Sentry, Baymule’s Livestock Guard Dog

[baymule]

Sentry has a broad head, a wide, deep chest, BIG feet, but has remained short in stature and small on the back end. If he had grown to match his feet, he would be one big dog. With his bone problems, it's just as well that he is stunted. I don't think that his skeleton could support the weight of a big dog. I'll take him just the way he is.

 

[CrealCritter]

My hunting dog has been busy... Chasing off foxes. There are a lot of gray fox about the new place.

 

[Lazy Gardener]

He looks like he's gonna be huge. Not at all a bad thing for a farm dog! Yes, please keep us posted about his training. Love pics! Many dog owners would have freaked out at a pup getting chewed on or sheep flipped. Glad you know about the value of letting things play out for "natural consequences" lessons.

 

[Mini Horses]

Carson is still young! Things may change. Love the new one but sad to hear Paris is now 10. That puts her where we don't want them to be. She's getting all she needs, I know. Just that age has it's issues -- for ALL of us, animal & human alike.

 

[baymule]

Today Sentry learned that cedar tastes bad. Ewenique was happily chomping on the greenery so he bit some off. It didn’t take but seconds for him to spit it out.

I turned Ringo the ram in with Ewenique and Scottie. Ewenique lost no time in butting Sentry. I caught a pic of Ewenique threatening Sentry. He whirled around and skeedaddled!

Just as quick, he came right back.

Trip asked to come in the pasture so I cracked open the gate. Sentry jumped on Trip, overjoyed to see him, licking Trip’s face. Trip growled, but I think he likes the puppy. Ewenique sized Sentry up for another head butt, and Ringo came over to check him out.

Sure enough, Ewenique butted him again.

I watched several hours while Sentry followed the sheep trio. Scottie is wary of him and will run, causing him to run too. I yell NO! and he stops and looks at me. I put him back in his pen. We’re working on it.

 

[Beekissed]

That Trip is one gorgeous dog! So clean and fluffy for an outside dog. I like how bold Sentry is...should make for a great LGD.

 

[baymule]

Today I left him out of his pen all day. The sheep are dry lotted, there is no grass. we need RAIN! So he was in pasture #1, and had access to the sheep by popping through the cow panels. It is getting a little harder for him to crawl through the holes. Where did he want to be? In the barn/lot with the pregnant ewes. The ewes are accepting him, he just wants to hang out with them.

We have had Sentry 1 week and 1 day. He is learning commands. He knows Get Back! at the gate. He stops 3-4' from the gate and sits down. If I want him to go through the gate, I step aside, face him and call him. Then he comes through the gate. NO!-we're working on it. SIT!-he sorta has that. DOWN!-he has practically stopped jumping up on me. COME!-he happily runs to me. He ignores the chickens. I feed him, then take away his bowl, make him sit before I give it back to him. He is one smart puppy.

 

[baymule]

Yesterday I was butchering roosters when I heard a guinea squawking explosion. I looked and saw Sentry "playing" and the guineas flying over the fence. I yelled NO! and AAHHHNNNTTTT!!!! he immediately stopped and sat down. I could literally see him thinking it over. After a few moments he got up and wandered off to watch sheep. This pup is freaking outstanding.

 

[baymule]

Today I was brushing Trip, and I pulled wads of fur off the brush. He didn’t have any matted up wads, but lots of fur had to come off.

Sentry watched with great interest. He tried to chew brushes. No Sentry. He tried to chew my arm. No Sentry. A wad of fur got tossed past him. He chased and pounced on it. He bit it, but there was nothing to chew. He sure tried, but fluff is not much fun when soaked in dog slobber. He tried to spit it out, that didn’t work either. I finally pulled it off his tongue.

Look at those BIG FEET! LOL

 

[Lazy Gardener]

You can just tell... he's making wrinkles in his brain!