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@Countymouse 35649 wrote:

Nice Jen! They always look so innocent when they are in the trap, don’t they? We know better…

I know, I took alot of flack from my animal rescue friends on Facebook….who all thought he WAS an innocent victum, lol.

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Thanks, Andy for the help on this one! Success.

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Wow, Scott. So happy to hear from you! Been biting my nails wondering. Been seeing all sorts of photos of the devastation. Glad you are OK.

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You really need to post pictures, Ann.

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I watched David Fisher doing raised beds at the 2011 Field Days, using a cultivator and aboard dragging behind to level the top. It was pretty slick. There is a photo of it in our 2011 NEAPFDs photo gallery… http://www.draftanimalpowernetwork.org/photo_gallery.html

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Nice looking young team, Ashley. Nice to have you here. Welcome.

Where are you in Maine?

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Ann do you have photos or a website to look at?

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Thanks for the reminder…I have a long range shock collar as well, I had forgot about. Daisy has not killed or injured any chickens but I occasionally see her chase one. I might try your method. I’ve read that invisible fencing and shock collars are not that effective on these big dogs, but I suspect that is because of their thick coats. Getting good contact with the skin is key, I’ll bet.

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Jay, I would be interested. I have done the first part of the GOL, but I could use a refresher and have wanted to do the second part (which is the saw maintenance bit). Just depends on the day….Needs to be a weekend for me and a free one (which is far and few between this summer). Any chance you would run this in the fall?

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Sometimes a new job is exactly the right way to build confidence in a horse that has had trouble in the past. Give her some new, more positive, experiences and get her on board with you doing something less scary to her. You might be able to go back to the driving issue later once she has more confidence in you as a handler and herself in other settings. Nice story…

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Well, I’m happy to report some good ‘guardian’ behavior from our 3 month old Pyranees this week. We have had a raccoon over the past week terrorizing the juvenile coop. Daisy is not physically able to get to that pen yet, and I was dismayed that she initially did not sound any alarm during the first two attacks. I got up and ran out to the barn to chase the coon off (and set out a trap last night). Last night I heard the coon start to rattle the coop, and then Daisy challenging from the other side of the shed. She was effective and I did not need to get out of bed. No bird loss and no coon in the trap. This morning, I watched her identify a wild turkey wandering into our pastures as ‘not belonging’ and she chased her off as well. Its amazing how naturally it all comes to her.

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Cool, Andy. I think that is a weapon I could weild with more confidence than a club or gun. I found something similar on ebay from the same company at less than half the price.

http://www.coldsteel.com/samburuspear.html

Trap is set….

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@Countymouse 35463 wrote:

I spear the raccoon. It’s quick, quiet, and very effect.

Spear it? Seriously? With what? I might have an 18 inch kabob skewer around, but a ‘spear’?

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We are hoping our new Great Pyranees will be effective as well. She was out in the goat pen nearby last night but I did not hear her bark. She is very young still though.

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Andy, do those dog proof traps kill the racoon or just immobilize them? What do you do when you catch one?

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