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Meet Gyn! A one-year-old purebred female weighing a svelte 30 pounds. Smoothed coated, traditionally marked, pricked ears, docked tail, she came to us out of Merced County as a stray. No history is known. Now, could she be McNab? Possibly. She does have those long legs and cat footed reflexes. Considering the smooth coat and docked tail, she was probably cattle ranch bred.
What have we learned so far? Quite a bit! This is one talented little lady. She popped over our 6 foot fence like it was a baby hurdle, immediately hoped back into the truck laying down shotgun, within minutes of coming home. The one is going to need minimum 7 foot fencing. Obviously she was a ranch dog, used to riding with her person. She has been around horses on several occasions and leaves them alone, which is not typical for herding breeds. This would make her a fabulous prospect for a trail dog once she is trained to stay with horse and rider. At first she was disinterested with our stock, but that quickly changed. Gyn is very keen to work, yet not grippy with her stock. She is not concerned when the horned Boer goats try to butt her. Calling her off is a bit of a challenge but that is what we look for in a young working dog...good work ethic and lots of heart. She takes voice commands quite well and really wants to forge a tight bond already. She wants to be our right hand dog!
Gyn gets along well with all the fosters. She can be a bit timid with the upper level members of the pack upon first meeting. She has not shown herself to be a player, rather she is a worker which is common of the females of this breed. She initially had some herd drive with our small fosters, but she got over that with voice correction in about two minutes. The feral barn cats are another story! She would love to catch one of them, so a home without feline pets is a must. Barn cats would be OK as they know how to get out of danger quickly. Amazingly, she has left the free range guineas alone. Gyn appears to be fully housebroken as we have had no accidents. She knows what a doggie door is, too. Her house manners have been good, though she might counter surf a bit. Not yet caught in the act, we can't put the blame fully on her.
Gyn is the epitome of what this breed is all about and we just adore her. Certainly not for a pet home, this girl is going to make a fabulous dog for the right person who needs her talent and can train her up so she can be the best.
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