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RE: A Trip to the River with the @Crowbarkids!
Such a cool camera!! We have a pregnant Bernese mountain dog. The boerbel will have to wait!!
Such a cool camera!! We have a pregnant Bernese mountain dog. The boerbel will have to wait!!
Haha @thefarmerswife & @bowentroyer! Sounds like what @guntotnhippie and I went through before deciding on Tank. Except at that time we had two small dogs to deal with. Eventually we will need a Livestock Guardian. How do you like your Bernese?
She is no Beorbeol. She is very friendly and great with kids. Just to friendly to strangers
Boerboels are great dogs, but some are just overgrown teddy bears with people. Hehe, but most people don't know that so they do practice caution around them. Mine thinks he's a pup and likes to jump sometimes. 150 lbs of dog jumping on you will throw you off, friendly or not!
However, when he was a pup, maybe 7-8 months old, I had a couple large dogs wander onto my property. I was alone, with my infant on my back. Tank (appropriately named) stood his ground in front of me, growling and barking. He kept walking forward maybe 10 feet, then coming back to me. The dogs finally left and I was so happy he didn't chase after them. He just followed his instinct to protect me and stay by me. Although, all you had to do was roll the large trashcan across the gravel to get him running off with his tail between his legs! Lol! Some dogs get spooked by the weirdest things
That sounds like the perfect family dog. Our Bernese and I had the same story. Two large dogs came at me while I was out in the field. The Bernese ran away faster than a speeding bullet and left me fend for myself. One day I will have a Beorbeol ;)
@bowentroyer Let me know if you do decide to get one. I'll tell you who not to buy from. There's a great breeder that used to be in California and recently moved up to N. Idaho that I wish we had bought from!