IMO you are always best with a puppy especially if you already have a guardian to help teach the pup its job.
Jann Sent from my iPhone > On May 11, 2014, at 10:44 PM, Michael Smith <mwsmotorspo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > 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 _______________________________________________ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
