Anthony's coworker's dogs had puppies and she offered one to Anthony. At first I wasn't excited about it, but then we had something in the yard scaring our chickens. One of them even went missing, so something was hunting them. Then I decided that a guard dog wouldn't be such a bad thing :) The breed of dog they are is a Great Pyrenees, which is really well known for being working livestock guardians. In fact when we were researching more about the type of dog they are, a lot of people said that this type of dog is happiest with a flock of animals to guard and a job to do. They love to roam and protect and they often prefer to just stay outside as outdoor dogs.
They are very large dogs, but so sweet! At first we wanted to pick out a smaller female dog but once we met the dad (who is a huge dog but the calmest sweetest thing) we decided to pick out a big male.
Here is the mother dog with the babies right after they were born:
So tiny and sweet!
A basket full of puppies!
We had so much fun loving on them all. They were so young they didn't even have their eyes open.
This is James with Chancho, the dad. He is massive!
Update pictures at about 3 weeks old:
I brought him into the chicken coop first to see how the chickens would react. The leader of the chickens came right up to him, looked him over and then pecked him on the nose (she does that to all the new chickens too). He made the saddest face after that and slunk over to hide between my legs.
Once I let all the chickens out and the puppy realized that they moved around, he got very interested in what they were doing. He didn't really chase them, but he wanted to follow them around.
Happy boy!
When Anthony came home from fishing he got a chance to play with him out in the yard and he got a video of his cute squishy puppiness running around the yard. We can't wait to bring him home for good!
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