Isnt it an oxymoron for LGD's like anatolians to love all people... I mean their own pack yes, but strangers? My sister had them and I know a fair amount of people that own them as well and they all have distrust of people outside of pack... It is bred into them to have a distrust of predators 2 or 4 legged...
Regardless I wish you well...I have a soft spot for LGDs hence my two LOL
Albin, polish for white
Amar, forever..
Ari means Lion...
those are just a few that I like for dogs
Yes, I do understand the LGD temperament. I went through a time of considering going Newfie rather than LGD for that reason (and because the Newfies are so darned cute!) but decided I'd rather look on the gentle side of LGD breeds rather than have a Newfie unhappy with not enough attention. My last Pyr was an awesome LGD but I couldn't trust him around most men. He never hurt anyone but he bumped a few men and took DH's cousin's hand gently in his mouth and redirected him to a different location. I'd rather err on the side of too gentle than have someone get hurt. The guarding I need is not high intensity. I'm looking for outdoor pets with light guarding duties
Our property is pretty tightly fenced against larger predators (dogs, coyote). It is the smaller stuff (raccoon, weasel, fox, etc) that I need kept away from my poultry. That and I'm a dog addict. I like the name Ari but that's a friend's name. Not sure he'd appreciate a dog named after him!
Newflvr gave me the idea to go looking for human names. Thanks! Checked out one of those baby name websites. Kipling seems to be the top contender - DH picked out of my short list including Carter and Kaiser. Rudyard Kipling is one of DH's favorite authors.
NoDogNow, thanks for the idea but I'm not sure I'm smart enough to spell that one! LOL!
Horsepoor, any K artists or composers? Last Pyrs we were supposed to get were very devoted to each other so we were considering Bogart and Bacall. Not that it has to have the K but seems to flow...
Babs, thanks for the offer! LOL! I have plenty of cleaning to do here but have not been well enough to do it. My mom was actually here this week helping my kids clean house! My kids have been doing a lot of the preparations (minor fence repairs, stuffing the new bed I made, cleaning out the old one). They are very excited about this as they all loved Thor to pieces and were heartbroken when he died. Thankfully they are old enough to help out a lot and are mostly done with school for the year so this is good timing.
