Hi All,
I have also heard that Llamas and burros make great flock guards. I
luckily dont have any problems here in the desert, but if I did, I'd go
with LGDs. Brenda Negri out of Winnemucca, NV breeds and raises some
great LGDs. I have stopped by her place and talked with her. She raises
her dogs in a social setting with sheep, miniature cows, and her other
dogs. She would be a great source for dogs that would be stout enough
for even the bigger coyotes in the east. Her website is:
http://lgdnevada.com/
Steve
www.ninemilesheep.com
On 5/11/2014 6:00 AM, Elizabeth Radi 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
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