Jan Dohner

I read this question almost every day on the various online livestock guardian dog forums. First, congratulations! Second, I hope you’ve...

So we hear these questions nearly every day on LGD forums and Facebook pages and they go something like this - Can I use a Great Dane as...

Re-homed adult or rescue LGDs are another option when you are looking for a working dog for your farm. The genetic traits LGDs inherit...

The first step in selecting a LGD, is determining what role you expect him to perform. This decision can determine which puppy you choose...

You’ve done your homework – examining your needs, situation, and breed preferences – and now you are ready to select your LGD. This is an...

With the increasing use of livestock guardian dogs, we are seeing more inappropriate breeds or crossbred dogs being offered for sale as...

In a previous post, “What Exactly is a Livestock Guard Dog?,” I described what livestock guard dogs do but it is exceptionally important...

What Exactly is a Livestock Guard Dog? This is Fistik sharing a moment with her Shetland sheep and Bourbon Red turkeys. Since this...

Although used less commonly than dogs or llamas, here is one more possible livestock guardian animal – a guard donkey. A donkey chosen as...

If you are unsure of which livestock guard animal to choose for your place, let’s take a look at the possibilities of a guard llama....

While livestock guard dogs (or LGDs) are the oldest and most traditional livestock guardians, other animals have been used to help...

If you are contemplating using a donkey, let’s look now at how to select a good candidate and how to integrate him or her into your...

Researchers have determined the three most important llama traits that correlate with successful livestock guarding are alertness,...

I'm re-posting this wonderful article here because it seems to have disappeared from the web. Written nearly twenty years ago, this is...