I Snuck Up on My Guard Dog

[@joeypadgett7895]

Toby was the diversion. You were being stalked by Pablo all of the time, Jurassic Park velociraptor style. Clever cat...

[@hafdissigurdardottir3176]

😂😂😂😂😂👍

[@Seriouslioness]

lol

[@leannekilman]

💯💯💯

[@knoahbody69]

I think Pablo knows. He's always around to see if Toby and Morgan will get into trouble.

[@Jay757]

The reason Toby doesn’t like his new house is because he can’t see or hear anything in there. That’s why he sleeps under the duck house - he can see and hear everything under there while taking a snooze. If you turn his house toward the place where he can see the most open property and open it up - cut the sides out he will sleep in it

[@Bubbanat0r]

holy crap good point

[@kristineteall368]

I suggested last time he cut holes out and put plexiglass in them for windows. That way he'll still be able to see and it'll still keep the wind out. If it were me, I'd have to build him something a little more insulated. It's going to get down to negative double digits before too long and he'll need it! Maybe give him a couple options around the property and see what he does?

[@KaitlynBurtonISaGOD]

@@kristineteall368 that pup would be fine in that kind of weather his coat is perfect to handle it.

[@kristineteall368]

@@KaitlynBurtonISaGOD I know he's perfectly fine in most winter weather. When I was talking about options and an insulated house, I was just referring to those times it's -20+ with the wind chill and blowing snow. Even Maremma's can get cold in those temps!

[@vickisnemeth7474]

@@kristineteall368 Hey that Earth Ling person is a shitty person. Anywho, I also wondered why there wasn't hay piled up outside the sides of the plastic box. Maybe it's too hot when the real cold hasn't arrived yet. Who knows

[@DrTelf]

If I had to hazard a guess, the blood marks were likely from a rodent getting caught by a bird of prey. The shallow 'scratches' in the snow might very well be from an owl's wing.

[@laurelb1962]

That's what I thought too, when I saw it.

[@Kesekuchaen]

My thoughts exactly, they look like there was a struggle

[@jessicaoppegard6578]

Yep!

[@colleenroux1512]

Agreed, around the 15:15 mark, definite wing marks in the snow.

[@midnightroads4180]

You can see the wing pattern on the ground where the bird hit and grabbed whatever was there.

[@brianwho4533]

I have friends that have dogs like Toby. All of their dogs sleep outside. Dogs houses never worked with their dogs. The dogs sleep under the porch, truck, and out by the barn. They can't do their job inside. They rely on smell, sight and hearing to do the job. Toby like being under the coup. It hides his smell from other animals and gives him a good view of his surroundings. Wild predictors like coyote and fox like to roll in stinky stuff to hide their smell. Toby uses the chickens and geese. Tracts outback look like birds. You can see the feather marks in the snow.

[@donnaml8776]

Good point

[@KaitlynBurtonISaGOD]

Could put a bed under the coup or straw

[@sherreeroper1944]

Everyone says the same thing.. Toby has to be able to see and hear everything around him..he can't see , hear much inside a plastic cube. Maybe it smells wrong, his sense of smell is outstanding.. He smelled you right?

[@richardwicks4190]

What about when they are older? I grew up in farm country, but my father wasn't a farmer. I later did dog rescue for a bit, and dogs live nearly twice as long if they sleep inside than outside. I had Samoyeds, both made it to 16. It's considerable effort to care for them when they get elderly, but it was damned well worth it. At 8, I would retire this dog. It is a Great Pyrenees, I don't know what their life expectancy is - but I had Samoyeds, theirs is 14 with GOOD CARE. Of course, my dogs weren't working dogs, but Samoyeds are traditionally working dogs. They sled and herding dogs - they were traditionally used to herd reindeer. They were also used to keep children warm at night in the Nenet tribe that created the breed 1000's of years ago. Nenets are also known as the Samoyedic people. It's a different viewpoint certainly. My dogs were my buddies, and my job was to protect them and keep them happy and their only job was to enjoy life as much as possible.

[@mandyschlitt7834]

Maremma like to see, all around including up, and yes he is hiding in among what he is protecting, just like they camouflage with sheep.

[@puertousbmonkey]

"how to get shot by your neighbour in the middle of the night" lol

[@TM-iq6sx]

It was a Bear I swear. Toby! Toby was it a bear...TOBY NOPE.

[@garyevans5335]

🤣🤣🤣 Yep!

[@purplelove2863]

😂

[@heilamessy]

🤣

[@LudwigElric118]

Toby: This weird human pretends to be a bear then tries to get me in the strange cube. He's losing it.

[@donnaml8776]

Strange “plastic” cube.

[@forevercorrupt8952]

@@donnaml8776 The Grammar police is here.

[@donnaml8776]

@@forevercorrupt8952 what? Oh no, no I wasn’t trying to correct you. I just thought you were funny and I was kinda going along with what you were saying. I’m very sorry if you thought otherwise.

[@LudwigElric118]

@@donnaml8776 Well. I thought it was funny.

[@donnaml8776]

@@LudwigElric118 me too. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@Chris-op4ue]

The chickens: "Who opened the door! SHUT THAT DOOR, you're letting the cold in!" 😂😂😂

[@johanrunfeldt7174]

Also the chickens: and put that light out, we're trying to sleep!

[@bratyihu]

Zookeeper here: We have plenty of electrical fences - high voltage and lower as well, according to species - most common issue with grounding, is pieces of wood stuck between null-wires and regular electric wires. Sometimes even in the sneakiest locations. Other crazy thing I have seen - but mind, here we had a ground level wire - a small piece of metal wire was stuck in the solid ground among leaves and it touched the live wire. I was looking for that for 2 hours. Another issue, the wires mix up with the regular fence and they ground. As for the blood marks, can be a bird of prey - nocturnal - caught something, or one of the critters, might catch some food and they dragged it for a time. Though my guess is the first. Also greetings from Hungary, great channel and really inspiring for future work.

[@jean-yvesmead3972]

Toby regrets accidentally eating his owner, but in his defence he claims that the man had it coming.

[@_aworldthatspoke950]

Is Toby gay?

[@cookiesmom2079]

@@mbpaintballa 😂😂😂 fact!

[@knoahbody69]

I remember I came in the house and my mom's dog freaked out when I wore a hat with floppy ear covers. I guess she thought I was a freaky dog human or something. He stopped freaking when I took the hat off. I always took off that hat before I went inside from then on.

[@rmf1979-j2b]

@@_aworldthatspoke950 tobb gets babies soon.

[@DurzoBlunts]

Toby wants a watchtower, so he can observe his whole surrounding. Maybe second floor to goose building with a ramp for doggo watch dog.

[@joncen2658]

Guardian dogs like to stay close to sheep at night as well, so I guess it's from that instinct that Toby doesn't get in your made home and prefers to be under the duck house, because he feels he's close to them

[@mercedesmarton3768]

Maybe if you move the container under the duck house?

[@davidkunkle405]

Moving the house below the ducks would also keep any poop from landing on him

[@Nirrrina]

Concerning Toby, he's a breed that can really take a lot of cold. He's also been naturally conditioned by being outside so that his is thicker than an indoor dog. Add in that most of the night he's up moving around guarding the place from predators & it's not surprising he doesn't really use it. Plus if he hears you coming he's not going to go into it then. I'd still be worried to but he knows it's there & apparently uses it when it's really needed. Well I wouldn't worry too much. But if you're still worried about it. Set up a camera & see if he uses at night. It's as simple as that. If you're really worried provide him a different space as an alternative warm spot. Maybe even a couple of places.

[@jaridkeen123]

On the night vision camera it looks like Toby has Glasses on lol

[@Bigboy_ramiro]

So true

[@TheMotlias]

he was caught in the middle of reading a good book and didn't have time to take of his reading glasses

[@Bigboy_ramiro]

Lol

[@sandyhill4081]

Ye

[@jamescasey3170]

Those were Toby's night vision goggles.

[@robertallen4562]

Isn't it Great that a City Boy Learns how to track animals at your age. A person learns new things all of the time. I was a City boy and went into the Army I worked on Helicopters for years and got transfered to Armor for a few years. I was at Fort Carson CO. For a few years and My tank broke down on the trail. The company kept on moving to their area of operation, while I and my crew waited for Maintance to show up. they fixed my tank and I used mu needed tracking skills. Now you were checking tracks in the snow but I was tracking track marks in the dirt and mud. I told my driver when to go left and right. The whole time my Driver, Loader and Gunner asked me where we were going we made a right turn and climed a hill and came up on a plato and there was my unit. Tracking 101.

[@rockguru14]

About 4 months ago I got recommended your videos. I'm not a farmer, I have absolutely no intentions to ever become a farmer. I friggin love your videos man, all your animals brighten my day!

[@Krystal907]

I'm sure you know this, but just a friendly reminder that if your silkie is frosty coming out in the morning, they need better ventilation in the coop.

[@cwoco205]

Agreed and lol he called his silkies Weird Chicken

[@uditabhattacharya2824]

Its cause he opened the door to the coop last night

[@Suburp212]

By the way, I have never enjoyed watching a dude running around a field with a handheld camera as much As I do on your channel . And the cinematography of the Night shots of walking towards your dog were Oscar worthy. ;-). And yet, you make it interesting and so I keep on watching. Thanks!

[@cybeleearth]

Maybe Toby isn't in his house because he can't see and hear his territory when enclosed?

[@nomadikones]

thats what i was thinking. probably throws off the sound in that enclosure

[@ismolappalainen6774]

Hmm. What we should take note on is that we are not dogs.. and why does the human-dog relationship work tobeginwith? The finnish spitz for example is a "barkpoiter". It barks because the breed was bred to mark game.. The one thing why this is not done by us ourselves is because our ability to smell things sucks... So my question is.. what was in that thing? You can rinse and wash it 100 times and Toby would still pick it up.. Not to mention the soap it self.. spoilers.. Not that natural smell either..

[@kristineteall368]

@@ismolappalainen6774 that was my thought too. I remember him saying the tanks had some kind of food grade syrup in them and based on Toby's reaction, he didn't like the smell. I'm sure being open to the air, the smell would somewhat dissipate to a more tolerable level, or Toby just got cold enough to withstand any odor. Lol I said when he made it, that Toby likes under the duck house because he can see the whole farm from under there. I've no doubt he can still hear if anything we're around in his new house, but he can't see, I'm glad he's using it for now at least!

[@looduselaps]

toby is such a good dog. i love him so much.

[@The_Woof_Pack]

I got my own Livestock Guardian puppy yesterday. She's only 3 months old but she was raised on a farm and I know she'll make a great LGD when she grows up! Thanks for showing me how wonderful and valuable a LGD is!

[@NashTheGreat]

Alternate video title: manager sneaking out on his employee to see if he do his job and not asleep.

[@elushka29]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@chris-hayes]

Undercover Boss: Farmer Edition

[@bay9876]

Toby is found asleep and given his walking papers.

[@Lynne2106]

Toby successfully loads Morgan into the cube house. Toby wonders, “ why doesn’t Morgan sleep in here? He went to all that trouble to build it.”

[@emilyrobbins3238]

The sound of Toby’s barking at the “predator” sure traveled a league or two

[@BouncingTribbles]

Toby might not be able to hear anything when he's in that plastic container. If it's making a lot of noise when he moves he might not be certain of his charges. Super easy cold weather dog house is three hay bales in a U shape with a piece of plywood set up as a back angled roof. Just putting a couple hay bales under the duck house to give him a wind block could be enough. I used to live in the Rockies and I saw more hay bail dog houses in the winter than anything else. The best ones have bail floors, walls, and ceiling and a tarp covering (Then you can take it apart in the summer, but they can be very cool in the heat too)

[@erwinj9697]

Maybe Toby doesn't use the house because he won't have a 360 degrees view on what is going on as he is a guard dog. When he is laying under the duck house he does have that so that would be my wild guess.

[@sawyerpillsbury6471]

There’s some ground to your “wild guess” I have to say

and 360° sound

[@Snarkbar]

True. Maybe Morgan should just give up and make him a bed under the duck house.

[@jkasaunder228]

The echo of noise probably affects his hearing too. As Thomas said.

[@Nagarath16]

Also.. That plastic house echoes too much and is kinda noisy itself.

[@stoocy]

maybe since toby likes to be under the duck house, he would also like to stay there at night as well? or maybe that was just a summer thing. i honestly don’t know. the first thing that came to mind, though, was to doing positive association with new beds/places of rest with treats, toys, and other stuff he likes either way, he’s a very good boy and anything he does is is amazing. toby: *exists* brain: *releases serotonin* (:

[@kentuckykastin5565]

This is the earliest I’ve ever been, love the gold Shaw farm fam

[@IKMCG]

try this with someone he doesn't know because I wouldnt be surprised if he smelled you waaaay before he saw you.

[@squeaky1963]

Toby must've thought you killed the bear

[@ericahinkle4901]

I’m wondering if he doesn’t like his shelter because of the sound interference. With two layers of sides (the plastic and wood) it might effect him being able to hear if something comes up on the farm. Just my thought :)

[@Sky-zk4el]

That might be it, since the material of the white box is pretty echoing, maybe he'd like a direct wall of wood better

[@xBbymichelle101]

was thinking that too! At first I thought maybe it's still a size issue toby just being a big dog liking really big space but after this video with him finally using it he's not 100% against it but I can totally see the plastic interfering with the sound a fair amount and with him relying on his senses to protect the livestock at night that could be an issue

[@Unaestheticly_Toney]

He also might not like it being enclosed, Maybe if there was another exit. Doesnt feel "trapped"

[@nomadikones]

you nailed it

[@evannerson3498]

I never would have thought I would be so invested in a perimeter walk and fence that wasn't mine :O)

[@elushka29]

Toby boy is so loved 😊

[@Jennifer62389]

Maybe Tobby likes being able to see all around him which you can't in the container. I say throw more hay under the bldg he prefers.

[@deannamoreton8253]

yes too enclosed

[@DurzoBlunts]

He wants a watchtower

[@Nirrrina]

They could put a mat made for horse stalls under there. Then throw some hay on that. It would be easier to pull out the old bay & would insure he has a comfy bed that's not directly on the ground.

[@brendajolley4808]

That is what I thought he was missing his side vision. He is fine.

[@kerryl4031]

Oh my goodness - a bear or something could have been stalking you and Toby barking at it! EEEEK! But what a relief. Love tracks in the snow - nice book Allison! Great present! Snow helped to see that the fox tracks avoided the electric fence by quite a few yards - even though the snow stopped it from working! Methinks they had a test and got zapped before the snow came! Good boy Toby, good boy.

[@carolwoodward6141]

Enjoying the “All Ducks Go To Bed” merch that my hubby got me for Christmas.

[@heatherstribling5160]

Dude, I love your videos! They are so informing, I love watching your journey in farming, and adventures on the farm. Also, your cutaways crack me up! 😂

[@UrbanJackal]

When Toby barked in response to the bear noises I literally said GOOD DOG! Out loud 😆

[@johnjjarhead5721]

The crunchy snow speaks volumes. What a great guard dog. Naturally doing what he was born to do and no complaints. Have yourself a great day.

[@dougimejia]

“He went from being kujo to boomer the land cloud” 😂

[@LindySellsHomes]

I suggest tossing the plastic cube, put straw bales around the wood house to block the wind.

[@beanman6684]

The night vison gives him googly eyes. also i think the blood was Pablo doing his job

[@bay9876]

The farm's mouse count dropped by one.

[@austenmckenna5555]

It looks like the roosters are friendly and fitting in on the farm! I'm glad Toby has started using his cube to take shelter in. He probably would prefer something less claustrophobic since he is a LGD and mostlikely prefers wider open spaces but when it gets that cold what is a dog to do but give in and climb in the cube and make his owner happy! If that was Pablo's tracks on the outside of the fence that is pretty awesome! Dog patrol on the inside and cat patrol on the outside of fence perimeters! Now that's team work!

[@poopoohead8616]

Pablo the attack cat. Toby smart he sends out Pablo first to scout it out. Lol 😂

[@robertsweney3390]

When you sneak up on Toby make sure you are down wind from him my Maremmano named Ipo has a incredible sense of smell and hearing as well she can hear brush break a quarter mile out .Toby knows your smell and knows the sound of your walk so put different shoes on that you don't use all the time and maybe put a small stone in one to change your gate . Maybe get down on all fours when close but not near to the fence too and something stinky to cover your sent (you can buy lion or wolf sent on the internet) you will hear a much different bark and more aggressiveness like never before from such a kind dog . We have lions come by and when Ipo smells them her alert is really something to be seen and heard , much different . Very important to is not to approach him when he alerts on you ..... give him his victory of chasing you away not knowing it is you . Set up some of your trail cams to record his response to chasing off something big and unknown .You may need to practice your bear sounds it is more of a eerruuu with ogh ogh ... Lol

[@requisitegold1010]

yes amazing idea

[@labrador1229]

The blood is probally a rodent caught by an owl. The scatches were probably the wing pattern.

[@jessicaoppegard6578]

I love ‘Toby the land cloud’! He is the best cloud!

[@ronnybingham9007]

Sounded a bit more like Chewbacca was sneaking up, not a bear, lol

[@LindaC616]

Well, considering that they used bear noises for Chewbacca, you've circled back to a compliment 🙂

[@ronnybingham9007]

Linda C they sure did! Along with lions, badgers, seals and other animals! And it certainly wasn't meant to be an insult so really no need to circle back to a compliment, lol

[@LindaC616]

@@ronnybingham9007 oh, no, not that it was an insult.. but in the end, he kind of did sound like a bear!

[@ronnybingham9007]

Linda C fair enough! I'm going to stick with Chewbacca though! And as a huge Star Wars fan, it's the highest compliment to say someone sounded like Chewie, lol 😇

[@LindaC616]

@@ronnybingham9007 that's understood! 😉

[@pandaeyesnexitidonotconsen2644]

I love how you film this in a way so it feels I'm there. Love from the netherlands ❤️🙏

[@korypotter6956]

Man I can’t believe how big he’s gotten I remember when people were suggesting you get a guard dog in the comments and look at him now 😮

[@Jonathan-gx3jm]

This is quickly becoming my favourite channel on KZbin

[@mrfordman9999]

When I was growing up I worked on a ranch and we had a handful of livestock Guardian dogs. None of them had any sort of housing they had a covered area next to the hay barn and that's where they slept. When I asked the old Timer why they didn't have any type of dog house he said they refuse to use it because it blocks the sounds and the smells. Essentially making them blind to any Intruders or predators in the area. Toby may be feeling something similar.

[@bay9876]

Neat trick with a transistor radio. Will hear audible clicks while walking the fencelines with a portable radio tuned off the station and on high volume. I's a quick and easy way to locate any electrical leakage. Feed Toby in the Dog House to get him to feel it's his house.

[@blankadams3120]

At that second blood splatter point, it looks like bird wings hit the snow... maybe an owl caught a mouse?

[@DinnerForkTongue]

Possible, but that seems like a little too much blood for a mouse. Maybe a rat?

[@himarei]

that is what I though also, an animal was running away from a prey and got stopped by the fence.

[@micah06v8]

Definitely looks like owl wings hit the snow. Could have been after a rabbit or vole as well.

[@kylewright7882]

Yeah this was my exact thought as well.

[@Nagarath16]

Or some other bird. Crow birds usually leave more wingmarks onto the snow. Maybe the bird itself hit the fence?

[@SaintMolotov]

Enjoyed seeing the animals in their houses at night and the parameter walk of the farm.

[@MarkLeo79]

Looks like that blood was for a owl or hawk kill those scratches are from wings.

[@cas7181]

Yes this!

[@catherinebond7474]

Yep. Came here to say that.

[@K8McQ]

Around 15:20 looks like another, smaller bird’s wing marks too.

[@katienkakalab]

Morgan....I am a math teacher. Students frequently mix up area and perimeter. I could show them parts of this video to help them understand perimeter! Thank you. :)

[@nanigoose]

1. Morgan: "I was pretty impressed with Toby's response." Viewer: I was pretty impressed with Morgan's bear call. Toby: "My human is a weirdo" (not really). LOL! 2. At least you will have a place to sleep when you need to spend time in the "dog house"! 3. The frost on Penney might indicate that there is too much humidity in the coop. You might want to check on the coop's ventilation.

[@Retrieverman1]

Good boy. LOL. I just got a Kangal pup, and he's a sweetheart. But he's already doing patrols like a big boy LGD.

[@Still.No.Name.]

Having a trail cam out along the perimeter would be fun. See all the animal activities. Have you thought of taking Toby on a walk through the woods at night? Thanks for all the great content!

[@gaylewatkins4685]

Toby's response to your first growl was only a few seconds. Got to love Toby The Wonderdog..❤

[@ウルフリーゼ]

Toby: My master is always speaking to no one, even after he sneaks up on me at night.

[@Mellie016]

Also I adore lsgd. They have so much of my respect and love. Gentle creatures to their pack. Such kind hearts. Its hard to explain my adoration for them .

[@lesliegraham5593]

Loved walking the perimeter with you. You have a beautiful piece of property. Love all the animals!!

[@daffodilunderhill7066]

Toby definitely needs more protection from the cold. Kennel idea: Get rid of the plastic. Plastic has no insulation. Put more boards around front and sides, then a flap to keep out the wind. Lots of straw! Plan 2: dig out a place under the Quack House to get Toby out of the wind. Maybe boards on 2 sides of a corner to block the wind. Again, lots of straw! Love to Toby!

[@DianeRHawes]

My first GP would NEVER sleep in the doghouse--I think it interfered with his security job. He also hated coming in the house--he got too hot.

[@DelightfulDissident]

Such a good boy 😊 doin his job like it's his life's work

[@TheAquaticMandolin]

I think Toby doesn't like the echoey sound inside the cube. I know my dog hates any kind of echoey weird reverberation kind of sound.

[@simoncleret]

That could be attenuated pretty early by putting some sort of insulation on the walls

[@WakehurstYew]

I wondered that too. Maybe some hay flakes stuffed in between the container and wood?

[@simoncleret]

@@WakehurstYew I was thinking glue some felt or something to the inside of the plastic

[@andreichiorean4450]

Hello Gold Shaw Farm, if i were u i would get a secondary dog, a working line german shepherd, they are extremely easy to train and they never back down from a fight. I had a Cane Corso for the last couple of years guarding my little farm and i wont lie, he's still a beast. The problem was that he wasnt fast and athletic enough, basically he's a tank and coyotes used to pick fights with him. I trained him to never leave the farm because obviously he's gonna get killed by 20-30 coyotes out there waiting for him. Anyway, i named my shepherd Wik, i bought it from Italy and i love him, he's now 2 years old and since his arrival NOT EVEN ONE chicken went missing. last year i've found remains of coyotes and foxes inside my land, i dont know if they started consuming them but i dont mind as long as they do their job. We also get extreme temperatures, like -30degrees Celsius and i built them a mini home but they would rather sleep in the snow for some reason. Anyway, good luck on your farm, i watched like every video of yours and i really like the progress you've made so far!

[@bryanlandis541]

"Frosty" isn't good for the chickens! Get more ventilation in the coop!

[@furryface1057]

ha ha Toby is Happy something is Really out there ! and Pablo came out to see whats going on

[@donnabinkley8315]

Did anyone else notice the goose slipping on the ice when he let them out? Lol

[@kaerligheden]

Yes!!!! So funny!!!😁😁😁

[@TM-iq6sx]

😂👍

[@LittleFoxGirl8]

I love your vidoes, they're so relaxing. Last year I started volunteering at a local waterfowl rescue so I'm starting to become obsessed with ducks and geese. Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing your farm life with all of us ^_^

[@dreamydragon]

The first thing I thought is, I hope he told his neighbour what he's doing

[@maisiecarreras3912]

I can’t wait for you to get another dog and barn cats!! Your videos really add joy to my life. Keep up the great work!!

[@pipuk3]

chickens were busy playing the floor is lava :o

[@Billy28376]

It's funny because my chickens sit in the rafters too. I don't even know how they get up there.

[@judiscallan769]

I love to watch you let the animals in the mornings. You're vlogs are fun for a city dweler.

[@SuperDolly64]

doggo sense of smell is unbelievable even if he cant see you he can smell ya

[@april5666]

Aw, what a cute gift. I'm sure you'll be an expert at animal tracks in no time, Morgan. That was so thoughtful. And, p.s. I think Toby knew you were except for the first second or so, don't forget, aside from excellent hearing, he also has an amazing sense of smell. Cute vid idea though. And, some people on here suggested turning Toby's house so that the opening faces outward to the field might make him more inclined to use it (glad to see he did today), because clearly his job is his first priority :) Thanks for taking us along your perimeter :)

[@bobdylan6237]

The animal tracks are super interesting, I guess everyone loves a mystery, or a little curiosity

[@wooperfloss]

Toby is the best livestock guardian boi

[@Alex-ui8xp]

15:27 that's an owl strike, you can see the wings spread out. That's probably the source of the blood. Some small critter got rekt.

[@pickleduckvegetablebird9543]

Your little adventures in the farm are always a joy to watch.

[@ian5501]

It's the acoustics on the dog house. He can't hear what's going on around him.

[@tracyhegr9950]

I just found your channel and have been binge watching. My husband and I have lived on our small farm for 21 years now. Let me tell you we learned a lot from our mistakes. This does not have anything to do with this video, but on another one you mentioned growing black locust trees. Then in another you mentioned raising some cattle. I don't know but I thought black locust was toxic if eaten by any animal. I know I barely stuck myself with a thorn and it was really sore for several days. It also took a long time to heal for such a small spot. Any way I love watching you videos. One other thing. When we fenced our property we added two drive in gates and one walk in gate. For us this was one of the best things we ever did.

[@bhami]

Northern Vermont: what you lose with the cold weather, you totally gain back by having all that non-irrigated but still usable land.

[@rbpe3thatsme841]

Maybe someone already mentioned. You can use those old Haybale’s to make garden rows. without the weeding or D grassing your garden space. It’s a very efficient way of making great gardening area with very little effort if you could roll them out.with success. Best of luck.

[@mrThoreKarlsson]

skip the plastic house and reinforce the trehouse

[@spencer97m]

I love that you rewarded him with a walk after doing that.

[@andeno10]

I did this with my dog to see if he would guard the house. i had a mask on.... and the asshole ran jumped behind the couch and hid hahaha!

[@couchfighter]

My Aussie watches along..TOBY FTW!

[@jbbrown7907]

Galliger, before the days of Premire, had a light I'd put at the far end if the perimeter fence. If the light was flashing the fence was hot. The blinking light worked best at night.

[@d.k.barker9465]

Happy New Year Friend! You need a mountable wildlife camera to catch what's going on at night. Do you have any large wildlife that would be a threat to Toby, black bear, etc? I love the drone areial photos. They just give me such a peaceful feeling in my soul, old barns, serenity, etc. Changing seasons, maybe a 4 Season framed montage would work. BTW, you have some of the best camera and sound equipment of anyone. Love the squeaky sound of your boots in the snow and even the patter of the goose's feet on their house ramp. Thanks for everything!

[@missdee827]

Good to see you have a proper tester so you don’t have to use your head anymore. Lol. Sorry for the joke. That really had to hurt. Looks like Toby like to be closer to those he is protecting. He sure is on the ball as soon as there is any sounds out there at night. What a good boy!

[@michaelrandall2490]

I have a Maremma/Great Pyrenees cross as my LGD. I have 2 strands of fence at 15 & 36 inches that are hot. If the cattle decide to stroll, she puts them back. Paid to have 5 strands put up on my first 20 acre pasture. Pulled 3 wires to fence another 90 acres at 15 & 36. I’m a cow/calf operation with pigs & poultry on the side.

[@quadrupleh4226]

my theory on why toby dog docent use his dog hut is because he doesn't have a clear view over the pasture, from where most threats come from. either for sight or sound, he'd rather have a clear view.

[@CandaceHoneywood]

the best part about these videos is i get to see your daily routine.. very peaceful to me. also i just love how the roosters don't crow until they're released 😂

[@freqenc]

_Guard dogs must be able to see, hear, smell, any sense of a predator to do their dog duties. Any hindrance hinder their existence._ At least we can take off our coat when we get too hot. He has snow. :)

[@ladyicondraco]

"land cloud" - 🤣🤣 Pretty good description, I think.

[@TomvdVeen]

you aint foolin tobs ha lol. looks like pablo is doing the outside round while tobs does the inside ones lol

[@Jonas31799]

Hey please keep it up 🙏🐔🐕. Nice greetings from Germany 👋.

[@CuSolais]

Im thinking toby might not like the sound of the plastic. Maybe it blocks his hearing too much too.