Walking with cows and horses (breeders, beagle, cross, puppies)
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Your grandfather's German Shepherd was lucky. At the stable where I rode as a teen, a young and rambunctious Dalmatian puppy ran up behind a two-year old Saddlebred who was being worked on a lunge and grabbed the Saddlebred's tail. The horse double-barreled the pup before the trainer could do anything, and the puppy was dead when he hit the ground.
And horses and cattle that have had previous bad experiences with canines may not wait for the dog to come up to them; they may run up and try to kick or stomp the "wolf" to death. It's never a good idea to walk your dog (however well-trained and obedient he might be) in a field with livestock you do not know!
I made that mistake once, with a mule (a mother, at that). I entered a pasture containing a mule and her baby. In spite of my ignorance, mother mule was kind and allowed my dog to live (my dog also ran like hell ). But she taught me and my dog a lesson we never forgot!
Zephyr is a real cutie. It seems my girl was related to this breed, or at least similar. The rescue had her listed totally wrong, not as a Saluki/Border Collie but something else. Unfortunately, I can't remember but it was silly.
Thanks he is indeed a cutie. His breeder picked him out as the puppy she would offer me, and she did a great job as he has fit into my life very well. He really is a handsome boy. People often ask if he is a Saluki, they have the same sighthound build but there are plenty of differences in the two breeds. with my first Silken Dazzle people always asked if he was a border collie X greyhound, but Zephyr gets the is that a Saluki or is that a Borzoi? a lot.
Yeah people need to respect those rules, especially with animals that can stomp the snail snot out of a dog.
My guys are used to hunting birds where we encounter open range herds of cattle. It doesn't take very long for them to become disinterested. Funniest was this time, unbeknownst by my big male GSP, a flock of sheep approached over a hill towards the dog. They were about 30 yards when finally my dog saw like a 100 sheep. One of them stepped out towards my dog. I think it was like "ok dog- where are we going? Herd us up!" That sheep kept walking towards Schnitzel and my guy tucked tail and took off, lol.
Yeah people need to respect those rules, especially with animals that can stomp the snail snot out of a dog.
My guys are used to hunting birds where we encounter open range herds of cattle. It doesn't take very long for them to become disinterested. Funniest was this time, unbeknownst by my big male GSP, a flock of sheep approached over a hill towards the dog. They were about 30 yards when finally my dog saw like a 100 sheep. One of them stepped out towards my dog. I think it was like "ok dog- where are we going? Herd us up!" That sheep kept walking towards Schnitzel and my guy tucked tail and took off, lol.
Your grandfather's German Shepherd was lucky. At the stable where I rode as a teen, a young and rambunctious Dalmatian puppy ran up behind a two-year old Saddlebred who was being worked on a lunge and grabbed the Saddlebred's tail. The horse double-barreled the pup before the trainer could do anything, and the puppy was dead when he hit the ground.
And horses and cattle that have had previous bad experiences with canines may not wait for the dog to come up to them; they may run up and try to kick or stomp the "wolf" to death. It's never a good idea to walk your dog (however well-trained and obedient he might be) in a field with livestock you do not know!
It's not good to walk in a field with livestock whether you know the herd or not, whether you have a dog with you or not.
What on Earth place is this in the OP that allows/encourages people to walk among cattle and horses? That is a very dangerous activity.
I made that mistake once, with a mule (a mother, at that). I entered a pasture containing a mule and her baby. In spite of my ignorance, mother mule was kind and allowed my dog to live (my dog also ran like hell ). But she taught me and my dog a lesson we never forgot!
Um, mules don't have foals. Mules are sterile. The mother of a mule is a horse.
If it was a long ear it had to have been a donkey then.
Donkeys don't give birth to mules either. The offspring of two donkeys is a donkey. If the mother is a donkey, the foal is either a donkey too, or a hinny (offspring of a female donkey and a male horse).
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). But she taught me and my dog a lesson we never forgot!
