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DaYooper_Duck
Songster
PYR can make excellent LGD but, they are not all born to the job. Some need careful training before allowing them with livestock, etc. Others like to roam and if not fenced will end up protecting someone else's flock. Also they work better in pairs if you expect them to fend/fight off larger more dangerous predators like cougars.
Juno is only 7 months old and already does rounds of the perimeter of the house periodically both day and night, barking when she thinks something is up. She came from a line of working LGDs on both sides of her family as well. Also, she has formed a close bond with my labrador who is also a good watchdog and hunter when she is not sleeping, and they both prowl together sometimes. Juno also only leaves the property if Layla(the lab) does too, and the both have underground fence collars wich we find work really well for the both of them. Even when the do wander off, the just parade on over to a specific neigbors' house and she brings them right back with no complaints and just uses it as a chance to get to know us better. All in all, I have alot of confidence in her as a guard dog.
