The guard dog breeds are the gentle giants of the working dogs. They often go un-noticed as they work in the back ground so to speak. They are not as flashy as the herding dogs, demand very little and there are fewer breeds to pick from.
Ranchers and sheep producers looking for guardian dogs often want to know which of the breeds makes the best guardian. Since we haven't tried them all, we thought we'd ask you.
I received a Chihuahua pug mix about four years back by a relative who just could not deal with ...
Uncommon Candidates Working as Guardian Dogs
Proof positve that no two guardian dogs are created alike. These two reader submissions illustrate how two uncommon breeds are filling the role as flock guardians
Anatolian Shepherd
I am a 60s something woman living alone and tending to a herd of 40 meat goats without help.
I truly believe I could not do this without the help of ...
Maremma
We had Pyrenees, but did not have as much luck with them as we have had with our two Maremmas. The last year we had the Pyr we lost 17 lambs.
Since ...
Livestock Guardian Dogs
I use livestock guardian dogs, and there are many breeds, all of which make great dogs, in the right situation.
[We would simply not be able to raise sheep, goats and free range pigs ...
Akbash
Although the Akbash are considered the most aggressive of all the livestock guardian breeds we have found them to be extremely gentle with their charges...
