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No, they just say.... oh, thanks now I can see better! :lol:

Read this entire thread?

Will likely take 1-2 years of consistent work before pup is trained enough to be left alone with livestock. This is an excellent resource for learning to train dogs for livestock: http://www.homesteadingtoday.com/guard-animals/

Does she 'herd' them?

Breed can have little to do with a dogs behavior, has a lot to do with environment and how they were handled/trained during their brains formative period(8-16 weeks), and how they are handled/trained from there on out.

I agree it has more to do with the particular dog and especially that dogs owner/trainer than a particular breed....there are no bad dogs, just bad dog owners/trainers. I'm sure there may be LGD breeds that tens to be more aggressive, but I don't know what they are. Got to...

Donkeys and llamas, and alpacas can also kill the animals they're meant to protect. No guard animal is foolproof, you need the right animal - which can be luck of the draw, and with dogs at least you need the right human to train them properly.

Guardian dog Utopia there! Great story, but probably rare I think.

Any dog will need some pretty serious training, so if you're not up to doing that you could just be introducing another problem. Here's a forum with some good info on LGD's http://www.homesteadingtoday.com/guard-animals/