Post by Tengo4 on Feb 16, 2012 2:06:12 GMT -5
We got so lucky when we adopted our Great Pyrenees/Golden Retriever cross. We got him from the Humane Society, but he's so, so wonderful. When our cat weaned her kittens, he adopted them and let them nurse for another 4 months. I have no idea if they were getting anything, but he would just lay there.
We got goat kids a few weeks ago and one hadn't ever had a bottle. He went around looking for his mom and Ranger was just the right height. Ranger was very tolerant of his attempts to nurse.
This week DD got a heifer calf that seemed to be lonely in quarantine, so we put Ranger in there with her. He whined to get out the first morning, so we let him out and thought he wouldn't come back to the barn. He ran, went potty, and ran right back in.
He has never bothered any of the poultry, even as a puppy. He is a great natural herder, which surprised me. We can let the goat kids out and he'll keep them together up by their barn. He likes to keep the sheep together when he's allowed in their fence. We're trying to get them used to their new home, so we haven't let him in much yet.
Whenever any cats in the neighborhood have kittens, we don't see Ranger except for at meal time. He stays with the babies the rest of the time.
The only problem Ranger has is a skin condition which has caused most of his hair to fall out and extreme itching. I had to buy him a coat this year. We think we've finally figured out that he has a thyroid condition. He's slowly but surely healing and growing a little bit of fur, now that we've found a great vet for him and the other critters. Most people don't see how awesome he is, since they only see the missing fur. It's aggravating.
Our Great Pyrenees is having puppies next week, and I can't wait for Ranger to be able to train them. They should be really, really great if he's able to teach them how to be awesome!
Okay, thanks for letting me gush.
We got goat kids a few weeks ago and one hadn't ever had a bottle. He went around looking for his mom and Ranger was just the right height. Ranger was very tolerant of his attempts to nurse.
This week DD got a heifer calf that seemed to be lonely in quarantine, so we put Ranger in there with her. He whined to get out the first morning, so we let him out and thought he wouldn't come back to the barn. He ran, went potty, and ran right back in.
He has never bothered any of the poultry, even as a puppy. He is a great natural herder, which surprised me. We can let the goat kids out and he'll keep them together up by their barn. He likes to keep the sheep together when he's allowed in their fence. We're trying to get them used to their new home, so we haven't let him in much yet.
Whenever any cats in the neighborhood have kittens, we don't see Ranger except for at meal time. He stays with the babies the rest of the time.
The only problem Ranger has is a skin condition which has caused most of his hair to fall out and extreme itching. I had to buy him a coat this year. We think we've finally figured out that he has a thyroid condition. He's slowly but surely healing and growing a little bit of fur, now that we've found a great vet for him and the other critters. Most people don't see how awesome he is, since they only see the missing fur. It's aggravating.
Our Great Pyrenees is having puppies next week, and I can't wait for Ranger to be able to train them. They should be really, really great if he's able to teach them how to be awesome!
Okay, thanks for letting me gush.