LovinMyHensInNC! :
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On another note, make sure you do efficient research. One thing you don't hear about much is that LGD's are on full time duty at night. That means they will bark A LOT at night. The purpose of the barking is to warn wild, nocturnal predators that they are there and that that is their territory. They will also spray the perimeters of their property (yes, they need to be fenced in). So make sure you and your neighbors will not be bothered by the barking.
Good luck to you!
This is one of the reason's we went with the Maremma instead of the Pyr. Maremma's tend to bark when there is a reason, not just to warn off potential predators. Our neighbors are fairly close and our pasture is pretty close to my bedroom window and I didn't want to hear that barking all night long. Now my boy barks occasionally, but if he barks more than a couple of times, I know to get up and look, because he is barking for a reason.
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On another note, make sure you do efficient research. One thing you don't hear about much is that LGD's are on full time duty at night. That means they will bark A LOT at night. The purpose of the barking is to warn wild, nocturnal predators that they are there and that that is their territory. They will also spray the perimeters of their property (yes, they need to be fenced in). So make sure you and your neighbors will not be bothered by the barking.
Good luck to you!
This is one of the reason's we went with the Maremma instead of the Pyr. Maremma's tend to bark when there is a reason, not just to warn off potential predators. Our neighbors are fairly close and our pasture is pretty close to my bedroom window and I didn't want to hear that barking all night long. Now my boy barks occasionally, but if he barks more than a couple of times, I know to get up and look, because he is barking for a reason.
