Anyone who keeps chickens or any type of livestock for that matter needs a good dog. Buddy is our male Great Pyrenees. Buddy looks like his father, but has the heart and dedication of his mother. He devotes himself to his flock and religiously makes his rounds around the perimeter. During the day he lays around, only stirring when a stranger approaches or to beg for head rubs and food. But at night he is constantly on the move, barking and pacing with his tail up and over his back. Thanks to him we have yet to lose one chicken to a varmint in our new place.
His brothers Bear and Rowdy also help guard the flock, but because of Bear's love to chase anything that will flee from him and Rowdy's inherited roaming gene we have to keep them chained to their stations in the yard.
Bear Rowdy
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