Protecting sheep from predators
2016 ж. 29 Қар.
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Sheep need protection from predators like coyotes, wolves and bears. Sheep farmers use a variety of methods to do this, including employing livestock guardian dogs.
Learn more about these special dogs in this video.
"We employ fifteen guardian dogs." That is a lot of dog food for those guys.
Traditionally the shepherd's didn't used to feed LGDs a lot of high quality feed. They used to eat what their owners used to eat, stuff like bread, meat, milk and milk products. Shorter lifespan and health issues like hip dysplasia that trouble livestock guardian dogs are mainly caused by high protein dog food.
My sheep produce a lot of compost which produces a lot of squash. Dogs love cooked squash so it's a great system for me. But, yeah, that's a lot of food.
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@Christopher Franklin Instablaster ;)
I use 24 akbash dogs
I love the way you refer to them as staff I get a mental picture of them clocking on and of like the coyote in the cartoons
sue mcfarlane Yeah. We need a Better Union lol
Your nap went 30 minutes over, you're getting docked some kibble...lol
They'd hold the little punch card or whatever it was in their mouth and then stick the other end in the machine.
Those were good cartoons, thanks for the memory
Dog: "Sir...yeah, you with the camera...move along!"
We have a great pyr and he is awesome. He has gone through 2 obedience classes and passed with flying colors. We adopted him from a shelter at 10 weeks. He is just a house pet but so awesome and happy- loves kids and people. At night he watches out the patio doors as he is protecting his “herd”. Thinking about enrolling him into good citizen training so he can visit nursing homes and hospitals. Rocky is now 3 1/2 - so spoiled- 90lbs of lap dog
Pryanees are smart. I always said they were smart enough to cheat most people at cards and the only reason they didn't take over the world was the lack of opposable thumbs. That said, pyrs learn very quickly but quickly get bored with commands they don't see a point to. A frequent comment on the GP Mail List was, "Welcome to the wonderful world of pyrs and their painted-on ears!"
My first Pyrenees was a therapy dog and he brought so much joy to patients in the hospital we visited.
Great Pyrenees dont mess around when they're protecting the herd or family, They seem docile and lazy at first glance but, when they know their pack is in danger, They're practically impossible to beat.
they are not dogs of Pyrenees........ are shepherd dogs Maremmano Abruzzesi
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Giuseppe Pierfelice Actually,.. Since you didn't understand what was SAID, in the video. This may clear your misunderstanding. Note the video style and music similarity. And even the Barks lol. ... kzhead.info/sun/l9qIeLqejnOYo5s/bejne.html ...
TotallyNotFun very true from my experience one badass dog.
I have 2. They a pain in ass coup inside.so outside is there life. I can tell if someone around and bad vibes. They have low barks for warning and high barks for other reasons. There loyal and loving to us. The female is jealous of any female that's around 😂
Guardian dogs are absolutely amazing tough, and loyal the instinct is on point
We have a four year old female and she protects ourselves and the cats and our little dog. Those deer will never catch us by surprise. Our Molly is the most beautiful dog ever.
Touch wood, we have not lost one chicken or critter since we got our LGD. Adding goats onto the farm for her to watch over too. These dogs are worth their weight in gold! The coyotes have decided to do their grocery shopping elsewhere.
They’re so selfless and loyal to their family. 110% love these dogs.❤❤❤
Just love this breed and have a 16month old male who has shown strong signs not only for looking after stock but also native animals and birds. The bark is enough to scare most people which enhances his guard dog attributes. Not enough has been said about the love this dog shows toward his owners. Alll in all an amazing breed.
Good for you!! Its too bad more farmers did not have your attitude. So many set up farms in the wilderness and then just want to shoot any predators that come around and this is very wrong. You are doing a great thing by having livestock guardian dogs. You are saving the wildlife and your sheep. Great thing to do!!!
you can collect 50 percent of the coyote population yearly in an environment that is the least favorable to them. 75% in a favorable enviroment. Coyotes are simply pest that outbreed and destroy wildlife diversity
@@OPandroids how did that go a 1000 years ago with the coyote and wildlife ?
@@gertscheper9653 coyotes are more present because roads allow faster travel and wolf populations have been killed off in most places.
@@OPandroids what did i ask ?
You can keep killing but there is always another looking for territory who will replace it. So said a man who had a career killing coyotes.
Me, too. I love, "staff." I heard a guy say that when the live stock come in at the end of the day he counts the dogs, not the live stock. Cuz he know if there is a missing sheep there will be a missing dog.
You guys live the dream of my life. ✨ Those dogs are so impressive. It baffles me how they evolved to real-life SUPERHEROS to your life stock. Literally so fricking interesting! Much love from germany ❤️
The sheep are safe and happy, you are safe and happy, and your dogs are doing what they love best. They want to work, it's like they eed a purpose. Amazing big white balls of fluff.
Love my pyr. Although mine barks at tbe garbage truck.
@@charlottemajewski5992 Has he ever met the guys on the truck? When I was a kid we had a little Heinz 57 mutt, he was the best, and he loved the garbage men and the mail men.
Three cheers for you and your farming method. The sheep get a chance to live the life intended.
I have had 3 Great Pyrenees! They are the best!! They will herd your children and babysit them for you, too. I have wonderful stories! :)
Well I know I'd like to hear them.
BEST DOGS 🐕 IN THE WORLD FOR PROTECTING LIVE STOCK AND FAMILY IS A GREAT PYRENEES.
The great Pyrenees is a very loving dog with very strong projective instinct never met one i didn't love very empathetic dogs.
If you think about it, this is exactly what humans and dogs have evolved to do. A dog like this shouldn’t be kept in an apartment or for show, their genes are literally programmed for protecting the herd. Those dogs have more sense of purpose in life than I do lol. Beautiful animals.
Yes it hurts me to see when people have these dogs in apartments or with very very small yards.
A few months ago we adopted a Great Pyrenees what a blessing to our family he's getting used to being awake in the day and sleeping with us during the night so we thought maybe he isn't he wanders back and forth around up inside the house is not an outside dog he just happened to be a wonderful dog gets along with half the cats not all of them but if it was his choice he would get along with all of them very protective of our family and we're very grateful that he's come to be part of our family God bless him God bless his breed and please pay attention to what kind of dog you really want investigate the dog breed before taking them home so they won't end up in the shelters God Bless America
My Pyrenees does a circuit of our fence line every time she goes out into our double fenced acre and a quarter. She is normally a docile and friendly dog but when a coyote threatens her flock (four small dogs) she turns ferocious, snarling and barking...
What is that annoying music? That makes it hard to hear the speaker.
Thanks for sharing. Can I ask what these livestock guardian dog breed is please. They look like a great pyrenees, but I guess they could be maremmas or something else altogether. Thanks.
No problem! Our dogs are pure bred maremma sheep dogs :)
How do you feed them if you have many LGDs with less money?
Beautiful dogs!!
So, which one is ralph and sam?
Fifteen !!! That's a lot of big tummy's to fill. They are OK with Ontario winters ? I know there is a big difference between northern and southern Ontario but it's still cold there in winter. Like up state NY.
of course, theyre from the snowy pyrenees mountains! :) [i have a great pyrenees so i know a lot about em, not really about many other breeds though lol]
I saw a short haired Pyrenees when I visited family I’m OK. It looked like a giant lab and they said it was a pure breed Pyrenees, beautiful dog. Is there such thing as a short haired Great Pyrenees?
I have 2 one of them has noticeably shorter hair so I’m assuming since they are from the same litter both pure bred
Ok I just found out that dog in Oklahoma was not a Pyrenees, it was the Turkish Akbash Dog
What kind of dog is that
Is it a Tatra dog?
We have one Great Pyranees, and he is very sweet. But, if you try to harm the chickens or me .......... Well, been nice meeting you. Just sayin'🚁🚁🇺🇸
I want to work with them, where do I apply to be a guardian dog?
You will need to pick your parents very carefully.
Thank you
I love seeing ovcharkas protect livestock too 💙
song? @OntarioSheep
In your future productions, never make the music louder than the narration, even between voice segments. Doing so forces the viewer to turn the volume up and down every few seconds which is irritating.
Especially when you're watching at 2am because you can't get to sleep.
@@terencekreft482 😂😅 its 12am .. I felt that
Csodálatos ! Megbizhato!!!!!
In Victoria, Australia Marennas are used to protect the native penguins from foxes. So it’s not just with sheep…..
Lot of dogs? How many acres and how much livestock? I'm curious because I was only gonna have3 fr a 15 acre property
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Should be fine this vid gives little more detail not every dog you want to be a big massive dog some you want slimmer more athletic like the kuvas and Anatolian Shepard. While your big dogs like your kangal , Caucasian mountain dog or Spanish mastiff will be your muscle and size probably your alpha of the pack too
pastor del caucaso, mastìn del pirineo que no el montaña del pirineo que es otra raza y mastìn español de abelgas, de picuxiana y otras lineas parejas a estas de esta raza
What is the ratio of guardian dogs you recommend to the number of sheep?
my grandfathers' farm in the Caucuses has about 10-12 dogs (of various ages) and about 1,000 sheep. they have wolf packs there and they are alone with sheep for days at a time. I've never seen solo dogs with sheep, no matter how few... not sure if this changes if you have coyotes, since they are considerably smaller and a true sheep dog like the Pyrenees or Caucasian shepherd can easily take a few by itself...
I would go with the size of the predators. If it's wolves, a dog per wolf.
Michelle Dean It depends on the NUMBER of Predators,.. As much as the number of livestock. Coyotes may be small. But DO Often travel in numbers like Wolves. And are Very Oprotunistic like wolves. So while one dog is doing his thing. It's always best to have others watching the back door so to speak. The more doors, the more Dogs... Simple as I can put it ☺
@RāMBō ... Not!
I have seen a coyote pack split up. Half of them lead the dog away. While the single dog is preoccupied with these escaping coyotes. The other half of the coyote pack kills off the unprotected flock. Get them some backup. Go to the Great pyrenees club of america website for a place to start your research.
These dogs work harder than some people I work around✌
We can use baffelo for protecting goats from predators like leopard , tigar etc
Now that I would like to see a video of.
what this song please
These white shepherd dogs are Maremmani Abruzzesi Shepherds, that is Italian shepherd dogs, they are the pride of Italians.
Best dog breed on earth!
You say you've yet to experience a loss....feeding all those very large dogs surely has a substantial cost.
This is what Shepards in Himalayas in Nepal doing since centuries ago.
Are these Abruzzese Mastiffs?
I think they are Kuvasz.
Love this!!!
I bought 2 puppy’s will see how they goes 👍🏼
You also got to protect sheep from cougars too. And if you had few guard dogs they would fight off that big cat.
I actually witnessed my Pyrs take on a cougar that jumped my pasture fence after my sheep. I had 8 pyrs at that time. 2 of them were young juveniles. Both of the juveniles split off the "pack", and pushed the sheep up against the fence and held them there. The adult Pyrs (6 of them) attacked the cougar. I was on the deck watching all of this. The cougar was taken down by the Pyrs. He jumped up and jumped the fence and disappeared into the woods. Im in a dead run to the dogs to check for injuries. I found blood on 2 of them. It was not theirs. If you decide a Pyr is for you, do your homework on the breed first. And plan on getting more than one. Some situations require backup!
that's how you do it. I think that what you are prob doing s scaring coyotes, and saving the sheep, instead of mindlessly killing a beautiful animal. see-if you have flocks of sheep etc, you have right to protect them. I don t like when however, hunters kill coyotes wolves, just cause....I also feel that coyotes wolves are imp part of ecosystem. good work.
Thank you, well said.
Can you use the hair of this breed?
The coat of a pyr is definitely a fiber that can be spun and woven into cloth or knitted etc. I have multiple items made from Pyr hair.
What dog breed is the white dog 1:30?
"What dog breed is the white dog 1:30?" an LGD looks like Maremma bit Probably Pyr
It can be a Kuvasz too.
@@Dnvr8083It's not a Kuvasz. Are you interested in finding a Kuvasz dog as well? They are hard to find but I would prefer them over a Maremma.
Me encanta esa raza de los Pirineos igual que el perro de los cárpatos😊
How does one going to train dogs to protect I'm sure you don't use an actual wolf or coyote as a training tool are is it more instinct
The guarding is instinctive due to genetics. Improved with age and experience. A new puppy is normally trained by the adults. Sit, come, down....thats your job. :)
Just raise a pup around or with whatever he is going to protect. He guards it like family once he gets older.
Nice to see this is in Ontario. I wonder if the dogs get meat mixed in with their food. That is how I fed my dog. It's quite nutritious and enjoyable.
İt is a Akbaş türkish Anatolian dog ?
Anatolian Shepard is a short haired dog. Not white.
Your sheep are cute
monster56 stephano omg
monster56 stephano yes they do
shepherdewan Yes,.. They do look tasty. All you have to do is get by ME, and my buddies, to find out. Cause You look Tasty TOO lol...
why don't other ranchers get with this program - why the big fight over wolves ?
Me and my husband own a great pyrenees we went for a walk at big bear... California with our kids ..we saw a coyote far away and our dog chase the coyote ..running full speed after him.... the coyote never got near us.. but yet he did stare at us for 2 minutes far away .. our dog went after him full speed.. my husband had to go after our dog and we yell and scream .. to our dog .. until my husband idk.. he got him and told him let him go.. they are very protective ... verry intelligent im currently pregnant... and always sniffs my stomach 😘 but he needs proper train ..he takes my lil one 2 year old snacks away from hes hand he greets him with licks on hes face and arms ...🥰❤ ... sooo yeahh ... and he plays with my 9 year old son like they are best friends .. ☺ hes attach to my husband cries when he hasn't been home early from work .. lol 😆 soo my husband says... you know .. you have to train him ... not to do that .... soo I guess I'm just lazy to insist and insist to not take hes snacks away from him 😉😊
employing those dogs needs a contract signed😅😅😅..especially over time work..
Nos, szóval megnéztem újból a videó elejét. Most úgy tűnik a kutyáknak egyenes a szőre. Lehet hogy tényleg nem kuvaszok. Nem vagyok nagy kutyatartó. Egyszer volt egy kuvasz párom. Egy fiú és egy lány. Amit én tudok erről a két fajról illetve a különbségekről az a következő. A kuvasznak göndör a szőre és valahogy nem csomósodik össze. Valahol olvastam hogy ezeknek a pireneusi kutyáknak a bundáját rendszeresen fésülni kell mert különben összecsomósodik. Az viszont bizonyos hogy a magyar kuvasznak dokumentáltan 1100 éves múltja van. A kuvasz léte maga a történelem. Ha jól tudom a pireneusinak meg körülbelül van vagy 230 éves múltja és a kialakításába belevonták a kuvaszt is. 1789, " a nagy francia mészárlás, más néven forradalom után a szabadkőművesek eldöntötték hogy minden nemzetnek legyen saját kutyafaja. Így sok kutyafajta kialakítása politikai okokból történt meg. A múltja miatt a kuvasz pont nem ilyen. Csak előre szólok, nem megyek bele vitákba.
I f you don't know where it comes from you can always ask them send you an email. Or text you or some!
can anyone please name the song?? thx
This is Albanien Dog KS
yep
I need 2 dogs, do you have any for sale?
Why are you asking on KZhead and not on Facebook or a dog shelter website
Did you find a good dog?
I ❤️ My Great Pyrenees ; SIR Ghost 💙🐶
Are they kuvasz doggos?
No. Would you be interested in Kuvasz? They are hard to find.
ce sont des bon chien affectueux et de garde , en france ,pendant 13 ans dans la proprietée de 8 hectares de mon patron ou je travaillais etait gardé par un berger allemand , une berger des marenne de 35 kg et ont une portée de quelque chiots , qui ont gardé un chiot tout noire zoulou qui faisait aldute 50 kg , il avait le caractere de sa mere , et quand les deux parents ont eté decedé , zoulou agé de 12 ans, il ont pris mao un berger des abruges qui faisait aldulte 60 kg et mum une bergere de marenes de 40 kg
I love the dogs protecting their sheep.
anche io ho un maremmano amore così 💕🐕
They are not KUVSZ from Hungary?
Yes, they are Kuvasz, from Hungary
hmmm, the lady said theyre great pyrenees and i just looked kuvasz up on google and although they look almost identical, it said theyre different dogs (i have a great pyrenees) theyre from the Pyrenees mountains which acts as a border for france and spain
@@EdenHilton I think great pyranees is i bit bigger than a kuvasz
@@zairetuck3341 I have raised pyrs since 1986. These dogs are Pyrs. How to tell the difference? Pyrs have a slightly wavy outer coat when held to the light. Kuvas have a very wavy coat. Pyrs have double dewclaws on the rear feet. Kuvas do not. Both are good livestock guardians. Pyrs are bigger and have a broader muzzle, especially when comparing males to males, or females to females.
Jackie Wood which one is more protective?
Goodest dogs on planet
What the name of the bread dog
seems like kzhead.info/sun/hsdvcs-ug6WQdac/bejne.html
Its Hugarian Kuvasz . She mentioned in video ( 2:12) .
@@adamdemilaci She mentioned 3 different breeds that look the same...
@@davekent6023 Trust me I'm Hungarian , its Kuvasz .
@@adamdemilaci And that's exactly why I don't trust you on this matter.
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Hawks swoop down to grab a chicken with their talons and carry it away to kill and eat our chickens often. How do I train my LGD and my border collie to prevent the hawks? My dogs need to be trained to _________________?
if you have an actual LGD you do not need to train him. problem is that during the day LGD are often low energy / sleeping , so you might need a smaller breed to see the threat for him and work as an alarm.
This is great Pyrenees
È un pastore maremmano abruzzese quello
Look at the Channel super cooper Sunday
Staff on duty on c detail
polish tatra shepherd?
Tatras are like pyrenees on steroids.. much bigger. They are awesome!
I just adopted one...
I LOVE PYRS. WE HAVE 2...
Me too!
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I want these dogs so bad but i have no sheep
In one of my worlds , the dogs are worshiped as gods
This is just my opinion,i come from Albania and in the mountains we own herds of cows,goats and sheep.Coyotes is nothing compared to bears,wolves,eagles(which attack lambs). We use the Caucasian shepherd and we only have one per 30-50 sheep.The dogs you own are practicly soft versions of Caucasian shepherds, and our herd/guard dogs , sleep eat and live with our sheep all times. So I kinda think its not that bad to be employin 15 dogs against coyotes.
ToxicStormGaming Oh,.. We are Only Soft to look at. And our lines go back some 10,000 years. And though we are called Pyrenean Mountain dogs in Europe. We are a Primary use for getting rid of Bears there. The reason for High Numbers of Pyrenees in the situation of this video. Is because Coyotes can be in Large Numbers. And are Very Oprotunistic animals. So we have Many Corners to cover ☺☺☺. But there are videos here of us with coyotes, bears, and Bull Moose. We get around lol...
....or the goddamm caucasian is too violent........
Summer Carmen ??? Pre-Menstrual Dogs ??? They could be unpredictable lol. (not sure your meaning PMD's) But LGD's aren't Killers. And should avoid physical confrontations that could hurt them,.. And their ability to protect. They are meant to Warn, Torment, and give predators the same decisions. Avoid excessive energy expense, and possibly injury. Which would limit Their abilities to hunt further and survive. Float like a Butterfly. But don't get Stung by Me hehe ☺
I just don't get your comment..... Like you're being arrogant because your dog is bigger? These dogs go up against all the same predators your do...
Wes Lerat Not sure who your comment is aimed at... But everyone talks up their favored breed. Kinda how we are. I just know we Look Better than the others lol. Bonus ☺
dont know why just cant see this breed standing a chance against a wolf they just got that labradoor look to it
kareem Ahmed ever met one in a working situation. Nothing lab about them.
kareem Ahmed these dogs are awesome...very strong and athletic ,whole front section of the dog is solid muscle. ( ours is anyway) someone near by great pyrenees killed two coyotes. ours kept a bear from coming close to his heard . by barking and running toward the bear but never engaging. went on for three hours! till the bear decided his alpaca meal wasn't worth the fight and moved on .
Greek shepherd dog
just a foot note on maremma's. They will guard THEIR flock with their lives,but,what breeders won't tell you is that they will kill your neighbours sheep. It doesn't matter how well you feed 'em,they will still attack your neighbours sheep. I have personally known people this has happened to. I live in a dingo area & it's a constant battle to keep sheep alive. A vet once stated to guard the flock use something that DOESN'T eat meat. If you live next to a maremma you'll understand that vet's meaning.
Sounds plausible. Alternatives are [wild] donkeys or lamas - they can be forces to be reckoned with and will confront threats.
Gaddi dog.
when the Wolves come they will get a few of those dogs. The dogs will get more of the wolves. long time til wolves think of coming back
This is the true form/work of a flock guarding dog--to intimidate and scare off hungry animals with their loud bark, size, and numbers. People think that these dogs are bred to take on and battle other animals, but a combat dog like an American Pitbull and a flock guardian are two completely different things. One thing people need to understand is that dogs like these are guard dogs and not warriors for combat. People think that just because they see sort videos of these dogs either chasing or attack attacking a smaller wolf that is not even really fighting back and doesn't show the entire thing from beginning to end means they are the greatest, strongest, and toughest breed. That is not true. There's a reason kangals are not used to take on larger animals like bulls or bears and are not popular or widely known for the sport of dog combat unable to battle as long or as intensely as American Pitbulls can. I have seen video of American Pitbulls beating kangals and even making them run away. Never underestimate a dog that was bred to take on bulls, bears, and wild boar like the American Pitbull is. To see what American Pitbulls can do, watch a video called *Pit Bull Vs Bull in Maxela* where an American Pitbull takes on a bull by itself. For more info on the American Pitbull breed that even talks about how they were used to take on lions, watch a video interview with a well-know expert called *ALL ABOUT THE AMERICAN PIT BULL TERRIER WITH RICHARD F. STRATTON*
Literally everything you said was wrong. Livestock Guardians are fierce fighters and would pick a pitbull up by the throat and throw it. They fight wolves and bears in mountains. They're muscular physique and large canines aren't for show my dude.
Pitbull fans are the fucking worst. They aren't even the best fighting dogs! German shepards reguarly shit stomp them. A pitbull wouldn't even phase a male adult Kangal
Guy Says seriously?? This is a video about LGD'S not about how wonderful an American Pitbull is. I usually don't comment negatively but right now I'm having a hard time swallowing your comment since my 6 yr. daughter's 6 yr old best friend is in the hospital for being mauled by the neighbors sweet, little, misunderstood Pitty. If I hear one more Pit Nutter say "It's all in the way you raise them" I'm going to vomit. Yes we are fully aware they are combative and will attack bulls, horses, livestock, cats, children, elderly people etc. And it's people like you who obviously get off on watching these dogs fight other animals that has helped to promote the destruction and corruption of the once very good breed of the American Staffordshire Terrier. I know I will probably be attacked by many Pit Nutters out there so don't bother.
Guy Says , I see the point you are making but my understanding of the Great pyrenees primary job is simply to keep predators away. They are not intimated by wolves, bears or coyotes, that is how they were bred. To run danger off and get back to their charges. It is rather like comparing apples and oranges. The rancher down the road has several great pyrenees. He has not lost any of his animals. I much admire this giant, gentle and dedicated breed.
Wrong throw the best pitbull in acre sheep with kangal 80 kilo what do you think what will happen?
Get a donkey, more cost effective!
Enough with the music.
GAY CLICKBAIT THUMBNAIL.
Delete this video it 8s cruelty to animals
I had Wolf Perrenese cross and the one Male and the Perrenese bitch took care of the coyotes on my Ranch in northern Alberta they passed away peacefully but their son met his demise when he went up against a Wolverine. That Wolverine took down a total of 4 dogs a Burmese a Lancia Newfoundlander and a lab plus my Daughter's 1st horse the wolf cross put up a good fight but I had to put him down the vet said he was the toughest dog he had ever seen