When i started research to get my sheep, i read a lot about guardian animals. I was not going to get a dog, since i have bull terriers in the house and have a really hard time thinking of dogs as anything but pets. It turns out my guardian animal problem solved itself. Our ram became very aggressive, so i wewhetheredim. An older lady was going into hospice and needed apa placeo retire her pet goat. It turns out the goat is tall with sharp horns and he knows how to use them.
The BBB wewhethernd the goat wewhetherhaving sorted out their own pecking order make a very formidable tandem against any dog or coyote. Last year, lost three sheep to coyotes, this year, since the two wewhethersre in with the ewes, O losses. They are excellent with the lambs, and guard the ewes. I have seen them flatten a golden retriever that got in with the sheep to "play". I actually thought they might kill it, but the dog was able to run away. Hey, in nature the male had horns for a reason, maybe if we used the way god made them,,,,, and let the males run with the ewes naturally.. pairing the sheep with other species might be ununnecessary Has anyone else tried this? Friendship is an horizon that expands as we approach it. =============================================== This message is from the Blackbelly Sheep mailing list (http://www.awrittenword.com/listserv/index.html). To respond to this message, send e-mail to [email protected] To unsubscribe or change your membership options, go to http://lists.coyotenet.net/mailman/listinfo/blackbelly To search the archives, go to http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/
