In a study involving nearly 120 guard dogs from Portugal, Bulgaria, and Turkey, federal scientists at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) found that the imported dogs were better at protecting ...

The use of livestock guardian dogs (Canis lupus familiaris; LGDs) to deter predators from preying on domestic sheep (Ovis aries) and goat (Capra spp.) herds continues to increase across the United ...

My favorite livestock guardian dog was Sovalye ... However, if a 100-pound-plus dog jumps on a sheep or goat, especially a young one, it can do some damage. This is mostly a problem in dogs ...

Obviously, herding and guarding dogs need special training ... at the command of the owner or livestock producer. There are breeds that are better with sheep, others better with cattle, and ...

The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host the webinar, The Kangal Livestock Guardian Dog Breed, on Feb. 26.

Sebastian won “Best of Breed” the past two years, but this year his owners are hoping he’ll make it to the “Best in Show” ...

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 livestock guardian dog protects a herd of sheep. (Marie McClaren Photo) Starting Tuesday, Feb. 25, the University of Wyoming Extension Sheep Task Force is hosting a series of virtual webinars on ...

Tobin Bird began the training courses after some of his livestock were injured by a loose dog A sheep farmer is offering safety courses to dog owners as he prepares to release young livestock into ...