Oops! Maybe...

About a month and a half ago we rescued a pup from the shelter to train as a livestock guard.  We had advice that hounds might do a good job but, as I understood it, it was best just to get a puppy and raise it with the animals, teaching and guiding it along the way.  The pup we picked was a beautiful little black and white boy labeled as a hound mix.  He had marking that suggested it was possible he really was.  Nature has fooled us all! 

Meet Smokey.  Notice the ears?  Pit bull maybe?  I suppose it's still early enough for nature to surprise us again but his blocky face and bow-legged appearance suggest pit.  Is it a good idea to keep him?  I really don't know.  I did some googling and read many things that suggest he's a keeper though and with lots of praise and love he may turn out beautifully.  I guess there's nothing but to wait and see.

He sometimes plays a little rough with the goats but puppy style.  Nothing unusual to any puppy.  Bonus, I told him once not to mess with the chickens and he leaves them alone!  That's much better than my "inside" dogs do!  I have a soft spot for dogs and it would sicken me to return him or send him away just because he wasn't the breed we expected.  Besides, we already love him.