Guardian Dog for Ducks

[CLovesDucks]

Hi friends,

We’re considering getting an outside dog as an extra guard against predators for our ducks. Their coop McMansion is safe but we want the extra peace of mind. We obviously need a breed that is friendly with ducks and will protect them.

We have two elderly indoor dogs that I love dearly but they’re lazy and fat. I’ve been looking at English Shepherds. Any thoughts on this breed?

 

[chickens really]

Depends on the size of your property?

 

[DuckyDonna]

I had an Anatolian shepherd that was awesome with my ducks. I could just put her in the run with them and she was perfectly happy as were the ducks

 

[CLovesDucks]

Depends on the size of your property?

Narrow, 2-acre, partially wooded lot.

 

[CLovesDucks]

I had an Anatolian shepherd that was awesome with my ducks. I could just put her in the run with them and she was perfectly happy as were the ducks

Nice! Thanks for the suggestion.

 

[Miss Lydia]

English shepherds are herding dogs? I guess they would make a good guard dog but dogs that are specifically bred for guarding would be best.

 

[DuckyDonna]

You might want to look into Great Pyrenees too. I think my Honeybear was part GP. Oh my, I loved her so much, she was the most awsome dog ever.

 

[Muscovy Wunda]

I would avoid a herding dog for the job. While we know our kelpies will chase foxes etc they will also most definetly chase the birds. We have a mareema to gaurd our flock and he is amazing. But one thing to consider with a LGD breed is the barking. They bark ALOT and loudly. If you are only on small land and have neighbours close, if they don't have barking dogs themselves they may not like you having one and put in all sorts of complaints to council. We are blessed that our neighbours also have mareemas so understand, even though our property is 25 thousand acres, we are right on boundary 1km away from neighbours house. We hear each others dogs all the time

 

[Miss Lydia]

25 thousand acres oh my word how did you do that?

 

[DuckyDonna]

25 thousand acres oh my word how did you do that?

guessing there must be a ton of land in Austrailia!