COTTAGE GROVE SENTINEL August 17, 2016
7A
Juggler astounds,
educates CG
Library crowd
Fluffy Puppy’s
Future Career
Scarlet’s and Kobi’s new
adorable and fl uffy Komondor
puppy needed a name to fi t his
bright future.a He was born on
Valentine’s Day and loves peo-
ple and animals, so they chose
Attila the Hun (shortened to
Atti), but there is a valid reason!
Attila, the human, was feared by
his enemies and as Atti is des-
tined to grow into their ranch’s
guard dog, protecting their
sheep from predators, the name
fi ts him to “a - T”.
Scarlet is from Hungary and
admires the magnifi cent Hun-
garian Komondor dogs famous
for their skills of guarding and
protecting families and animals.
This is her fi fth Komondor. Their
breed is hard to fi nd in the USA,
so she had her brother ship her
their fi rst two from Hungary.
After their last dog passed, the
couple looked locally for anoth-
er. Atti’s breeders wanted Scar-
let to show him, “but I wanted a
working dog,” said Scarlet, “not
a fl uffy show-life dog, but one
of purpose. The large breed is
calm and a good working dog.
They suit our farm and family.”
“When we brought him home,
at 10 weeks of age, he joyfully
assessed everything. He was
not afraid of any animal or ad-
ventures. Most young animals
are cautious, but not Atti. He
already displayed the wonderful
Komondor traits of being affec-
tionate, fearless and gentle. He
was curious about the chickens,
ducks, goats, sheep, and espe-
cially our barn/house cats. He
was not afraid of the large ani-
mals either.”
To raise a good puppy that
fi ts in with your lifestyle, obedi-
ence classes are mandatory. The
classes bond you as you learn
how dogs understand different-
ly than how people purr-seave
things. Every day Atti works on
Photo by Mary Ellen “Angel Scribe”
Scarlet’s eight-month-old Komondor, Atti, gained 50
pounds in just a few months! While he concentrates on
growing, he is also growing into his role of protecting
the lives of the animals on their ranch.
his “homework”. He now sits
and stays, but like most young
students, the hardest is “stay-
ing” still. Training him is vital
because he will soon weigh 130
pounds and Scarlet and Kobi
don’t want him running the farm
on his own!
Komondors are independent
thinkers and, in this too, Atti ex-
cels. When he sees something,
he steals it! He then stealth
fully carries it into a corner and
hides it.
“We have found ‘hidden’ dish
towels and shoes,” explained
Scarlet. “Like human babies he
is teething, and our shoes inno-
cently became his teething toys.
We are keeping the house extra
tidy until Atti learns the house
rules! We are also elevating ev-
erything for two reasons: 1) to
be able to fi nd it and 2) to pre-
serve it.”
Atti is clever. He has several
loot hiding places. One is under
the bed, where he stashes his
fi ndings to further investigate
(chew) later. His humans even-
tually uncover the missing ar-
ticles, “...like my outside work
shoes were in the closet behind
boxes,” said Scarlet, “No clue
how he got them there after they
mysteriously disappeared - one
at a time. The shoes are a tad
chewed but still wearable out-
doors.”
Their puppy is now so big
that their kitchen table is very
tempting for him! Atti can rest
his chin on it! He then rolls his
big brown, pleading eyes over
to each of his doting parents
with the telepathic expression,
“Please, please, can I have some
of that tasty looking food?” or
“How soon are you going to
be fi nished before I can have
some?”
Because of Atti’s eventual
adult size he sleeps next to the
couple, but on the fl oor in a big
round dog bed. “He snores,” ad-
mits Scarlet. “We forgive him
because we love him and we
snore, too.”
Adult Komondor coats grow
into long cords, or dreadlocks,
that resemble a fl oor mop, so
they are often called ‘mop
dogs.’
Because of our Pacifi c North-
west’s rain, Atti’s hair will be
kept short. “His hair magneti-
cally attracts all the farm muck,”
said Scarlet, “and it dips into
mud puddles, and sweeps the
ground.
On rainy days we have to rub
him down before the goop dries
and falls on the fl oor. Once it
does, he looks clean, but not the
fl ooring...so all our carpets are
being taken out for easier main-
tenance.
We are working on training
him. He is fabulous with sheep,
but hard with the ducks and
hens, so we keep him on leash.
He loves them but when they
fl utter he thinks they want to
play and responds by excitedly
bouncing and frightening them.
He is a fast learner, and very in-
telligent, so it will come.
Our other Komondor’s were
so gentle. We had a ‘bummer’
lamb (weak), so the dogs curled
up to it and took care of it like
a mother sheep. You could tell
they knew the lamb was a sickly
baby in need of warmth and
comfort. It was heart touching
and we know that Atti is going
to be the same guardian to the
sheep and their lambs. After
all, he is a family member and a
farmer like us.”
photo by Bruce Kelsh
Last Wednesday, Aug. 10, Rhys Thomas of Juggle-
mania entertained Cottage Grove community mem-
bers at the Library with a performance that was
described as "both humorous and amazing," incor-
porating juggling, circus tricks and jokes as well as
many references to books and the Library. Above,
Thomas helps Everett Eckstine, 6, spin a ball.
The Library will host its fi nal summer program on
Wednesday, Aug. 17 at 2:30 p.m., an event that will
feature its prize party and celebration for the Sum-
mer Reading Program. Its participants will be re-
warded for all of their hard work with refreshments,
and then the prizes will be awarded.
Tips
“Never touch a dog on a head
that you just met,” teaches Scar-
let. “Always present your hand
for them to smell fi rst. Going
over their heads scares the dogs.
Also groom pets daily, no mat-
ter the breed, because they love
it and it bonds you as family.”
Komondor Video
https://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=6HsNwqnDmk8
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KNND Radio
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Lane Electric Cooperative
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Smith Lund Mills Funeral Chapel
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