By Lori
We go boating with our Leos and they sleep on the boat as well. We have slept on our boat with 5 Leonbergers at the same time. Ok, we are very crowded, but they are happy even if t0hey are a little squished together. Why are they so happy? Because they are with us. They don’t try and jump off the boat, are not scared of noises, and love going through the locks in the Trent/Severn water canal system. They know there is always the reward of swimming afterwards.Bogie, one of our males, knew how to open the camper top zipper on the boat and was leaving during the night to check out the marina. I would wake up in the morning and wonder how the zipper was opened. 
Bogie would be innocently sleeping soundly. I did hear him one night though, I heard the zipper open and him trotting off. I got up and called out to him and he sheepishly came back on board. Ya, just upset he was caught!! So, needless to say, we had to secure the zippers. Bogie could also open just about any door and would let all the other dogs out. He would never close it though, particularly in the middle of winter, not fun to come home with a family room full of snow and freezing temperatures. We had to get special locks on our patio doors as well, they were no challenge to unlock!! Smart, smart dogs.
We live on a farm and we raise other animals. Leo’s can learn and adapt to live and get along with any animal. One of the animals we raise are Alpacas. Alpacas are known to be afraid of dogs. Well, that changed and I guess the Leos won them over. My Alpacas will even lay down beside a Leo without fear.
My Leo’s meet every Alpaca born here within an hour of it being born. They sniff it and lick it, the moms allow this, I find that amazing. We also have donkeys and donkeys do not like dogs. Well, they like mine. They do not chase them, ok they do in fun at times, that’s because the donkeys and dogs actually play together. Even my ducks will be seen laying down by the dogs. They are just big gentle oafs.
My Leo’s meet every Alpaca born here within an hour of it being born. They sniff it and lick it, the moms allow this, I find that amazing. We also have donkeys and donkeys do not like dogs. Well, they like mine. They do not chase them, ok they do in fun at times, that’s because the donkeys and dogs actually play together. Even my ducks will be seen laying down by the dogs. They are just big gentle oafs.