What dog breeds are good for guarding livestock?

Posted August 28th, 2011 by admin

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  1. Cookie The First One

    Border Collies are herders not protectors. Pyrenees hasn’t been ruined yet by bad breeding and the instincts bred into them by years and years of livestock guardians is still deeply set in most lines. The Pyr breeders as well as the rescue groups working with this breed are trying very hard to keep the lines pure for instinct so if you want a really good guardian that wants to stay with his charges and not live in the house, this would be the breed of choice.

  2. Diego Gutierrez

    Border colley its a great dog loyal really smart and is comenly know by the name sheep dog but it guards other livestock asswell

  3. Hannah Garing

    doberman ,,,,, i promise ,,, they are good ,,, i have a DOBERMAN and she is the one guarding my little sister as well as the kittens ,,, hehehe try a dobby

  4. shaishirrox

    Depends on the region. Since I don’t know what breed is available where, here’s the full list.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Livestock_guardian_dog#List_of_breeds

  5. abhie83

    you can choose one from these depending on your budget and the dogs looks and other stuff
    http://www.akbashdogsinternational.com/
    http://www.anatoliandog.org/
    http://www.maskc.org/
    http://hbalaw.com/KFA/index.htm
    http://www.maremmano.com/
    http://www.tibetanmastiff.org/HTMLfiles/Home.htm

    my personal choice would be Tibetan Mastiff or The Great Pyrenees Mountain Dog
    http://www.great-pyrenees-club-of-southern-ontario.com/livestock-guardian-dogs.html

  6. debbie

    Border collie. (sheep dog).

    This is what they are meant to do as a breed.

  7. Riotgrrl

    Great Pyrenees, a working line GSD. Anatolian shepherd dog

  8. bw022

    Border collies are not good guard animals for livestock. They are herding dogs. Due to their intelligence and hyperactivity, they will get extremely bored and anti-social if you try to get them to just guard animals all day.

    I am assuming that you want to protect your animals from wolves, coyotes, raccoons, etc.?

    IMO, your best bet for your area would be a Newfoundland or a Labrador or Golden Retriever. The breeds are common in your area, have excellent senses, are mellow enough for guard duties, and can be easily trained defend livestock. You need to get them young and introduce them to animals at an early age.

    You next alternative would likely be non-herding sheep dogs, lesser active collies, a Maremma, etc. Many breeds are specifically designed to guard livestock, but may be harder to find and expensive.

  9. melpete10

    Border collie
    Australian shepherd
    australian cattle dog
    sheltie
    old english sheep dog
    German Shepherd

  10. Yasmine S

    Try a Border Collie for herding, German Shepherd dog for herding and guarding, Find a Great Pyreneese for guarding and huge size.

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