This feedback is all very interesting. We went to go look at a litter of 75% Pyrenees and some percentage of Anatoli (dad was some form of mix, but mostly Anatoli) . My first exposure to LGDs. I liked the Pyrenees mom quite a bit. She was great. Loved her barking at raptors. Very keen on her surroundings. I do have a strange situation to try to dovetail a new dog into : my Aussie shepherd that has been trained to not herd, but to protect. She's actually quite good at it.
So, question is, what dog do I put her in with: 8-week old LGD puppy? Or a mature LGD to try to mix in with her? Worried that the mature dog will not be bonded or won't bond with my animals. -Michael, Perino Ranch Blackbellies Sent from my iPad > On May 11, 2014, at 6:00 AM, "Elizabeth Radi" <lizr...@skybeam.com> wrote: > > Michael. > we have a male and a female team. The female is spayed, and the male is > whole, but he is not used for breeding, although many have asked to use him. > We got him at 8 months old, and he would not go into buildings or vehicles, > that is why he was not neutered. He was raised with alpacas, and his parents > showed him the ropes, they were good dogs. > These LGD mature around 2 years old. I would not trust them with babies > until after that time. And they know what they are supposed to do. > Just because a LGD is a guardian breed, does not mean that it will be a good > guard dog. Just like, a female has a uterus, does not mean she will > automatically be a good mother. > > > Liz Radi > Nubian goats and Katahdin Hair Sheep > Nunn, Colorado > 970-716-7218 > idaralpaca.blogspot.com > > --- winterm...@earthlink.net wrote: > > From: "Mark Wintermute" <winterm...@earthlink.net> > To: <blackbelly@lists.blackbellysheep.info> > Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] Coyote fence ideas > Date: Sat, 10 May 2014 15:56:08 -0500 > > > > > Subject: Re: [Blackbelly] Coyote fence ideas > > starting to look into LGDs locally. I'll try googling on the subject > regarding the dogs themselves, but there are some AB-BB questions related to > dogs I'd like to ask: > > male or female dog? does it matter? > at what weight/age are the AB-BB lambs, that they are less likely to get > played with and accidentally killed? > at what age are the dogs when they are less likely to accidentally kill a > AB-BB lamb? > > since we only breed once a year--in this case, once in 3 years-- and only > two or three ewes at a time, we don't have a bunch of spare lambs around to > spend allowing a puppy to figure things out. > > -Michael, Perino Ranch Blackbellies > > > > > _______________________________________________ > This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list > Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info > > > _______________________________________________ > This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list > Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info _______________________________________________ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
