livestock guardian dogs

So…. Reading the stories and comments on here of injured dogs, dead livestock, big predators. :pop:pop:pop:pop:pop Well, here's the other side of the coin: A success story. If you want to see the photos of all the predators and the country they ranch in and their dogs, you'll have to (gasp!)...

Sheep! Magazine has my latest article out on adding LGDs to your existing group of dogs. Many LGD owners stress out and/or fear over adding more dogs (whether pups or adults) to an existing unit of dogs. It really is not anything to fear, or panic over. Be sure and check out the reading list...

I notice there have been a lot of comments made lately concerning people's LGDs barking and what is perceived by them to be "excessive" barking by their dogs. Barking is a language for dogs and understanding it can make for a better LGD ownership and use experience. If you are having "issues"...

Brenda M. Negri with Barbara Judd © Copyright 2015 Backyard Poultry Magazine You can hear the dedication and sound reasoning in Washington farmer and heritage Buckeye breeder Barbara Judd’s voice when she says why she uses Livestock Guardian Dogs to keep her rare breed of poultry safe from...

I'm afraid I've made a whole bunch of mistakes with my Great Pyrenees puppy and need some advice about how to fix them (if I can). He came to us at only 7 weeks old (mistake #1). We didn't get our sheep until he was 15-weeks-old (mistake #2). I have played fetch and chasing games with him all...

A solid solution to prevent stock from accessing your dog's food. LGD Feeding Station This commercial goat operator runs a large herd of goats in a densely brushy area that harbors coyote packs and feral hogs. My four LGDs keep her goats safe and are well fed even when she cannot be there to...

We have two mini donkeys--a jennet and her foal. We also have two young goats and lots of chickens. When we first got our donkeys, they did not like the goats. The mother bit one of the goats (not hard enough to do damage, but it gave a clear message). However, now, less than a month later, the...

When this came out in Sheep! Magazine it was the first paper ever published on the subject of running the right numbers of guardian dogs, and no one to date had touched the topic (in public) in writing to the extent that I did. People talk more about it now then they did back then, when "right...

Callie has been in heat and now that she is finally and I mean FINALLY out I decided to return her to her boys! All her boys! :) Kiko Bucks and "D" and "Tiggs"! She is in great weight too! 135lbs! Tiggs had gotten so fat we put him on a diet so he is down to 140 +... D is well, just massive...