Rose entered my desires long before she entered our family. Flirting with Pinterest posts and Kijji puppy ads of my long haired majestic beauty, laced my dreams of this lifestyle and homestead, for years.
A Great Pyrenees is a gentle giant, and wonderful family pet. As much as I longed for her, I knew she would not thrive in our suburban setting.
However, before the moving van rolled down Lochend, I had a deposit on my girl and a date set for our road trip to meet her.
Rose has humble beginnings on a quaint little farm in Rosemary, Alberta. Born to working parents, she was well acquainted to livestock. Horses, sheep, chickens, and rabbits specifically.
Herself and siblings respected the boundary of the farm and free roamed off leash, even without the guidance of mom who had taken up a temporary assignment of ridding a neighbouring farmer of his coyote problem.
In hindsight, I ended my long wait for my Great Pyrenees too soon. Read more about my training challenges and how a Great Pyrenees “independent thinking” can lead to some dangerous behaviours. This is an example of a link in a post.
These days Rose is a happy Livestock Gaurdian Dog. She rules her half acre, 6’ high pen with pride and purpose. Watchful 24hrs, seven days a week, for any threat to our Nigerian Dwarf Goat herd, our laying flock of Barred Plymouth Rock Chickens and our Angora Wool Rabbits.
Rose is a fierce protector, and no match for the many predators sleuthing about Lochend. However, her playful, gentleness with the children has earned our respect.
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