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5/28/12 at 5:58pm
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hu.gifI AM BUYING A HOUSE SOON AND WANT A SMALL FARM IN MY LARGE BACK YARD. I'M TRYING TO FIND A GOOD MEDIUM SIZED DOG THAT WILL GUARD MY CHICKENS, PYGMY GOATS EXC. DURING THE DAY WILE THEY ARE OUT OF THEIR PENS? AT NIGHT I WANT THE DOG IN THE HOUSE WITH ME. ANY SUGGESTIONS???

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post #2 of 4
5/29/12 at 12:31am
pitbull/ bull terrier... with a lot of training.

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The difference between pets and pests is only on which side of the fence they're standing... keep your animals in your own property.

 

 



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5/29/12 at 7:01am

Yep pitt is a good one but get one bred for hunting critters like hogs, they are easy to train if you get one that hangs on your every word, mine is like that and nothing gets her birds.

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“You can’t really begin to appreciate life until it has knocked you down a few times. You can’t really begin to appreciate love until your heart has been broken. And you can’t really begin to appreciate happiness until you’ve known sadness. Once you’ve walked through the valley, the view from the mountaintop is breathtaking"

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5/29/12 at 7:16am

I really think you have to start a guard dog(of any kind) off as a small (8 weeks old or younger )  puppy in with the flock, goats whatever ou have.

 

Great Pyrenees  is a very common breed to guard animals Bred just for that. but still have to be started really  young with the animals they  will guard.

They are BIG  100 lbs or more and calm but watchful of attacks by preditors on foot or above...Also long fur and can take the cold weather while outside on guard.

I once saw 2 down my road  guarding baby goats and they were on alert mode standing ears pricked.. I had only seen them  as i passed  by laying around   sleeping but when i looked up there was  an eagle circleing.   That is a dog that nobody would mess with either..  

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