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Goodbye, Henna

Henna was our Pyrenees-Anatolian Livestock Guardian Dog.  We bought her in 2009, and she was raised with our goats and lived with them.  She was good with animals, and loved people. In this pic, taken just a month ago, she hangs out with Carrie’s son Ethan and watches the adults shoot at targets. Her one [...]

Henna & Sugar

Here’s our Livestock Guardian Dog (LGD), Henna, now a little more than two years old, with Sugar, a fully grown Alpine goat who is #2 in the herd.  If it looks like Henna is bigger than Sugar, that’s not a trick of the camera – she is!

Ranch Picture of the Day

(Sheila Mitchell Photo) Henna our Livestock Guardian Dog (LGD). She lives with the goats and is now bigger than some of them.

Henna Grows

Henna, our Anatolian/Pyrenees livestock guardian dog, was a little ball of fluff when we got her in February.  How she’s grown! Here’s Henna the day we brought her home, 2-1/2 months old. Henna at 4 months old, playing with Pepper, our border collie mix. Henna at 5 months old– big growth spurt!   At 6 [...]

Henna: Queen of the Hill

Henna (now 10 months old) stands guard on top of a box as Sugar grazes nearby.

Henna Sleeps in a Feeder

What’s that in the tub?  It’s not goat food!  With the nights getting cooler, Henna has decided that a feeder full of hay makes a nice bed.

Henna

Henna, our 8-month-old Livestock Guardian puppy, could easily jump over the stall door if she chose to…