My pit pyranee cross ( I call him an apitanee )is now almost 9 years old. He Lost his fangs protcting my goats and my Donkey from a bear.All the animals bring there babies to him to guard.People are terrified of him when they see him, but although he is male dog aggressive, he is very gentle and protects me from my Tom turkey everyday yet wont hurt him.
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From: "slatehouse@earthlink.net" <slatehouse@earthlink.net>
To: CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2013 8:47 PM
Subject: Re: [CHICKENS-101] Marlene--Livestock Guard Dogs
Peggy,
>I agree with you for the most part although I have a pit bull pyranee cross that is an awesome farm dog.
many mixes can make great farm dogs, but they often cannot be left to live with the stock. Of course there can always be exceptions either way, but I have seen too many mixes do great, sometimes for 2 or 3 years, then one day, their chase instinct awakens and they end up killing the animals they used to protect. This does not normally happen with breeds that are considered livestock guardian breeds
> Popular also are Ausies and border collies. known for herding but also excellent guardians.
yes, there are some "farm collies" that can work out well, but due to their size they can work well as a deterrent, but if it comes down to a fight with a larger predator they are too small to have a chance. Btw. I do not recommend having only one LGD if larger predators or packs of predators especially stray dogs are a problem. LGDs working alone do get killed if they are outnumbered like that. And anybody living in areas where wolves are a problem really needs to have a good working pack of LGDs to deal with those.
if anybody wants to learn more about LGDs, we have a great group called LGD-L and the info to join is here www.lgd.org
Marlene
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