Einstein was originally "Bruiser". He's built like a tank and solid. But we eventually settled on Einstein for the same reason you did.
Meigs in off-road mode. This is his favorite time of the year. A Bouvier lurking beneath that hair & snow.
@daisydotell @Seth Bullock I remember we’ve talked about Great Pyrenees before. This happened a couple weeks ago… ….ten of the little buggers!
Aaaw! They're beautiful! This one is ours. 2 year old male. Here he is, guarding us from any evil UPS drivers that may stop and come to the door to drop off a package.
Right now I just have my brother's boxer and sometimes my niece's great dane is here for a few days. I'm about to close on 6.7 acres in the country and build a barndominium. When I can, I'm thinking about getting a couple of dogs. Maybe an American Bulldog and a Weimaraner. I think one dog would get lonely. I miss my chickens also.
Say hello to Atticus. "Dog Breath On My Shoulder" - it's what John Denver originally wrote. He caved to the record label; sunshine is more commercial.
Three rescues: two pitties and a Chinese Crested. I'll post some pictures when I'm on my other computer.
Thank you! He's very sweet and gentle really. We named him Berger, a French word pronounced "Bear-jjay", meaning "Shepard" in English. The breed originated in the French Alps as livestock guardian dogs, and they are still used that way around the world. But they also make very good family dogs even if you don't have livestock. This is our third one.
He looks like he is a fun dog with a sense of humor. I love to see those dogs working sheep. There is a flock nearby and you have to look for the dog he blends in nicely with the sheep. The most interesting thing I saw once was a pyrenees that had a cow's full attention. The dog was standing looking at the cow and the cow wasn't moving.The cow had apparently got out of the pen and dog was watching the cow till the owner could get it back in the pen. It was an awesome sight to see.
Our biggest pittie, Queenie. She is absolutely obsessed with meeting new people and other dogs. She's 70lbs of pure cuddle and constantly tries to sit in people's laps. She a favorite around the vet's office (which is also one of her favorite places, oddly enough). The first time I brought her in, they brought her in the back to trim her nails and I heard a lot of noise. When the vet tech brought her back, I ask how it went, a little concerned that maybe she had struggled. Vet tech: "It took two of us to hold her down!" Yardmeat: "I'm so sorry, did she struggle that bad?" Vet tech: "No, she kept trying to lick me and thought we were playing, so I had to get help to keep her still."
And here's our smaller pittie mix, Violet, and our Chinese Crested, Polly (aka Bitty Smalls). Violet is our good girl. She listens extremely well, she's so quiet you barely know she's there most of the time, and she's amazing around kids. She was also a great learning experience for me, because I thought she was dog aggressive at first, but I got some training on how to introduce her to other dogs and realized she was mostly picking up on my nervousness and was being reactive. Now she's made a few friends. She didn't want to have anything to do with Queenie at first and Queenie was desperate to make friends, but they get along great now. Now Queenie is the only dog that Violet plays with. Fun fact: Violet has a curled tail, but it curls sideways instead of upward. Polly is our bar dog. Literally. We were at a bar with some friends and saw this little girl with a shirt that said "Adopt me." My wife begged me to take her in, and I told her "Well, as long as Violet doesn't try to eat her." So we organized an introduction with Violet muzzled at first, just in case, and they were immediate pals. Polly rules the roost now; neither of the pitties dare cross her. Yes, Polly's ear tips are orange in this pic. A friend of ours is a groomer and likes to practice with dyes on Polly since her white fur is a blank palate and since she just sits still and doesn't move when groomed. For some reason, the dye on her ear tips always lasts longer than the rest of her body.
Pyrenees? They don't look like mountains... but they are very cute. Lying around sleeping waiting for their turn at mommy's teat... DEMOCRAT DOGS!
I guess I don’t. I’ll try tomorrow if I think of it when I’m out there. She’s out with the “north herd” of goats about a half mile from the house. I did take this of their sire the other day because I thought it was funny. A nap after a mud bath apparently. LOL
