They are a gift to humanity. Full of joy and eros.

I have had sheep and goats, but a lot have been killed by Mt. Lions and coyotes.

to clear the brush and brambles from your land: https://www.rentaruminant.com/

And all these goats ran up to us. One of them started eating my mother‘s purse because it was made of straw. 😹

I wonder if those three dogs that take care of the goats are border collies?

Often shepherds use Great Pyrenees to protect their flocks. My neighbors have a pair of Great Pyrenees that they got to protect their goats from coyotes. Late one night by the light of the moon another neighbor noticed one of the Pyrenees in the road as what he thought were other dogs heading towards it. Then he realized they were coyotes approaching the Pyrenees. The coyotes and the Pyrenees greeted each other like they were old friends. They hung out together for a few minutes then the coyotes left. LOL

So they are friendly with each other, but the coyotes know they have to obey the Pyrenees I guess… I love border collies too. I’ve always wanted to have one, but I don’t know if it will ever happen.

Coyotes are true survivors that are so adaptable. Coyote America by Dan Flores is really good. I have a lot of respect for North America's "song dogs".

We're dogless now. But while I always wanted a Border Collie and a lot of other purebred breeds if we decide to get another dog it will be a rescue mutt. Mutts in need steal my heart.

I will check that book out. We don’t have any coyotes here in the northeast, that I know of anyway. We have fox, bats, deer, raccoons, and opossum and more- bears upstate only. Once in a while a crazy person decides they’re gonna have a big cat as a pet and then they get loose, but I think that’s a rare event here. I read that there were sightings of a big cat out east a few years ago I think, but it was never verified.

Yes, I know really if I get a dog, it will be a rescue of some sort. And maybe some type of mix. However I have my heart set on a border collie. I’ve only had one dog. She was my best friend when I was a young child up until I was a teenager. She was a purebred Pembroke beagle from a farm in Canada. That was years ago and there was no over population then so I don’t think there were many rescue animals.

Anyway, I have already seen three or four border collies that were being rehomed in my area. It’s just not the right time now with everything going on and my three cats would not like a dog so, I’m not going to stress them out. We just went through a terrible ordeal with one of my cats dying, and they all had toxoplasmosis.

A rescue is a rescue. They all need loving forever homes. And kitties too. Losing them is so painful. That's why I haven't adopted another one. We lost one in 2019 and one in 2021. I can still burst into tears if I think too much about the loss. I wish I could deal with it better because there are so many homeless dogs and cats.

Beagles are great dogs...well all dogs are great dogs. I've had a purebred Irish Setter and a purebred German Shepherd. They were both awesome dogs. The last two were mixes. One from the pound the other found us when we were camping. She most likely was dumped. She was about a year old at the time. She had a lot of issues which I assume came from having a not so good first year of life. I loved them both so much and I miss all my dogs and cats dearly.

That Great Pyrenees sure did his job. They are powerful. That breed is often dumped or left behind by shepherds moving their flocks. There is an annual sheep drive up in the mountains and it's not uncommon to see a lone Pyrenees that somehow got left behind. Most of them are unapproachable. It's a very sad situation. Many shepherds treat them more like a tool than a living being. They often don't get much human interaction in those conditions. When they lose one they just get another to do the job.

They’re in the foothills east of Sacramento and that’s exactly the sort of work they do. Those critters are busy all year round.

of Los Angeles County. They announce when the goats arrive so people can go see them.