New dog on the road
There is a new dog up the road. I have not seen the animal but word spreads quickly. And so in order to properly identify the animal should it come across me I decided to look for a photo or a video. I took the brand name that’s actually breed name and plugged it into a search engine and back came lots of information including the origins of the animal. From what I learned this was a dog that lived on farms and took care of moving the animals around and also guarding the family and barking when necessary. I will start there all dogs will bark if given the opportunity. The level of necessity is open to judgment. Now this animal according to the videos is not that large so I try to imagine the dog bossing the cows. A bit of a stretch. As for keeping the monsters at bay this dog would have a hard time keeping a food bowl at bay. In fact it could probably use some more food but that’s a whole other story. What else do I know? Well the dog is one of those models with an inner and outer coat. Dressed for all weather I guess. Requires a fair bit of grooming which is a nice word for brushing. And trying to keep the mud off your floor. The article or or the video mentioned that this could take up to an hour a day. To be added of course to the required exercise periods which would add another three hours to the cycle. I am unsure if I want to put four hours into the care and combing of any companion animal. I don’t put that much time into my own coat or her or whatever. And the base colour is a gray which fits in well with our weather but not much else. So based on all of that this dog would be unknown starter at my house. I’m going to stick with something more traditional. Like that dalmatian we used to own which came dressed for dark or light days. Or the lab which waited for the food bowl all the time. Not going to miss a meal with a lab around the house. Based on a book I have somewhere around here there are way too many breeds of dog. The base model is a bit like a cheap pickup truck and then you add in the options. A wagging tail might be nice I guess although more and more they tend to chop the tail off at birth.
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