Livestock guardian dog

Powerful and sometimes misunderstood breeds help protect livestock from predators and they are definitely not to be confused with a typical family pet

Sarplaninac female - livestock guard dog

Anatolian Shepherd Dog On 2 feet

Learn what are livestock guardian dogs, with a list of all the types of guard dogs for livestock, & pictures

Maremmano abruzzese livestock guardian dog

12 Keys to Raising Successful Livestock Guardian Dogs

by Paul White This is Penge a working Šarplaninac shepherd dog with little Melinda. Penge's mother died when he was only 3 days old, so Tibo...

Many folks are confused about which breeds are considered livestock guardians and why these breeds are different from other dog breeds. Here is an article I wrote explaining this and listed the breeds that are considered livestock guardians.

The Akbash is a large working breed first used as a livestock guardian in the plains and mountains of Turkey.

Livestock guardian dogs are more challenging to raise than you may have thought. Here's what I wish I would have known about raising them.

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Akbash - The Akbash is a large dog, weighing from 75 to 140 pounds (34 to 64 kg), averaging 90 pounds for the female, and 120 pounds for the male. Akbash dogs range from about 27 to 34 inches (69 to 86 cm) tall. The Akbash is leaner than other Turkish livestock guardian dog breeds (i.e.: Kangal, and Anatolian Shepherd), and some Akbash dogs may also be taller. The Akbash has a smooth-short to medium-full white double coat (sometimes with some light biscuit coloring at the ears). It has…

Livestock guardian dog found abandoned newborn goat kid and cared for it until help could arrive to rescue it

5 Livestock Guardian Dog Breeds | Nite Guard

"Livestock Guarding Dogs: Cultural Heritage Icons with a new relevance for mitigating conservation conflicts" Final report of European Commission on Adapting the traditional use of livestock guarding dogs to a modern context. ▪︎ https://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/conservation/species/carnivores/promoting_dialogue.htm ▪︎ https://ec.europa.eu/environment/nature/conservation/species/carnivores/pdf/livestock%20guarding%20dogs_web.pdf

This is a list of the ten best livestock guardian dogs. You will learn their perks, as well as their temperament, and how to train them.

Who Goes There? A livestock guardian dog stands on alert.

Livestock guardian dogs are full time shepherds. They know what is normal and typical activity on the farm and are suspicious of change and anything being out of place. They know when something is wrong with a sheep and will be nervous and sometimes refuse to eat until I find the problem. They are t