Jan Dohner

I often see folks suggesting one of the livestock guardian dog breeds or LGDs to people who want a companion dog for their suburban...

Kangal Dogs belong to the larger group of LGDs or livestock guardian dogs. As long time owners and board officers of the Kangal Dog Club...

As an important tool for coexistence, the use of livestock guardian dogs can be essential to a farm’s protection of its stock from...

Livestock guardian dogs (LGDs) are one of the most effective means of predator control. This very old method of protecting sheep, goats,...

Last week I spoke with Duncan Strauss from the NPR radio program Talking Animals about my new book The Encyclopedia of Animal Predators....

Quick answer – a dog that lives on a farm. A more complete answer would describe the breeds that traditionally worked on farms or ranches...

Winter is coming and with it lots of well-meaning folks saying that all dogs need to come inside. However, many hardworking farm or ranch...

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...

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...

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