Not as exciting as my last post, but figured I would post some recent projects.
So, I worry about criminals and threats to my home, so I rescued a Great Pyrenees. For several months I was searching to rescue a Caucasian Shepherd, but they are just too hard to come by. The only ones available are beyond my dog re/training abilities. Since I don't have 3k to spend on a pup, or enough time to train one and keep it in line through it's first year, we couldn't get my destined dog. If you are not familiar, this is a Caucasian Shepherd:
The GP breed is much more common, and we have given a young man (male, not really a man...) another chance.
A bit graphic, a GP a little battered after defending it's flock from a wolf:
Stillwater County News
Both breeds are bipolar. Not in the sense we think of the term in relationship to humans, but they flip from one end to the other. In the home with the pack (adults, children, pets) they are docile and loving. They are just big puffy fluffs.
And then a stranger walks up to the house...and then you have a 130-200lb monster that only knows one task: stop the threat. Training is a big part of having a dog that can survive in civilization, but even if my boy knows to attack when I say a certain word, if I am uncomfortable, his flip gets switched, and although I can contain my mood/feelings- he makes it quite clear how he feels.
Even though he stays with us, or patrols the home when we are away, and is never in the yard alone, we made some nifty signs. PC cut into large strips, painted safety orange, then letters purchased from a craft store were placed down, and then black paint over. Three cable ties hold them in place.
This is from the street. With ones eyes, it is clear as day- the images don't really do it justice.
Now something actually related to cars...
I swapped the rear emblem on my Mustang to something more fitting:
Won't help fuel economy, but my little pony with a rainbow behind it isn't me- and although my dedication to performance is closer to GT, this is what belongs
