Livestock guardian dogs look more intimidating in appearance than their herding counterparts. They confront predators by displaying very aggressive behavior, vocal intimidation, and barking.

Livestock guardian dogs are so important to the ranching industry that the Texas A&M AgriLife created an entire program dedicated to them.

Livestock guardian dogs and the importance of predatory behavior as it relates to their role as working dogs will be the topic of a webinar.

How effective are livestock guardian dogs versus other nonlethal deterrents? Ranchers can’t kill or injure wolves unless they are caught “in the act of attacking” livestock or working dogs, so they ...

Which dog breeds make the best Livestock Guardian Dogs? Certain breeds have the natural instincts, temperament, and talent for farm work.

Livestock guardian dogs keep herds safe on local farms When farmer’s best friend doubles as protector of the herd, all creatures can live in harmony.

How a Northwest Colorado family ranch is helping bring livestock guardian dogs to ranchers Livestock protection dogs are one piece of a larger puzzle as Colorado ...

For example, on Tuesday, July 8th, one Great Pyrenees was supposed to be guarding the herd, but there was a literal line of people waiting to pet him. He could not get enough: I'm so jealous of ...

She added: "Livestock guardian dogs work at night and sleep mostly during the day." They are highly valued as guard dogs, standing at 27 to 29 inches and can weigh up to 150 pounds.

The internet has fallen head-over-heels with a dog who takes her job as a livestock guardian very seriously—even climbing into their pen to check up on her friends. Ronces the Great Pyrenees ...

But Nellie credits four livestock guardian dogs with providing the most protection and giving her peace of mind. “I’m an animal lover so my opinion may be biased,” Nellie said.

Livestock guardian dogs protect the lives of sheep, goats, poultry and other livestock from predators in the area, and reduce financial losses that come with losing livestock.