We recently discovered our Biscuit is not half the dog we thought he was. Of course, we are talking mass here. With the hot weather our one-year old Great Pyranees is finally blowing his undercoat. A few days ago, we began brushing him to get rid of the hot layer of thick hair. To say the least, he was shedding...and shedding... and shedding. So far, we removed about two bushels of hair and expect just as much to come off him in the next few days.
Biscuit is our livestock guardian dog. Let me tell you, he is tough. Don't let the name fool you. At the age of 5 months he stood face to face with a coyote. He stood his ground and protected the goats in his pen. Granted, there was a fence between him and the coyote, but we were still very proud of him.
During a recent birthday party, an eight-year old boy approached Biscuit. Biscuit simply licked the boy and enjoyed the petting. This is the attitude of a true guardian dog. He protects when necessary, but displays a laid-back personality the rest of the time.
Our big boy Biscuit is half the size he was before removing the undercoat, but his heart and spirit are twice as big as we had hoped. Like all the animals on our farm, he pulls his weight. Well, he pulls the weight we thought he had.
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