Best LGD for what I am looking for

[TAH]

We are going to be moving to Alaska soon. Here are the types of animals we are going to have up there.
16 goats
5 sheep
50 chickens
50 duicks
2 donkeys
4 yaks
Know for questions. I want to know what breed is best at all my questions.
Does well with kids?
Does well in the cold?
Best at alerting people about predators?
Good with strangers?
Does good with big and small animals?
Has the least health issues?
Lives a descent time?
Good about not roaming out of bounds?
Good guard for the house?
Easier to train?
Can handle keeping back a Bear?
Weighs around 80-150 pounds?
How many LGD dogs do you think it would for the animals I named above?
If you could share what breeds you what about them you like and other things you might think of.

 

[Latestarter]

Ummm if you want a dog to take on a bear, you want much bigger than 80-115 pounds (15 above)... You're gonna want 120-160 pound easily, and more than one. Just MHO...

 

[TAH]

Fixed. I mean one that could keep back a Bear.

 

[TAH]

Latstarter what breed is your LGD?

 

[Latestarter]

I have a 50/50 Great Pyrenees/Anatolian Shepard. He's my avatar and weighs about 130-135.

 

[samssimonsays]

I agree with Latestarter. Bigger the better but your donkeys will help too. I would say you would want a minimum of a pair but 3 to 5 LGD's possibly due to the amount of wildlife and predators up there...

 

[Latestarter]

A lot will depend on where you are in Alaska... If you're in Black bear only country, normally any big dog will keep them at bay unless they are really hungry. If you're in Brown bear country, not so much. And should you decide to live way up north where there are polar bears, they will actually hunt dogs (and humans).

 

[samssimonsays]

I don't want to scare you and add anything more but, Lets not forget the moose and wolves. A pack of wolves would be bigger threat than most black bears. But any bear and predator will be an issue around baby time.

 

[TAH]

A lot will depend on where you are in Alaska... If you're in Black bear only country, normally any big dog will keep them at bay unless they are really hungry. If you're in Brown bear country, not so much. And should you decide to live way up north where there are polar bears, they will actually hunt dogs (and humans).

Sadly we are going to be in Brown Bear country. About 25 years ago the Brown Bears drove the Blacky's out of town.

 

[TAH]

I don't want to scare you and add anything more but, Lets not forget the moose and wolves. A pack of wolves would be bigger threat than most black bears. But any bear and predator will be an issue around baby time.

Oh you didn't scare me. Where we are going to be moving there aren't wolves. Moose try to stay to them selves.