tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post6769580714529146930..comments2023-11-28T20:13:15.814-05:00Comments on e-i-e-i-omg! The final chapter?: Bagpipes and Coyotes.Susanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-66824227229534608832011-09-22T11:36:18.617-04:002011-09-22T11:36:18.617-04:00Leigh - I would highly recommend this breed. They...Leigh - I would highly recommend this breed. They are a spectacular dog - and, in my humble opinion, the best livestock guardian dog around.<br /><br />Erin - The .22 is loaded, locked and resting reassuringly behind the bedroom door. Which is always closed. I never know what the Boyz will get into.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-92231781211862464472011-09-22T11:01:03.316-04:002011-09-22T11:01:03.316-04:00Glad round one is over, but stay locked and loaded...Glad round one is over, but stay locked and loaded - don't want anything to happen to the animals or you, keep something with you when you are out doing chores at night - I'm with Mama Pea, even thought coyotes are smaller, the still have that pack mentality and you never know about illness. Stay safe!Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06916896512933101955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-66854932150680973882011-09-21T23:36:45.785-04:002011-09-21T23:36:45.785-04:00Oh gosh, you had me on the edge of my seat, readin...Oh gosh, you had me on the edge of my seat, reading this. Coyotes are nothing to mess with. I'm not familiar with Maremmas. We talk from time to time about getting a dog. I should look in to this breed.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-69966669306981507242011-09-21T09:26:49.976-04:002011-09-21T09:26:49.976-04:00Kay - Only you would clabber! I may borrow Phoebe...Kay - Only you would clabber! I may borrow Phoebe if Hoosier doesn't snap-to.<br /><br />Jane - In my experience with llamas (albeit limited at that), they are standing and shrieking when danger is at hand - with their "charges" bunched up behind them. Maybe he has a more laid-back approach. Could be his Bolivian heritage...<br /><br />Sylvie - A Maremma is a breed of livestock guardian dog. They are similar (in color) to a Great Pyrenees, but incredibly smart, loyal, and fierce. Kay and Nick have two of them.<br /><br />dr momi - Nope. I just ran out unarmed because I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Next time I run out armed.<br /><br />Mama Pea - I think Hoosier is sore because I hot-wired the perimeter fence so he can't lean all over it. Isn't that sort of like biting off your nose to spite your face?<br /><br />Mama Tea - I used to have a record album (remember those?) of bagpipes that I would play alot. At the time I had an Irish Setter, who would sit in front of the speakers and howl along.<br /><br />CM - We will find you a puppy when the time comes! They are wonderful dogs. Next time around (close your ears, Scrappy & Bernie), I will have a Maremma outside and a Deerhound inside (and a Dachshund, because I am a glutton for punishment).Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-75870409609936861902011-09-21T09:18:06.184-04:002011-09-21T09:18:06.184-04:00I'm behinder in my comments!
APG - That worri...I'm behinder in my comments!<br /><br />APG - That worries me, too. I don't think that Scrappy would take off after them - he doesn't like to be more than 20 yards from me. But, Bernie is a different story.<br /><br />RM - I love that - "lizard brain". If there is a large enough pack, they will try to take down a larger animal - especially if the animal is older or weaker. Law of the jungle and all that, but NOT with MY sheep!<br /><br />Candy - If I was a good enough aim, I would pop a few myself - if they were a direct threat to my livestock, that is. I try to use the non-violent approach first and hope that it works.<br /><br />Nancy - Locked and loaded I am. These packs are getting pretty large. I know they circle their territory, so I hope it's a large territory!<br /><br />HG - I'll say. I was on pins and needles all night last night, waiting for their return.<br /><br />Judy - It really is eerie - and it sounds like there's millions of them!Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-51795369370324871832011-09-21T09:06:50.452-04:002011-09-21T09:06:50.452-04:00Oh, it's so GREAT to hear someone mention Mare...Oh, it's so GREAT to hear someone mention Maremmas! That's gonna be my next dog. I have a friend who got a female pup this summer, and she's amazing. I've never had a thing for white dogs, but with their special coat, the dirt doesn't really stick and they seem to stay almost brilliantly white. You might have to put me in touch with your friend when the time comes (re breeders, etc.). It's not like they're a dime a dozen.<br /><br />Very neat and "real" experience with those pesky coyotes. Makes one glad she has dogs, doesn't it . . . even if one of them IS "worthless". ;) As for the guard llama . . . wellllll . . . !Chicken Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11704834273210183660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-46806814967361886222011-09-20T22:57:18.612-04:002011-09-20T22:57:18.612-04:00I'm glad everything turned out ok. I'm wit...I'm glad everything turned out ok. I'm with MamaPea, just keep on packing heat, darlin!<br /><br />And as far as bagpipes, good lord I'm a sucker for those. I thought I was the only person in the world who got all teary when I heard them play. Glad to know I'm not alone. :)Amy Dingmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04955555538158746355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-48627403523195344432011-09-20T21:56:21.292-04:002011-09-20T21:56:21.292-04:00Just keep packin' heat, Sweetie, and all will ...Just keep packin' heat, Sweetie, and all will be safe!<br /><br />I don't mind hearing a pack of wolves howl but I don't like the (hysterical?) sound of a pack of coyotes! <br /><br />I think a talk with your guard llama is in order??Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-63187141512568217652011-09-20T21:04:51.516-04:002011-09-20T21:04:51.516-04:00Ya -- what's a Maremma? ....and you didn'...Ya -- what's a Maremma? ....and you didn't run out there without the gun the first time did you?? Way too scary!dr momihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15665259531466170062noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-8259370690033567062011-09-20T20:20:12.332-04:002011-09-20T20:20:12.332-04:00What's a Maremma?What's a Maremma?Sylvienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-86619642718504228692011-09-20T19:03:56.065-04:002011-09-20T19:03:56.065-04:00Ok, now was the llama supposed to be cushed? I kno...Ok, now was the llama supposed to be cushed? I know nothing about how llamas protect, and I am guessing that this was not one of the ways? Or was he off the clock. I guess he is in the llama local union?Jane @ Hard Work Homesteadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02905658082120445313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-77137054198743575362011-09-20T18:02:27.135-04:002011-09-20T18:02:27.135-04:00They sound simultaneously gleeful and bloodthirsty...They sound simultaneously gleeful and bloodthirsty. Makes me clabber- you know, like bad milk.Kaytenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16999461783053686398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-77565231980861494662011-09-20T16:56:22.222-04:002011-09-20T16:56:22.222-04:00There is something so unnerving about the sound of...There is something so unnerving about the sound of a pack of coyotes. They just sound so... unnatural. <br />Glad everything turned out OK. I hope they move on soon.<br />JudyJudy Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01121300109427407095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-29716408071007856572011-09-20T15:23:19.796-04:002011-09-20T15:23:19.796-04:00Yikes! You lived my worst nightmare. Unfortunately...Yikes! You lived my worst nightmare. Unfortunately it isn't always a dream. ((hugs))hoosier girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11042021292102476233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-82572270924320590672011-09-20T14:39:18.594-04:002011-09-20T14:39:18.594-04:00Every night for two weeks I hear the huge pack of ...Every night for two weeks I hear the huge pack of coyotes running from north to south then in a couple hours they are yipping from south to north. They do this till 6am! The pack is larger than ever before and shrilling too. I wish now the wolves will come as then the coyotes will leave. Keep locked an loaded.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08888669064467961669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-24746000451751343192011-09-20T14:19:58.201-04:002011-09-20T14:19:58.201-04:00They get pretty bold around here too. They have ch...They get pretty bold around here too. They have chased Buddy, our 100-plus pound Anatolian mix, several times. They usually only stop when one of us yells at them. Jerry has "popped" a couple and they don't come around quite as bad as they used to. Glad you and yours are okay!Candy C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07863818451136277378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-37839204744806559272011-09-20T14:12:49.291-04:002011-09-20T14:12:49.291-04:00We have coyotes around the area too. Their yips ma...We have coyotes around the area too. Their yips make my flesh instantaneously produce goosebumps--and we have no livestock to speak of. Must be a lizard-brain thing. Most folks out here have cows...I've always wondered if they'd try for a full-fledged cow. Probably they'd only try for the young, old, or sick ones, but it's still scary to think of. <br /><br />Glad you guys chased them off... I hope they stay the heck away!Ruralmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01801771238637045987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-74210567043860361172011-09-20T12:19:11.508-04:002011-09-20T12:19:11.508-04:00That sound really does make you shiver! Last wint...That sound really does make you shiver! Last winter our area was very over-populated and the county was having a real problem. Many pet owners were losing their dogs and cats. Our neighbor keeps a couple of donkeys just for coyote watch too. I hope they have moved on and don't continue to keep you up all night. Would your dogs actually take after them? Our lab would which scares the heck out of me!!The Apple Pie Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10340020795649093810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-73994139807162333892011-09-20T12:04:37.404-04:002011-09-20T12:04:37.404-04:00Judy - Honestly, it scared the bejeebers out of me...Judy - Honestly, it scared the bejeebers out of me, too. With all that noise, it sounded as if there were 20 of them. I was so relieved when they finally went away.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12573143203599624833noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4030352031960855220.post-89855739831557560032011-09-20T12:01:50.888-04:002011-09-20T12:01:50.888-04:00OMG-are you OK? that would have scared the wits fr...OMG-are you OK? that would have scared the wits from me.But I suppose your use to it and being by yourself.You tell a awfully good tale but scared the bjeepers out of mejudynoreply@blogger.com