Pugs driving Aston Martins

These are the pictures at the Scottish Games. There are lots and lots of pugs and sheepdogs, and one Aston Martin.

Dogs Save Big Cats!!

This is my project for school. I hope you like it. Our assignment was to write about a certain kind of service dog. I chose the Anatolian Shepherd Dog, which is a very big dog which looks like a pug when it's a puppy, as you can see in the picture.

These dogs guard livestock in Namibia and protect them from cheetahs and other predators. To support this program, see www.cheetah.org.

Here is my project:

Anatolian Shepherd Dog

Service

• Since 1994 in Africa, it has been protecting herds of goats from Cheetahs, but also keeping the Cheetahs from being shot by the ranchers.

ExpectationS

• Keeps the Cheetahs from coming on the ranch and killing the goats, they act as guard dogs. They are kind to the sheep.

Breed Characteristics

• From Turkey

• Size about 130 pounds, would be enough to scare a big game animal away

• Tireless worker

• Trusted guardian

• Must fit among flock

• Must have physical stamina to be able to handle climate changes

• Displays high level of intelligence

• Often works on its own with the flock and it makes independent decisions

• Lives with and guard livestock.

History of Breed

• Used in Turkey for thousands of years

• Known by natives as the Coban Kopegi which means shepherd dog

• Arrived in the U.S. in the 1930's as a gift from Turkey to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

• The first active breeding started in the early 1970's

• Ranchers in the United States used them for reducing and eliminating predators.

Training

• Like other guards for livestock, they need to learn who its supposed to guard

• From puppyhood on, it lives with the animals it guards.

• Obedience training helps it understand its place in the family structure

• Will recognize and respect human adults as its leader.

supporting the program

• The Cheetah Conservation Fund has provided free Anatolian Shepherd livestock guarding dogs to ranchers in Namibia.

• These dogs protect the livestock and this means that the farmers don't have to kill the cheetahs to keep their animals safe.

• To support this program visit www.cheetah.org for more information.

Bibliography

Gugliotta, Guy. “Rare Breed.” Smithsonian March 2008: 38-47.

Frampton, Sharon and Leslie Rugg. “A Turkish Treasure.” AKC Gazette June 1999: 34-38.

Cheetah Conservation Fund, March 9, 2008, <http://www.cheetah.org>

Picture sources

1. Thompson, Sally Anne. “A Turkish Treasure.” AKC Gazette June 1999: 37.

2. Frampton, Sharon and Leslie Rugg, (authors, unattributed photographer). “A Turkish Treasure.” AKC Gazette June 1999: 34-38.

3. Eszterhas, Suzi. “Rare Breed.” Smithsonian March 2008: 46.

4. Eszterhas, Suzi. “Rare Breed.” Smithsonian March 2008: 47.

5. Battles Farms, http://www.battlesfarms.com/images/2005_1231image0052.jpg

6. Battles Farms, http://www.battlesfarms.com/images/2004_1118puppies0008.jpg

7. Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatolian_Shepherd

8. Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anatolin_Shepherd

9. Bay Haven Farm, http://www.bayhavenfarm.com/Mosby%201-11-06%20013.jpg

Millie the Bulldog

This is Millie. She's a very sweet English bulldog. She was at the party last night. And she is a dog who is very, very, VERY friendly and she loves to play. I love her just the same as every other dog I've met.

Camp

This is Spike a very friendly Dachshund I like him a lot. Spike has a red spiked collar. He lives in Tennessee. Olivia
likes him to.


This is Smoky he loves kids. I love him a lot just like Spike.


This is Gabi and I at the dance dancing!

Visit to Jim and Lisa

The other day we visited Jim and Lisa and this is their little daughter, Rachel Rose. She is very cute and she thinks Frank is very funny. Here is a video of her.



Here are some pictures at their house. The first one is Rachel. The second one is my dog running off the page. The third is their dining room table. We ate dinner at the table and we had kebabs. We had swordfish, chicken and beef. I like the beef. We also had bean salad and my mom's salad with spinach. I liked the bean salad. Then we had ice cream. My favorite ice cream was the brownie ice cream.



This is their dog, Mila. She has a double-barrel snotgun. She snorts a lot and sprays your face. This is some of their glass china. You can find it in their dining room.



Here is two bottles of spice up on the top glass shelf. There's a basket on the third shelf down nearby the china. It has birds all over it. That's a plant that they own. It was dead, but I asked my dad to put color to it to make it look like it wasn't dead. I picked the the color.

Car Show

Today we went to a car show, and we went with my friend, Rebecca, her mom and her friend, Jamie. For lunch we to the Tortilla Factory, and I had flounder. It was good! We watched Madagascar and Ruby (Jamie's dog) licked me on the head.

We saw lots of cars. They were cool. We also went on a moonbounce. And then we returned home.

Dad gave me a camera to use for the day, and here is a movie of all 88 pictures I took. I hope you like it.