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<blockquote data-quote="Lannie" data-source="post: 1715637" data-attributes="member: 8202"><p>Baby Maggie is growing into such a beautiful girl. And this isn't even a current picture, just the most recent one I have. This was about a week and a half ago:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]10513[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Unfortunately, she has entered her chicken-rolling stage. I was hoping to avoid it, but alas, it seems inevitable. Most of my chickens are old hens or roosters at the moment, so if she actually scares one to death, it won't be a great loss, but I'm working with her on NOT playing with the funny fluffy squawky critters. I need to get another batch of chicks at some point, but I'm waiting until she's over her chicken obsession before I do.</p><p></p><p>She was slobbering a large rooster in the corral last evening, and as we were headed out to do chores, I saw good ol' Jasper put himself between her and the rooster, then he laid down and guarded it until we got there. From what I've read, less than 1% of LGD breeds will actually bond with and guard poultry (they'll guard them if they're in their general guarding territory, but usually not individual birds). So maybe Jasper is one of those rare ones. He definitely stopped Maggie from molesting that poor rooster last night, though, that's for sure. (I scolded her roundly for her transgression when I got there, then put the rooster in the coop to recover. The rooster is fine, just a little wet.)</p><p></p><p>He also went in the garage a couple days ago and he NEVER goes inside a building except the barn where his shelter is. But Maggie had apparently been trying to play with a rooster in the garage, and Jasper heard it squawking, so he went in and shooed Maggie out the door (I only saw the end of this incident). Amazing. I'm glad I have him to help me with this. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> Again, the rooster was saved in the nick of time, LOL! I didn't scold her for that one because I didn't get there in time, but Jasper had already handled it, so it was all good.</p><p></p><p>She's become such a beautiful dog. Sometimes, Jasper will bark at a vehicle going too slow out on the road or the UPS truck pulling in the driveway, and although she's not helping him bark yet, she goes on full alert, and I can see what she's going to look like when she's full grown. It makes my heart skip a beat. She's gonna be a GREAT (big) dog!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lannie, post: 1715637, member: 8202"] Baby Maggie is growing into such a beautiful girl. And this isn't even a current picture, just the most recent one I have. This was about a week and a half ago: [ATTACH type="full"]10513[/ATTACH] Unfortunately, she has entered her chicken-rolling stage. I was hoping to avoid it, but alas, it seems inevitable. Most of my chickens are old hens or roosters at the moment, so if she actually scares one to death, it won't be a great loss, but I'm working with her on NOT playing with the funny fluffy squawky critters. I need to get another batch of chicks at some point, but I'm waiting until she's over her chicken obsession before I do. She was slobbering a large rooster in the corral last evening, and as we were headed out to do chores, I saw good ol' Jasper put himself between her and the rooster, then he laid down and guarded it until we got there. From what I've read, less than 1% of LGD breeds will actually bond with and guard poultry (they'll guard them if they're in their general guarding territory, but usually not individual birds). So maybe Jasper is one of those rare ones. He definitely stopped Maggie from molesting that poor rooster last night, though, that's for sure. (I scolded her roundly for her transgression when I got there, then put the rooster in the coop to recover. The rooster is fine, just a little wet.) He also went in the garage a couple days ago and he NEVER goes inside a building except the barn where his shelter is. But Maggie had apparently been trying to play with a rooster in the garage, and Jasper heard it squawking, so he went in and shooed Maggie out the door (I only saw the end of this incident). Amazing. I'm glad I have him to help me with this. :) Again, the rooster was saved in the nick of time, LOL! I didn't scold her for that one because I didn't get there in time, but Jasper had already handled it, so it was all good. She's become such a beautiful dog. Sometimes, Jasper will bark at a vehicle going too slow out on the road or the UPS truck pulling in the driveway, and although she's not helping him bark yet, she goes on full alert, and I can see what she's going to look like when she's full grown. It makes my heart skip a beat. She's gonna be a GREAT (big) dog! [/QUOTE]
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