livestock guardian dog

  1. bantam_crazy

    Livestock guardian dogs/dogs VS poultry (are they compatible?)

    do you guys think LGD are to be trusted with poultry ? I've heard people say they are for bigger mammal livestock. and don't bond to birds/poultry like they do to mammals + no breed of LGD has an history of protecting Poultry specifically so they are actually *the threat* to poultry or like...
  2. Randysflock119

    Welcome Home LGD! He cares more about me than the chickens!

    Hey all! I adopted a Great Pyrenees about 5 weeks ago - 10 month old male. He'll be 1 on 9/11/24. I got him from a farm a few hours away where he trained for the first 9 months of his life around chickens, sheep, cats, and with his mom on the same farm. Both his parents were/are LGDs. He's an...
  3. BlessedChaosHomestead

    Guardian Dog- Questions for Owners of them

    Hi, So I have some questions that I am hoping those of you who own Guardian dogs can answer. We have a small homestead. Poultry & 2 pet rabbits with the typical cats & dogs. Our one female dog killed a chicken last summer. The youngest of the 3 dogs might try to harm chickens if they...
  4. R

    LGD and Chickens

    I have a 10 month old Great Pyr that has been with us since he was about 10 weeks old. He has been kept in a pen adjacent to the barn and paddock unless I'm at the barn for chores and training. We have sheep, chickens, guineas, a donkey (and now foal!) and a couple barn cats. Chief has been...
  5. MikeWu

    Most effective way of predator dealing

    We live in a county island, where the surrounding areas are city streets and buildings. When we moved in we had some fox attacks, and I thought being in a county island, there should be only a few foxes, so if I trap and remove all of them, I should be at peace. First one was easy, it fell for...
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    • akbash chickens dogs ducks fox fox attack fox trap geese livestock guardian dog predators
    • Replies: 8
    • Forum: Predators and Pests
  6. SlatyGapSis

    Anatolian/Black Lab Mix for LGD?

    Is this a good mix for protecting chickens and goats? We live on 33 wooded acres in the Ozark Mountains and we (or our neighbors) have seen evidence or actual sightings of all the natural predators that you would expect (black bear, mountain lion, raccoons, hawks, owls, bobcats, loose neighbor...
  7. ShrekDawg

    Dogs stay with sheep in wildfire

    Saw this on FB and figured I would share it here too. I thought it was a sweet story but also a great example of true working dogs and clearly these are GOOD dogs. Won't leave their charges for anything. And I was amazed the one is 12 years old!!! I bet those dogs have some stories to tell...
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    • dogs fire lgd livestock guardian livestock guardian dog maremma maremma sheepdog news sheep wildfire
    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Random Ramblings
  8. DiamondSwan

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