Gandalf the Grumpy.

When we ride to the beaver ponds we pass by Gandalf's house. Gandalf is a Great Pyrenees.

He's a pretty dog.
He spends most of his time on the roof of his house. He has a spot staked out, as you can see in the picture. It's his favorite place to lounge around. We don't know why he likes to roof so much, maybe he feels like he can better keep an eye an his property from up there.

We've tried to sneak by, but the horses aren't that good at tiptoeing. Everytime, without doubt, when we near Gandalf's house he's on full alert. He stands up, watching us from his roof, and when he feels like we've crossed some imaginary line he comes bounding down, off the roof, onto the road, barking up a storm.

Galdalf is pretty big, and despite the fact that the horses have been through this drill countless times, they just don't like Gandalf jumping off the roof and tearing towards them.

We've tried to convince Gandalf that we're his friends, but for now, we try to respect his boundaries and pass by his house as fast as possible. The other day he actually seemed to linger a little longer tha normal on the roof before running toward us, so maybe friendship is in the future!

Comments

[horsingaround.wordpress.com]

ha ha

i've never seen a dog sitting on a roof like that! it's cool. there's a dog on my trail to he's a doberman but he dosn't get up on his roof he just barks! Mark dosn't like him :)

[Aunt Amy]

I think he just doesn't like animals bigger than him around--Great Pyrennes are so used to being the biggest (they're as big as ponies).

[Molly]

I think there's a black Great Pyrennes that visits the bay with his people. He stands in the water for absolutely hours and watches the world go by.

[Sandra]

hi madison
just to say thanks for the comment. i'm trying everything anyway. hopefully mark will be ok.

hope your still keeping an eye on that dog :)

sandra

[Learninghorses]

I had a beagle (like Snoopy) who loved to sit on the roof of a dog house. It sure didnt' seem comfortable to me, but he would even sunbathe up there. He was a goofy dog.