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<blockquote data-quote="OK Corgi Rancher" data-source="post: 3920863" data-attributes="member: 45773">OK...I get the guard dog thing.&nbsp; But I don&#039;t have a herd of goats.&nbsp; I have 4.&nbsp; They&#039;re mostly just pets and entertaining companions that give me something to do and care for.&nbsp; We&#039;re not running a goat farm, I don&#039;t have a large herd to protect.&nbsp; But I don&#039;t think it makes sense to get a large dog (or a donkey), for a lot of reasons, mostly financial.&nbsp; The dog would require more $$ in just food every year than the monetary value of the goats.&nbsp; I&#039;d also be concerned about interactions with my Corgis that like to herd the goats.&nbsp; It just doesn&#039;t make sense from a purely practical standpoint.&nbsp; As for the expense of getting a large dog, to me that would be like buying a semi with a flatbed to haul a couple of sheets of plywood home from the lumber yard.I think we&#039;ll concentrate on fencing off a larger portion of the property than we had intended.I also just got Annie back from the vet.&nbsp; She&#039;s pretty beat up and in a lot of pain.&nbsp; The doc seems to think she&#039;ll recover physically but didn&#039;t rule out some brain damage due to being choked so badly.&nbsp; He does think that&#039;s not likely but is possible.&nbsp; Gave her some pain meds and antibiotics and cleaned everything up.&nbsp; Surprisingly few serious puncture wounds but very severe bruising on her neck and a couple of her legs.The neighbor has already taken steps to remove the dog and to reimburse me for the vet expenses.&nbsp; I&#039;m sure we can work thru this...he&#039;s pretty reasonable and I sometimes try to be.&nbsp; Maybe we can make that work.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="OK Corgi Rancher, post: 3920863, member: 45773"] OK...I get the guard dog thing. But I don't have a herd of goats. I have 4. They're mostly just pets and entertaining companions that give me something to do and care for. We're not running a goat farm, I don't have a large herd to protect. But I don't think it makes sense to get a large dog (or a donkey), for a lot of reasons, mostly financial. The dog would require more $$ in just food every year than the monetary value of the goats. I'd also be concerned about interactions with my Corgis that like to herd the goats. It just doesn't make sense from a purely practical standpoint. As for the expense of getting a large dog, to me that would be like buying a semi with a flatbed to haul a couple of sheets of plywood home from the lumber yard. I think we'll concentrate on fencing off a larger portion of the property than we had intended. I also just got Annie back from the vet. She's pretty beat up and in a lot of pain. The doc seems to think she'll recover physically but didn't rule out some brain damage due to being choked so badly. He does think that's not likely but is possible. Gave her some pain meds and antibiotics and cleaned everything up. Surprisingly few serious puncture wounds but very severe bruising on her neck and a couple of her legs. The neighbor has already taken steps to remove the dog and to reimburse me for the vet expenses. I'm sure we can work thru this...he's pretty reasonable and I sometimes try to be. Maybe we can make that work. [/QUOTE]

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