PS .......I forgot to ask just how the "pyrs" and sheep were introduced to each other...........for example...over in Montana, a family had one of our puppy bitches in with three wool sheep on 5 acres. Everything was just great until we gave them one of our stud dogs (he had sire three litters, we were done with him) who happened to be the puppy's sire. Instead of socializing him for a week to 10 days with the sheep before letting him in full time, they put him in right away and left him over night. This was one of our most gentle dogs. The people mad a huge mistake doing this because they found out from the neighbors, that the sheep had been chasing him around all night attacking HIM. He was the unwanted new guy on the block. In self defense he took one down and hurt it pretty badly. Other sheep owners I asked about this said the owners made a huge mistake by not letting them get used to each other for even up to two weeks. The same dog has been happily guarding goats at a ! big goat ranch for the past year now cuz the owner was savvy to introducing ...any animals to one another. So............there's my two bits everyone.......and don't be knockin' muh dawgs er Youse will be a dealin' with a vishus owner Bruce Z
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