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  • Livestock Guardian Dog Breeds

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    Livestock Guardian Dog Breeds Thinking about adding a livestock guardian dog (LGD) to your farm or homestead? These incredible dogs have been bred for generations to protect livestock, not chase them. They’re calm, independent, and fiercely loyal to the animals they live with. This also means you can’t adopt any dog and expect them to…

  • The Difference Between Livestock Guardian Dogs and Herding Dogs

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    The Difference Between Livestock Guardian Dogs and Herding Dogs   When it comes to working farm dogs, it’s important to understand the roles that livestock guardian dogs (LGDs) and herding dogs play. While both are incredibly valuable on a farm, they serve very different purposes—and knowing which one you need can make all the difference.…

  • LGDs: Self-feeders vs Bowl Feeding

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    LGD Self-feeder vs Bowl Feeding Feeding livestock guardian dogs (LGDs) can be approached in various ways depending on the size of the property, the number of dogs, their individual needs/behaviors, and your personal preferences. The two methods we have used are self-feeders and hand (bowl) feeding. We started with self-feeders for our LGDs and really…