While the Anatolian shepherd is born to protect, not all dogs share the same instincts. Many dogs have a natural drive to ...

They are often used as working dogs on farms and ranches but can also make great family pets with proper training and socialization. My favorite livestock guardian dog was Sovalye, an Anatolian ...

At the end of rope with predators attacking her chickens, HPJ Field Editor Lacey Vilhauer decided to get the ultimate chicken ...

Karen Kopf of Kopf Canyon Ranch shares how her generational pack of livestock guardian dogs deters apex predators in the canyon where her kiko goats graze. With only two losses due to predation in ...

"I knew there had been a battle with a predator. Coyotes run in large packs around our parts," Sierra Conder told Newsweek.

Colorado rancher Shiloh Whaley has had her livestock guardian dogs kill a mountain lion and scrap with bears and, most recently, a wolf. Livestock guardian dogs are one of the latest deterrents ...

Long and shiny locks are always a sight to behold, especially when it belongs to a four-legged friend. Here are some dog ...

The collars, which are triggered by sounds in the frequency range of a dog bark (400Hz), are placed on livestock guard dogs. When the dogs bark, which typically occurs when defending livestock from a ...

A human presence discourages carnivores from pursuing livestock. Guard dogs and noise emitting drones work effectively against wolf depredation, according to Lauren Emerick, who works in US Department ...

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