MacEntyre
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2A Bourbon Hound OG
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I am one of the Directors of a Park/Farm/Parrish/Abbey project.
Eventually, we will have 8 acres cultivated.
Right now, we have a very dense 1/2 acre garden inside our fence.
We have about one acre total that is fenced... much more later.
I have shot 3 groundhogs in the garden and chased away many others.
Deer come out of the woods and go all over our property at night.
I don't want to keep hunting critters, so I suggested getting a farm dog.
Just by being there, it will keep groundhogs and deer out.
The dog does not have to hunt them.
Any dog will do, as long as it's big enough that it cannot crawl under our front gate.
We have an opportunity to get a 10 month old Great Pyrenees female puppy.
Some folks say our 4' fence will not contain her.
Some folks say they will protect property, others say only livestock.
Some folks say they need professional training, others say not so.
Lotsa folks say if you make 'em a pet, they are no good as a working dog.
Some folks say a GP will do well for our purposes, others say it's a very bad choice.
I'm thinking that a GP Working Dog, or a GP Pet, will do... either one. I don' care!
Just by being on the property, the critters will stay outa the garden.
I'm only worried that a GP might not respect our 4' fences.
The one we've been offered has never jumped or climbed the 3' or 4' fences where she now lives.
What do you think?
Eventually, we will have 8 acres cultivated.
Right now, we have a very dense 1/2 acre garden inside our fence.
We have about one acre total that is fenced... much more later.
I have shot 3 groundhogs in the garden and chased away many others.
Deer come out of the woods and go all over our property at night.
I don't want to keep hunting critters, so I suggested getting a farm dog.
Just by being there, it will keep groundhogs and deer out.
The dog does not have to hunt them.
Any dog will do, as long as it's big enough that it cannot crawl under our front gate.
We have an opportunity to get a 10 month old Great Pyrenees female puppy.
Some folks say our 4' fence will not contain her.
Some folks say they will protect property, others say only livestock.
Some folks say they need professional training, others say not so.
Lotsa folks say if you make 'em a pet, they are no good as a working dog.
Some folks say a GP will do well for our purposes, others say it's a very bad choice.
I'm thinking that a GP Working Dog, or a GP Pet, will do... either one. I don' care!
Just by being on the property, the critters will stay outa the garden.
I'm only worried that a GP might not respect our 4' fences.
The one we've been offered has never jumped or climbed the 3' or 4' fences where she now lives.
What do you think?