a quick hello from connecticut

[pinkfox]

not realy good at intros, but im a 26 yr old female currently in CT, and planning to move to 4 1/2 acres in tn in mid september (just getting the paperwork sorted )

i was raised around all kinds of dogs but particularly mastifs and before an injury that rendered me unable to continue working in the feild i was a large mammal zoo keeper (specifically hyena and orangutan though there were many others i got my hands in on) at a private facility.

im a simple type of girl, grew up suburban with country roots and im not trying to get back to those...
thats where this forum comes in.
part of my getting back to my roots brought me to the corso and after much reserch i belive a corso would be the perfect fit on my hopefully soon to be little homestead.
a protective but inteligent dog (read not agressive unless nessicary as long as properly socilized) whos a devoted companion.  id love to eventually teach him to pull a small cart to help me haul small amounts of fire wood or feed to the chickens lol, and generally just be my "big' companion (i used to keep danes so comparitivly there not big but they are still large lol)

im currently also owned by 2 chinese crested dogs who i do show and would like to add a 3rd to the mix eventually, 2 cats, 2 linneolated parakeets and a severe macaw....oh and fish, lots of fish.

so yeah hoping i can learn alot more around here.  as it stands right now i have my eyes on a breeding due in october, but we'll see what happens.

[Heartwillfollow]

welcome Pinkfox, am new to the forum and new to CC's  was attractive to the CC's because of the simular traits as GSD's whom I have loved and worked with for 20 years.. I have a small farm with my CC Adel just arriving last week.. The property is well set up for dogs and farm animals (loved designing my fencing system)  Adel for never seeing such creatures was just acceptional..  Only took her a week of watching and absorbing while I am doing chores that she was ok about the other animals.. So calm you just have to appreciate it.. Today after a week of just letting her be in a position to see and watch and likeing her responses.. I let the goats, geese, chickens, ducks into the back yard from the barn as they usually do in the morning to graze... Adel just sat and watched.  One of my Boer goats 100+lbs still with horns, thinking Adel was an easy target just sitting there so calmly started directly walking towards Adel in a stalking way..  Adel stood up  with a grin on her face and a brightness in her eyes that was absolutely beautiful, she just stood there as if she thought the event of the stalking goat might be fun.  My goat froze, raised her head then decided Adel was not going to be an easy target to bully and turned to walk away to go graze...  Adel did not chase after the goat she just watched her as she walked away..  Very pleased with her ..  walked over and praised her and said now lets go get the water buckets filled and we went on with our chores.. She was taken back by my two Clydes, but every day she progressed in figuring out they were ok..  The llamas were a bit more for her keeping her distance to watch them, then on her own she would go out closer and closer day by day on her own to watch them out in the pasture up by the fence..  Now it's nothing to her..  She helps me bring everyone in towards evening just watching walking with me, watching the animals as I am introducing command words as we go along doing them..  Do feel she will grow up a nice helper with the other animals... great for a 4 month old...

Congratulations on your new property !!!!