Recent content by eljen

Thanks watchdogps, When they start to play with the stock and I need to separate them from the goats, do I go back to day one where I have the dog penned right next to where the goats are penned? Do you do this through the entire adolecence- until they are 12-18 months? It seems awfully hard...

Quote: Thanks 17roses, I panicked after she bit me and I think I just had a big loss in confidence about whether what I am doing is right or not. I just need to get myself under control and do what I think is right.

I'm starting to feel like posting here was a bad idea. I feel like many posters have the wrong impression of me. Carolinagirl, you are right, the so called breeder pushed me into getting two dogs, and I was stupid for taking both. I will take into account everyone's opinions that two puppies...

Carolinagirl, Here is my question, they seem to leave it out of all the training material I have found about LGDs, how is it possible to observe a puppy with the flock at all times? I am not a full time shepard, so, do I separate the puppy from the goats any time I am away, which would be all...

Dianerra, My experience with picking up dogs and rolling them on their backs is not about establishing dominance, it is about establishing trust.

Ok, here is my game plan after reading everyone's posts. I checked the pup out and she doesn't seem to have any injuries. I felt like what happened today was out of the blue but maybe it was just a long time coming. I really thought that the pups and I had a good bond. We are going to find a...

I suppose I should clarify, I see the dogs 2-5 times a day and interact with them each time. I agree, they seem to be more bonded to each other than to the goats. We have had them separated from each other before for about 2 days but we could not keep them separated no matter how many times we...

Thanks Sheila, I thought about that on my way to work, that she may be hurt, because it just doesn't make much sense. We try to flip the pups on their backs and at least one a week I pick them up off the ground and wait until they stop struggling, and they normally don't struggle much. I...

I have two female Anatolian/Pyr littermates that are 12 weeks old. I am totally new to LGDs, and I am aware I have put myself in a tough situation trying to raise up two female puppies to be good guardians together with no adult role model. Anyway, Things have been going pretty well, except...