.
    You are right...all those breeding were genetically interlinked and thrived in mountains all over Europe.
     
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