Timberwolves and cougars...

[Sillystunt]

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we have them in Florida. I almost fainted when i saw one dead on the back of a truck. My daughter's friends hunt them and said," they are SUPER NASTY BEASTS!!!" I shook my head and said, "i will take you word on that!"

Animals will hunt the easiest prey. Something that doesn't take much energy to kill. Watch your chickens!!! That pup will help big time. My husbands gpa had a ranch and had rodesion ridgebacks(spl ck) Killed 2 cougars before dying one night. Protected the cattle and was a awesome dog!

 

[newchickmom09]

Your pup has two great breeds in him for protecting, hearding, and loving.

Work with him alot when he is little so he knows not to get to crazy around the chickens and birds. My mutt has an australian cattle dog mom and lab/pit dad and he has most of the personality and energy of a heeler. He is the best dog around our birds and chickens. Do all kinds of training with your pup. You can set up little agility courses and that will help you bond. Teach him direction commands while he is walking around your birds. Doing things like this will help wioth the heeler drive that he has. We all say a tired heeler is the best heeler.

The possibilities are endless and so exciting.

The cougar was in the middle of the school. The school is small only four long buildings and she was in the grass between the two inner buildings. Very nerve racking...but they handled it well. That happens when you are in the middle of the desert.

 

[centavo71]

That is great to hear about your heeler cross. We are lovers of mutts! I am really hoping to get my 12 (almost 13) yr old interested in agility training etc...I think it would be a great thing for him to put his energies into.

Do you know of any good books/sites regarding directional training etc? We have almost always rescued older dogs...this is the first pup we have had in a long long time!

 

[BlackBart]

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Yup its really nice here.
Better hurry if you want to move here, EVERYBODY is moving here

The Cougar Hunters told me that a cougar has no problem fending off two dogs but three is harder for them.
We've had four cougars walk onto this property, our ACD's and me chased them back into the woods.

 

[Le Canard de Barbarie]

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http://www.bountifulfarm.com/lgd_seminar.htm

www.lgd.org

My advice to you is to make sure YOU are the alpha in the pack. If not, they will not respect you. This is a big strong willed dog that requires an alpha for a master.

 

[newchickmom09]

I really like the training technique NILIF (Nothing In Life Is Free). It worked great for my dog. It is exactly was the name says. For example when you give her food tell her "lay" first and after she lays down then put her food down on the ground. When you let her outside make her sit then let her out. If you let her up on the couch then make her wait until you say "up". Little things like that is what NILIF is. It will take some work getting used to but after a while it just becomes second nature. The basic concept is "As the human and as his owner you have control of all things that are wonderful in his life. This is the backbone of the NILIF program." quoted from k9deb.com

Google NILIF, Here are a few:
http://www.k9deb.com/nilif.htm

http://ezinearticles.com/?NILIF---Nothing-in-Life-is-Free-Program-For-Dogs&id=1581214

Also looking up both breeds so you fully understand them helps a lot also.

I make my our agility course just with some PVC pipes, chairs, and different boards. Nothing fancy just stuff I had around the yard.

I don't know that much about teaching livestock guarding but reading anything you can would help.

 

[feathersandfluff]

Well, maybe I can convince husband I need another dog for chasing off preditors. All the dogs I have at the present are "lap dogs" The electric fencing does look like it may be working. Also saw a bobcat close to our house this morning. Don't think they are large enough to kill and drag a Sebastopol Goose over a fence.
Dorothy..many grandkids, 7 dogs, Koy fish (which are all dieing for some reason) one rengade duck that we can't catch to place in a new home.60-80 Sebastopol Geese, All in W. Tennessee next to KY Border

 

[newchickmom09]

Also saw a bobcat close to our house this morning. Don't think they are large enough to kill and drag a Sebastopol Goose over a fence.

feathersandfluff ~ becareful about those bobcats don't underestimate them, I have seen one dragging a deer over a wash before.​

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

Most predators are opportunistic. It's risk vs reward for them. If it's easier and less risky to get a couple of chickens than it is to chase down an elk--then the chickens are gonna get it. We have a lot of cougar, TONS of coyotes, wolves (one valley over--we've not seen them but we've heard them), bears and neighbor dogs. So far, dogs & coyotes have been our only issue. Dogs usually help deter cougar & bear but I've heard that wolves have been killing Pyrennes in Montana and eating sheep there...makes me nervous because our first line of defense are our dogs...second is the rifle. Eventually, I'd like to fence our property (well, about 1/4 of it) with welded wire fencing...which should help with the dogs & coyotes...

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

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We have bobcat & lynx here...neighbors have lost several turkeys to them. They don't have to kill & drag over the fence--these were killed and mostly eaten before being dragged over the fence...and BIG turkeys...