tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post7820282857967384806..comments2023-10-26T03:19:41.569-07:00Comments on Stephen Bodio's Querencia: Ranch LifeSteve Bodiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14434597061701369867noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-11576891120534966562012-12-26T07:31:51.274-08:002012-12-26T07:31:51.274-08:00No doubt any livestock being accompanied by those ...No doubt any livestock being accompanied by those pups is well protected--any intruder bent on mayhem would no doubt be rendered completely helpless in seconds, overcome by an acute attack of CUTENESS!....L.B.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-74308197595606838842012-12-25T12:12:03.210-08:002012-12-25T12:12:03.210-08:00Thanks for your kind words, Cat. Means a lot comi...Thanks for your kind words, Cat. Means a lot coming from a real writer! As for coyotes, my deerhounds seem to have a natural hatred of them and woe to any who jump over our 5 foot fence into the yard. Usually they're smart enough to jump back out quickly. But I never have trouble with gopher holes in my horse pasture or rabbits eating my grass the way the neighbors do. Love the fact that the hunting instinct is well retained despite centuries of domestication. Mary AnnUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12911890181898877308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-80258545981525432042012-12-24T15:03:45.608-08:002012-12-24T15:03:45.608-08:00Mary Ann, I love your blog! I started reading it w...Mary Ann, I love your blog! I started reading it when Steve mentioned it earlier this fall.<br /><br />A dead sheep is always an issue. The dogs will try to guard it, sometimes for days and days, without eating it. If a raptor manages to open up the carcass, then the dogs will generally feed on it.<br /><br />We have so many predators (and such a variety of predators) that we generally can't leave a dead sheep anywhere. We simply can't have a predator attractant like that.<br /><br />I did have a female Central Asian Ovcharka that would hide next to any carcass (sheep, deer, whatever) and wait for a predator to approach. She was a lethal girl and seemed to enjoy getting the jump on unsuspecting predators. She killed a lot of coyotes.Cat Urbigkithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12649103651692682453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-26456405946495920562012-12-23T14:47:01.179-08:002012-12-23T14:47:01.179-08:00Cat, love these photos, and your book which I boug...Cat, love these photos, and your book which I bought from Amazon. Here's what may be a dumb question--if a sheep dies of natural causes out there on the range, will a livestock guardian dog eat it once it is dead? Or does the bond and the drive to guard inhibit natural instinct? (cf my own blog post http://crabdiaries.com/the-call-of-the-wild/ Mary AnnUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12911890181898877308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-70803864444958167192012-12-22T16:34:36.234-08:002012-12-22T16:34:36.234-08:00Thanks much Daniel!Thanks much Daniel!Cat Urbigkithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12649103651692682453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8732486.post-41547713039549193902012-12-22T07:57:09.070-08:002012-12-22T07:57:09.070-08:00Beautiful brief photo essay, Cat. Thank you.
Dani...Beautiful brief photo essay, Cat. Thank you.<br /><br />Daniel R.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com