Meet "Thorn."

Some time ago, we finally got our first dog as a family. Her name is Rosemary, and she's 75% Anatolian Shepherd and 25% Great Pyrenees. Some of our friends offered her to us, and we thought that we might as well, since a livestock guardian dog is a good thing to have on many homesteads. Now, we've got another dog.

WHY TWO DOGS?

I know that a picture is worth a thousand words, but I'll explain it to you anyway. One dog, all on its own, cannot make more dogs. Ultimately, some sort of "doggy marriage" must be worked out between a female and a male of the dog kind. When it is successful, it means puppies!

While we were visiting some friends, the Hive account@little-peppers were able to enjoy playing with some puppies once again. Moreover, it reminded us that we were hoping to eventually get a "husband" for Rosemary, so we could basically "print our own puppies." Not only will it be cute and fun, but it could also help offset the cost of keeping dogs, by periodically selling puppies.

Our neighbors Hive account@bluerthangreen & Hive account@allforthegood had picked up some sibling dogs a while back, a male and a female. Then, when we picked up our female, we bought them her brother, another male. The ones that they had picked up were just the opposite of the ones that we did, since they were 75% Great Pyrenees and 25% Anatolian Shepherd. At the moment, they were offering up their male to a new home, so we thought he'd be a good fit. Now, we have two dogs, Rosemary and Thorn. We are hoping to arrange a marriage before too long!