Sheep dogs

So, I think I need to explain this! The Festival of Flowers was on recently and in the Botanic Gardens there were sculptures that were influenced by flowers. The one you see is of a sheep hanging f…

Old English sheepdog puppy 8 months

Today is National Dog Day, and to celebrate I’ve written a little poem called “When Sheepdogs Dream” which I dedicate to all herding dogs around the world... #DogDaysofSummer #NationalDogDay #bordercollie Image Credit: http://www.geograph.ie/photo/2338337

Age: 1 Year old. •Breed: Old English Sheepdog. •Owners: Amara, Deimos, Talia and Titania.

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Livestock guardian dogs are full time shepherds. They know what is normal and typical activity on the farm and are suspicious of change and anything being out of place. They know when something is wrong with a sheep and will be nervous and sometimes refuse to eat until I find the problem. They are t

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It's no secret that well-trained sheepdogs do a great job of protecting sheep from wolves, coyotes, mountain lions and other predators. But what you might not realize is that those sheepdogs can help protect the predators as well.

Many livestock producers have learned the value of adding livestock guardian dogs to their farms. Key factors to raising successful livestock guardian dogs include acquiring dogs from working lineages; bonding of pups to the species to be protected at an early age; and managing the dogs in a working partnership with the shepherd. 1. Purchase […]

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