Livestock guardian dogs play a crucial role in protecting the animals in their care. While they can be trained to handle many ...

Livestock Herding Dogs vs. Livestock Guardian Dogs originally appeared on PetHelpful. There is a clear distinction between livestock herding dogs and those that are bred to guard livestock. As the ...

Livestock guardian dogs protect livestock including sheep, goats and cattle from predators such as bears, wolves and even robbers. Rather than move their animals around, like a herding breed would, ...

Hear it from a rancher and not a breeder: how do you train the best LGD? Karen Kopf of Kopf Canyon Ranch shares how her generational pack of livestock guardian dogs deters apex predators in the canyon ...

This rare Polish Tatra livestock guardian dog has people dreaming about farms and sheep.

"She is truly such a smart, special dog, and I love her so much," Hoornstra said.

When wolves began killing cattle and sheep on the Farrell ranch in Parshall, the owners, Nellie and Conway Farrell, tried nonlethal tools to keep the predators away. Fox lights flashed over their ...

As Colorado reintroduces wolves into the landscape, tension continues to rise as ranchers and state officials try to limit conflict with the predators. While many of the conflict mitigation techniques ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It is not an easy job being a Livestock Guardian. These dogs have to be protectors by night and loving babysitters by day. They ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A rare livestock guardian dog breed with fewer than 10,000 worldwide is suddenly stealing hearts online, and it is easy to see why ...