As goat ranchers, we swear by the use of LGD’s (Livestock Guardian Dogs) to protect your herd from predators. But how do you get the dog for the job? Lately we have seen demand for experienced LGD’s go up tremendously without an increase in supply. Some people who have called looking for grown, working, and proven guardian dogs have gone so far as to request some that we did not wish to sell just to have a way to keep their animals safe.
For this reason, we have started an expieriment with an inexperienced 3 year old Anatolian male, putting him in the pasture and seeing if the other dogs show him to work. We will be interested to see if he starts performing or just acts like a giant puppy the whole time.
There are several Great Pyreness that need immediate rescue in Texas. Contact 830-379-1457number. vvinski@sbcglobal.net
Posted by: Diana | January 21, 2012 at 09:04 AM