Posts Tagged: livestock guardian dogs; livestock protection tools; coyotes; mountain lions; sheep production; ranching with wildlife

The Right Dog for the Job - or the Right Job for the Dog?

When it comes to livestock protection tools, there are no "silver bullets".... I want to start this blog post by saying I'm convinced that livestock guardian dogs (LGDs), if properly bred and bonded, are the most effective livestock protection tool...

Is it a Tool Box? Or is it a System?

Predator Protection in Rangeland Livestock Operations One of the first projects I worked on when I started this job was a publication called Livestock Protection Tools for California Ranchers. Working with a number of other advisors and extension...

Bonding LGDs to Cattle - #6

If you've been following our effort to demonstrate techniques for bonding livestock guardian dogs (LGDs) with cattle (either on this blog or through my @flyingmulefarm Twitter or Facebook accounts), you'll know that Sam the LGD pup got off to a great...

Bonding LGDs to Cattle - #5

On to the Next Phase   We've reached a new phase in our effort to learn how to bond a livestock guardian dog with cattle. As we described in previous blog posts, we are learning that we need to bond Sam, our 7-month old LGD puppy, with cattle...

Bonding LGDs to Cattle - #4

Which Dog? And How Many? One of the hazards of referring to livestock guardian dogs (LGDs) as predator protection “tools” is that we seem to think of them like other tools. While one claw hammer might be reasonably interchangeable with any...

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