Official Poll: What breed of Livestock Guardian Dog do you prefer?

[Support]

Taking care of a herd means feeding them, giving them shelter, keeping them clean, and the most important of them all, protecting them. There are many ways to protect your herd and one popular way to do it is by getting a LGD, or a Livestock Guardian Dog. However, with the countless number of LGD breeds out there, which breed do the BYH members prefer?

Please take a minute to complete this poll and tell us what breed of Livestock Guardian Dog you prefer. After voting, you can reply to this thread and expand on your reason.

If your answer isn't listed, you can vote for "Others" and reply to this thread with your answers.

 

[Southern by choice]

Many listed are not available in the US, some listed have not been utilized as LG for many years and have become more personal protection dog breeds.

The Anatolians, and Great Pyrenees are easily available and their temperaments are excellent for small farm, family farm, little land, all the way up to large territories. Easy adaptability, training, loyal and generally not extremely human aggressive. Pyrenees being more so than the Anatolians as far as human aggression.

The Kuvasz is a wonderful guardian, although not easy to find breeders in the US that utilize them as LGD. Love this breed! Will be my next LGD.

The new trend in LGD's is to get something "rare" something "different". I go back to my first statement...

These dogs are a handful and many new to LGD's foolishly take on dogs they cannot handle.

 

[purplequeenvt]

Why aren't Maremmas on the list? They are one of the most common LGDs (at least in New England) than most of the others on there.

 

[Southern by choice]

Why aren't Maremmas on the list? They are one of the most common LGDs (at least in New England) than most of the others on there.

I was wondering the same thing as well as the patented "Kangal"

 

[Bella's Nana]

Aussie

 

[Devonviolet]

Why aren't Maremmas on the list? They are one of the most common LGDs (at least in New England) than most of the others on there.

I was wondering the same thing too. We are getting our Maremma puppy 5 weeks old right now) in January or February - depending on driving conditions on Winter roads.

 

[jodief100]

My Karakachans are not on the list either. Of course my preferred breed of LGD is a Jack, my Great Pyr. He is in a class by himself. He isn't like any Pyr or LGP I have every met.

 

[Mike CHS]

We're planning on getting an Anatolian pretty soon. I can't imagine an Aussie being a good guard dog due to their herding instinct. Our Aussie is still a pup but well started on herding. A few weeks ago she spent several minutes nipping and barking at a dead deer to make it get up and move.

Having said that OFA has a Border Collie mix (I think) that he's happy with.

 

[Southern by choice]

We're planning on getting an Anatolian pretty soon. .

YAY!

 

[Mike CHS]

I still don't have a firm date on when we physically occupy our place (still have to build a shop & barn). My date keeps sliding but the folks that bred our Aussie also has Anatolians so they are working with us.