LGD - Acronym for Livestock Guardian Dog, those big white working dogs seen often in farm photos, hovering close to their livestock, looking suspicious of the camera.
LGD's are truly remarkable dogs. Great things are often expected of them. Across the nation LGD's are working in a vast array of situations; from guarding poultry on modest little acreages in urban settings to guarding large flocks in the solitude of open and empty range land.
The stories shared hear provide a good idea of the pros and cons to using livestock guardian dogs. From the successful reintegration of adult guardian dogs to a new place as Jean-Marc was able to achieve (Seeking Help With Flock Guardians) to the incredibly frustrating and unfair ruling handled down by Animal Control in Carla's story about Quincy (Protect Your Livestock Guardian Dog).
Pull up a chair and be prepare to enter the fascinating world of livestock guardian dogs. Scroll down, the titles are below.
Guardian Dog Stories and Comments from Our Readers
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Working Dogs: The Story Of Polar Bear
One day while I was tending my sheep, my Great Pyrenees was barking and practically going bezerk. There was a coyote chasing down my Merino Sheep.
My ...
Working Dogs - Protect Your Livestock Guardian Dog!
Many, many years ago, my husband got the bright idea that our next dog would be an Anatolian Shepherd. We started researching them in any fashion we could....
Working Dogs - 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 ...
Working Dogs - Livestock Guardians
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 ...
Working Dogs - The 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...
