Jinglebob said:After reading Soap's thread on the shark cage and reading the comments, I thought I'd throw this one out there.
What kind of temperament do you expect from new mother cows and why?
Soapweed said:One advantage of not using cowdogs, is that our cows regard any dog or coyote as a predator and hopefully act accordingly. If cows get used to dogs being around, they are less apt to regard a coyote as an enemy. At least that is some soapweedy logic that possibly has merit. :wink:
randiliana said:Soapweed said:One advantage of not using cowdogs, is that our cows regard any dog or coyote as a predator and hopefully act accordingly. If cows get used to dogs being around, they are less apt to regard a coyote as an enemy. At least that is some soapweedy logic that possibly has merit. :wink:
Actually, I disagree with that. We have 3 dogs around, the very aggressive working cow dog Kit, the pyrenees guardian dog Rosa, and the more or less, useless yard dog Blue (heeler/basset hound). The cows act totally different around the working dog than they do around the other 2. They totally ignore Rosa and Blue, but when Kit is around, they are completely different.
Are you saying your cows are stupid? Can't tell the difference between a coyote and a dog? :wink:Soapweed said:randiliana said:Soapweed said:One advantage of not using cowdogs, is that our cows regard any dog or coyote as a predator and hopefully act accordingly. If cows get used to dogs being around, they are less apt to regard a coyote as an enemy. At least that is some soapweedy logic that possibly has merit. :wink:
Actually, I disagree with that. We have 3 dogs around, the very aggressive working cow dog Kit, the pyrenees guardian dog Rosa, and the more or less, useless yard dog Blue (heeler/basset hound). The cows act totally different around the working dog than they do around the other 2. They totally ignore Rosa and Blue, but when Kit is around, they are completely different.
Our two dogs and the Kosmo Kid's bloodhound all fall into the "useless" category, but when they do inadvertantly show up among the cattle, they don't get ignored. The cows don't like having them around, and that is fine with me. I don't like having them around, either. Our cows don't like having coyotes around, and quite a commotion is stirred up when any canines appear. I think a coyote is less able to slip in and do damage with this mindset in our cattle.
Jinglebob said:Are you saying your cows are stupid? Can't tell the difference between a coyote and a dog? :wink:Soapweed said:randiliana said:Actually, I disagree with that. We have 3 dogs around, the very aggressive working cow dog Kit, the pyrenees guardian dog Rosa, and the more or less, useless yard dog Blue (heeler/basset hound). The cows act totally different around the working dog than they do around the other 2. They totally ignore Rosa and Blue, but when Kit is around, they are completely different.
Our two dogs and the Kosmo Kid's bloodhound all fall into the "useless" category, but when they do inadvertantly show up among the cattle, they don't get ignored. The cows don't like having them around, and that is fine with me. I don't like having them around, either. Our cows don't like having coyotes around, and quite a commotion is stirred up when any canines appear. I think a coyote is less able to slip in and do damage with this mindset in our cattle.
Jinglebob said:Are you saying your cows are stupid? Can't tell the difference between a coyote and a dog? :wink:Soapweed said:randiliana said:Actually, I disagree with that. We have 3 dogs around, the very aggressive working cow dog Kit, the pyrenees guardian dog Rosa, and the more or less, useless yard dog Blue (heeler/basset hound). The cows act totally different around the working dog than they do around the other 2. They totally ignore Rosa and Blue, but when Kit is around, they are completely different.
Our two dogs and the Kosmo Kid's bloodhound all fall into the "useless" category, but when they do inadvertantly show up among the cattle, they don't get ignored. The cows don't like having them around, and that is fine with me. I don't like having them around, either. Our cows don't like having coyotes around, and quite a commotion is stirred up when any canines appear. I think a coyote is less able to slip in and do damage with this mindset in our cattle.
Jinglebob said:After reading Soap's thread on the shark cage and reading the comments, I thought I'd throw this one out there.
What kind of temperament do you expect from new mother cows and why?
burnt said:Jinglebob said:Are you saying your cows are stupid? Can't tell the difference between a coyote and a dog? :wink:Soapweed said:Our two dogs and the Kosmo Kid's bloodhound all fall into the "useless" category, but when they do inadvertantly show up among the cattle, they don't get ignored. The cows don't like having them around, and that is fine with me. I don't like having them around, either. Our cows don't like having coyotes around, and quite a commotion is stirred up when any canines appear. I think a coyote is less able to slip in and do damage with this mindset in our cattle.
Jinglebob said:Are you saying your cows are stupid? Can't tell the difference between a coyote and a dog? :wink:Soapweed said:randiliana said:Actually, I disagree with that. We have 3 dogs around, the very aggressive working cow dog Kit, the pyrenees guardian dog Rosa, and the more or less, useless yard dog Blue (heeler/basset hound). The cows act totally different around the working dog than they do around the other 2. They totally ignore Rosa and Blue, but when Kit is around, they are completely different.
Our two dogs and the Kosmo Kid's bloodhound all fall into the "useless" category, but when they do inadvertantly show up among the cattle, they don't get ignored. The cows don't like having them around, and that is fine with me. I don't like having them around, either. Our cows don't like having coyotes around, and quite a commotion is stirred up when any canines appear. I think a coyote is less able to slip in and do damage with this mindset in our cattle.
Must be a lot of silly people on here that answered, huh? :wink:Justin said:Jinglebob said:After reading Soap's thread on the shark cage and reading the comments, I thought I'd throw this one out there.
What kind of temperament do you expect from new mother cows and why?
seems like a silly question.