Thanks for the info. I have never had a guard dog as my border collie was good at everything. She is going on 10 and came from MO where they worked sheep and she kept the coyotes away. However we are now having problems with cougars here so I have been looking at the true guard dogs. I have never herd of a maremma but I will look for info on them. I have to just make sure what ever route I go can handle, sheep, horses, cats and dogs. Thanks OJ
-----Original Message----- From: Dayna Denmark [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, December 21, 2005 5:26 PM To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info Subject: Re: [blackbelly] GUARD DOGS - HELP Hi Oneta, First you have to decide on what type of dog you are looking for- that is a herding dog or a livestock guardian dog(LGD). Border Collies are herders, whereas the Pyrenees, Anatolian, Maremma breeds are LGD's. Ideally these dogs are "aggressive" towards any threat to the livestock(not you, your kids, the livestock, etc.).You need some level of aggressiveness for them to be successful guardians. I have just finished fencing my perimeter property(whew!) and have been researching LGD's. Not to confuse you but if you can do some research on the Maremma. Every person I have talked to that has owned a Pyrenees or Anatolian before getting a Maremma says the same thing- The Maremma has turned out to be the better LGD. As soon as the weather gets a little better here I am going for a visit to a Maremma breeder to see her dogs "in action". Her litter is due sometime in Feb., and the puppies are born in with the sheep. She told me she keeps the puppies a while so they get "trained" by their parents to be better guardians which sounds good to me- they need to bond with livestock to be good at their job. Dayna >From: "Johnson, Oneta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info >To: <blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info> >Subject: [blackbelly] GUARD DOGS - HELP >Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2005 15:02:16 -0600 > > >OK I need some info. I have always had border collies but my girl is >getting old and is due for retirement. I have both sheep and horses along >with other barn dogs and CATS. >Here in central OK I have seen several people having the great >pyrenees/ANATOLIAN SHEPHERD mix. I have been around the pyrenees but never >the anatolian. I read some on them and they seem to be prone to being >aggressive as a breed. Has anyone dealt with them as a guard dog and what >are your feeling. I do not want to breed. My guys are usually spayed by 6 >months as there are to many puppies out there. Please help. >Oneta >_______________________________________________ >This message is from the blackbelly mailing list >Visit the list's homepage at blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info >http://lists.blackbellysheep.info/listinfo.cgi/blackbelly-blackbellysheep.info _______________________________________________ This message is from the blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info http://lists.blackbellysheep.info/listinfo.cgi/blackbelly-blackbellysheep.info _______________________________________________ This message is from the blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info http://lists.blackbellysheep.info/listinfo.cgi/blackbelly-blackbellysheep.info
