My bad. In thinking about it the notion is quite niave. I was thinking of Kodi; who sort of successfully plays with the rabbits on our property. A family of them have a dwelling in one of his little forts. They have come to trust him which is amazing in itself but they can't withstand the nudging with his muzzle. It's taken a while for them all to co-exist and now they just blow him off.
Take care
Christine/Kodiak
----- Original Message -----
From: "Linda Anderson" <linda.nightsky@gmail.com>
To: pyrnet-l@pyrnet.org
Sent: Monday, March 8, 2010 4:26:48 PM
Subject: Re: [pyrnet] CHAT; STOCKGUARD,BEHAVIOR: Puppy breath has arrived at Nightsky!
Oh goodness... as a pup he WON'T work poultry for awhile, but he WILL be in that pen in the pasture when I can do that, and out on lead with them. If he is like Sampson before him and Molly, he should be able to be out with them by 8 months or so ... and hopefully by then , with only some reminders to not joyfully "galump" through the middle of them. He will, long before that be on a line with me click /treating for calmness around everyone!
Linda - NIghtsky Farm
I am glad Molly has a new little pal and Elijah is such an adorable little ball of fur. I hope you are able to post pics from time to time. I can't quite picture a playful Pyr pup working with poultry even though I know it must be possible.