This summer we have seen some changes in Togo.
He's becoming more mature.
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Someone told us that his breed(s) start to mature at about 18 months and he's almost 16 months old now.
What breeds is he, you ask?
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Well alot of 'em- and you've probably not heard of most of them.
His Mom is a pure bred Sarplaninac and his dad is what they call a 4-way down in Kentucky.
A 4-way is an Akbash, Anatolian, Maremma and a Pyrenees cross.
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All of those are common guardian dog breeds and I see physical and mental traits of all of them in him.
However, today Togo added one more breed to the mix.
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He found his inner-Golden Retriever.
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I'm not sure how this is going to help him fight off coyotes
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but never let it be said that I prevented one of my dogs from finding his true calling.
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And he seems pretty proud of his new vocation.
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Sigh.
I guess he's not quite as mature as I thought.
5 comments:
Too cute and fun!
My word is nutchant. He's definitely a nut!
omg he is too cute!
He is one handsome fellow. With that mix he must be the herder par excellence.
hmmmm.... I think I'm going with Neufie instead of GR. Just my 2 cents...
Wags,
Cat
How this new "skill" helps in fending off coyotes? He can chase after them through water and beat them with a stick! LOL
No matter what his breed(s), he's a handsome boy!
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