Well yesterday when I was eating lunch at the barn Bob was staring at me with his big brown eyes. Looking directly at me and his eyes followed the Cheetos from the bag to my mouth.
A new neighbor came over to introduce himself. My German Shepherd, Kelly, chased him into the tackroom and wouldn't let him out. Every time Jim would crack the door open, Kelly would rush him. Jim ended up spending an hour trapped in my tackroom before I got home and "rescued" him. Kelly and Jim are good buddies now, but we still laugh about that initial meeting.
Our barn dog is an australian shepherd named Diesel. He loves to run and go trail riding with me. He is a great herding dog and helps bring the horses up to the barn from the pasture.
My dog's name is Joey. He goes everywhere with us! When we go for trail rides he always has to come along.
I love my horse and my dog. My dogs name is Sunnie and she is a 3-year-old Yellow Lab and she's scared of horses, but she will walk/run right behind them and try to nip at them. I don't bring her out to the ranch with me anymore because of this, but that's because she wasn't trained around horses. Labs will always be the best companion, no matter what!
Dogs and horses are like peanut butter and jelly! Wherever you see a horse and rider you will most likly see a protective pooch bouncing along behind. Every horse owner I know has AT LEAST 2 dogs :) I already know that when I get my own barn one day I'm going to have a Dalmation or Great Dane right there with me and my horses.
My brother's Jack Russell is probably the best barn dog I've ever seen. She's not only a great ratter, but smart as a whip and fears nothing. It is funny as all get out to see this little dog pick up the lead rope and lead his 16+ hand TB around. With her attitude, she thinks she is 6 feet tall and Red seems to believe her.
The dog at the barn were I board is just the cutest little thing. She is an English sheep herder. When the owner comes to let in stall boarded horse into the barn (he just opens the gate and the horses go to their stall) she runs offs and hides. It is really funny. Every time a horse gets near her she runs off. The bad news for her is that she is living on a horse farm!
My trainer's three dogs; Titan- German Shepard, Bruce- Mix Breed, Defuscy- Golden Retriever; are the best barn dogs ever. Their really helpful with taking care of the horses, for example; cleaning out the food stuck on the buckets we feed the horses with. Not only are the great in the barn, but the arena too! They make wonderful obsticles to ride around and often steal things you put next to the jumps. Those three dogs are the life of the farm.