sheep dogs

Understanding how LGD’s work but also why other breeds or crosses with non-LGD breeds are not likely to perform this same outstanding job.

Jan Dohner explains how to house train, bond with stock or poultry, and socialize with children and family dogs.

Yellow-white harmony of colours... Model Roziann, Make-up by Estée Lauder :-) Descending Mt. Strick, Switzerland.

Glentanner is a working high country sheep station near Mt Cook National Park running Merino sheep, Hereford cattle and Red deer as well as tourism activities

Border Collie at sheepdog trials on mull august 2010

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Elfie our border collie keeps an eye on the sheep

It is common to receive conflicting advice on how to raise a full time working LGD. There are slightly different ways to introduce a LGD puppy to livestock and foster the bond between them. The method you use depends greatly upon your situation.

Whether you have a Great Pyrenees or another livestock guardian dog (LGD) breed, you’ll need to do some obedience training with your dog. It doesn’t matter if you’re raising your dog as a pet or as a livestock guardian. All LGDs are large and powerful dogs, so you need to teach them to listen to you

The Herdwick Shepherd, aka James Rebanks, now has a book and 45,000 Twitter followers.