This reminds me of the geese we used to keep which also roamed freely
around the local suburb fertilising everyone's driveway.
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Sent: Monday, January 22, 2007 4:26 PM
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Subject: Diversion from... Maremma dog Protects
penguins
Birders,
This reminds me of a reversal that I'm sure is common but not widely
known among us City folk.
While staying on a farm in Mudgee, I noticed that te farmer was letting
his chooks roam quite freely over the property, with no sign of any
fences or chook sheds. I asked him about this and it turns out that the
geese (greylag I think) he had roaming the property were that
territorial that they kept the foxes away! They also eat the grass and
fertilise the lawn. Much better than a shed.
EB
On 1/22/07, kfp <> wrote:
> What a brilliant solution! Indeed Maremmas are livestock protection
> dogs. And trained well do their job very well too. The Europeans have
> other breeds that do the same the job. In saying that the Maremmas and
> their counterparts are not for the fainthearted dog person. Discipline
> is a must as is 'special training. ( I just happen to know a couple
> of them!) Even your humble German Shepherd could be trained for the
> job - In Europe - protection of livestock was in their job
> descriptions originally. (Ours used to 'protect' the guinea pigs)
> Maybe there should be a programme set up to protect other sea birds,
> especially from the morons who like to hurt and kill ground nesting
> birds. I wouldn't like to tackle a cranky Maremma. One should always
> respect a Maremma!!
>
>
>
> Robyn
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