this video was taken 3 days after I bought this donkey. She is protecting my katahdin sheeps. 2 pitbull went under the fence (builded for cows) and came towards the herds. they belong to the neighbors
Donkey are known protectors of other animals. In the desert we keep them around our horses to fend off rattlesnakes. They eat less than horses, take up less space and generally cost less. Donkey's and chickens are two of the most underrated animals/pets that there are. Donkey's will protect other animals and also are great companion animals.
@@kambone3337 Lol, trust me, they are great pets and they eat just about everything...... including your leftovers. The eggs are easily better than store bought as well.
@@notsosilentmajority1 As I understand it, the roosters they are good defenders them too, fully able to take a stand against foxes. Its hens without a rooster present, whom become an easy prey for foxes.... Or what you say?
Donkeys are one of the most underrated farm animals. I rode horses for years and many folks have a donkey or two in the herd to ward off predators. They are huge characters as well. Really wonderful creatures. Much respect.
They are one of the most abused creatures on this planet, sadly. I had two and one tup, who thought he was a donkey. Cats and chickens were good fun to chase, but dogs! Wow it was like having three bulls in the meadow. Sadly they've all passed now, they were naughty, but so cute.🥰
It's amazing how fearless donkeys are. Like, he just casually ambles up to the dog like "nah dude, not gonna happen. Move along now." Such wonderful creatures. Definitely one of the most underrated animals.
This was very calm action like he knew dogs weren't a serious threat. Ours would have been full gallop after those dogs in a dangerous fashion. When wild burros in Nevada move into a new canyon the 1st thing they do is run out all the coyotes, they don't get along with canines. Ours never accepted our family Labrador even, tolerated but never became friends.
@@Daniel-rd6st They also protect against hyenas and mountain lions. I don't think size is a factor here. It's their determination. They'd probably protect against a bear.
They aren't social herd animals like horses, so their instincts are more in the direction of fighting to survive, rather than escape as a heard like horses.
A friend of mine owns a small farm. When he first started it, he was having problems with livestock and break ins, so another farmer told him to buy donkey... he bought three 'cuz he's an over achiever. All his problems ended. And when his kids started driving, they would light off like air raid sirens when they came home late.
Here in Ireland we use donkeys to protect calves, ewes and lambs from dogs. They were once used to pull turf carts and plough fields. It's rare enough now though. They are beautiful animals and a treasure on a farm. Always attracts people
Greetings from an American Irish woman! Someday, when the CV-19 problems (eff you, China), we all can get back to the things we love to do without fear.
What feckin century are ya living in lad? Maybe fifty years ago but now donkeys are scarcer than honest politicians.....and yes I am Irish living in rural Ireland.
my two big donkeys kept my farm safe from coyotes.nThe mammoth donkey would go right out to confront any other animals that entered the pastures and when she brayed at night we discovered she was warning off the fox family that tried to get into the barn with the chickens. We did hear a yelp one night letting me know she had coyotes she was “discouraging”. Those dogs in the video are not hunting though but the donkey is letting them know that teasing the sheep is not allowed. We had a huge mastiff/shepherd mix dog who enjoyed racing around the pasture with the donkey, the donkey learning it was a game and not a threat. When they were tired, they both would drink at the pond side by side and then flop down on the grass for a nap right alongside each other. That was the only dog that the donkey allowed in her pasture.
Yeah I came here to say similar but without the actual life experience! lol! I know how much donkeys hate wolves/coyotes/dogs/foxes & that they can be very protective.To me the donkey & dogs both acted like they knew each other. Brown dog noped with playing straight away & did a "You cant see me! Ok?" run up the fence past the herd. The white dog wanted some fun but when the donkey let it get between it and the flock, plus the donkey didn't just straight up go the white dog, so yeah. You can come through my field neighbourhood dogos but you can't stay & you can't fk with my friends. lol! :)
I grew up with donkeys in my yard... amazing beasts. Clever to a fault, stubborn and fucking fearless.... You can fool a horse any day of the week but not a donkey more than once... My favorite used to torment me like hell ... He had a good live thought... after his working days were over we collared him in an olive tree grove next to a river where he spent his last years, full in shade and grass and clear water. Once a year we would come to pick the olives and he would look at us toiling and Im sure he understood that he was free from labor and you could see the contentment in his eyes.... he had arthritis you see and when that became unbearable we had to take him out. My granddad did it , but he made sure I was there, I was just 13 or so.... "you should be the one that shoots him" he said to me, "but you are too young and you might miss and hurt him and that's not right" that's what he said before raising the gun an killed him instantly. And the beast knew what was going on and moved not an inch and welcomed death. I was late spring, that olive grove was just pruned and there where wood aplenty so we burned him on olive wood, in the olive grove, by the river. His name was Burtsos ... sound funny in English, but its even funnier in Greek .....
My grandad had donkeys as far back as I can remember. My cousin in Ireland who grew up near my grandad now has a donkey; He's quite the character apparently. My uncle is always going out to visit and has lots of stories about the donkey's antics - The donkey keeps throwing a ball over the fence and then complaining until someone throws it back over
We had a Donkey years ago....he was a right pain and adoreable.....brilliant with children but didnt like adults.....stole cushions to shred and generally hooliganed around the place..great charecter...
Here in Pittsburgh there are teams of goats which are hired out to clear overgrown land. Each team goes out with a donkey which protects them from people entering the fenced off areas as well as dogs; they are pretty impressive in action.
That sounds like a perfect teamup. I wonder how much money we'll be saving in the future when we're all super smart - so smart hopefully we clear more land with goats, protected by another domesticated animal, like we did for thousands of years before someone needed to sell us a mower XD
My great grandmother from Germany bred mules and kept a donkey farm for generations; as far back as I could remember, I've always loved them. I knew they were smart and resourceful, but I had no idea how brave and loyal they could be. Definitely more than a one-trick-pony, so to speak
Had a donkey named Pete that would break up fights between horses. If two horses were fighting and the seen/heard Pete coming, they'd take off in opposite directions. And at least twice Pete killed wild coyotes that trespassed on the property.
Just recently found out that ranchers and farmers keep a couple of donkeys around for protection from predators. Heard they have a special hate for coyotes though.
Clearly that donkey was very patient with the two dogs...most likely NOT an uncommon meeting. Generally, donkeys would not have tolerated a pass that close to its herd by a strange canine.
@@clairemcconway6266 Donkeys and sheep are very good at reading the dogs. To be honest, neither of these dogs seemed to be particularly switched on by the sheep. They were too chill and mostly bothered about moving along. The donkey will have picked up on this and only done as much as it needs to...
I've got a little hobby farm & one of my neighbors had 2 donkeys. The local coyote pack pretty much hunted wherever they wanted but they always stayed outside the fence from those 2 donkeys. 😁
Interesting how even though the dogs were not actually attacking, they still went into predator-mode by splitting-up ready for a 2-prong attack. Good ol' donkey.
That's what i noticed. At the beginning of the video the dogs were already wired- ears forward, heads forward, curious. Those dogs were looking for a fight. Good thing the donkey was there.
@@saracrespo3671 lol no they weren't, because if they were, dogs don't really think things through, they just go in guns blazing. You're probably thinks that a dog wagging it's tail is a happy dog when a wagging tail can mean a number of things.
@@blobbertmcblob4888 kinda seems like youre underestimating dog intelligence/instinct. if a dog sees a herd of sheep, hes not just gonna dive in and bite. thats not what instinct tells him. that gets him killed
They didn't seem aggressive to me, just curious, which makes sense since they were in an unfamiliar place with unfamiliar sights and smells. Near the end of the video the white dog stops to sniff the ground and pee.
@@blobbertmcblob4888 You don’t know much about dogs obviously, my German Shepherd was a thinker, always tried to attack from behind,...please do not comment on that which you do not know,.,moron.
I'm so glad you knew the dogs and they were smart enough just to pass through and give the donkey/mule a wide berth and importantly the donkey and sheep are safe and not harrassed or injured. She/he is a treasure, I'm sure you'll sleep better knowing they are around on guard..extra treats for this lovely animal...or maybe get them a pal? Donkeys get v lonely, that's why you see those videos that ppl sadly think are cute of donkeys braying and singing at ppl. They're a pack animal and lonely and need company of their own kind. Alpaca and llamas are used for guarding too. How blessed we are to have these relationships with animals.
Yes I do sleep better knowing the donkey is always on guard. I would love to get her a mate but that would affect her desire to protect the sheep. Sometimes the neighbor have their horses around. Thats when she doesn't stand guards. She is happy with the herds n interact with the new lambs
@@kambone3337 Ahhh I see, she has a wandering eye? Lol Well at least she can "chat" with the neighbours and I'm sure the sheep are company too. All your animals look well cared for so I am sure she will have a happy life : - ) Take care, Stay safe.
I got between the goose and the gander and I got bit on the calf. It was like being shot...really bad..really painful. Never turn your back on the giant male goose.
One can only wish. People let their kids and dogs run wild w/o supervision, leaving hurt death and destruction to neighbors. An unmarked burial pit still gives me satisfaction. No body = no crime. Keep Your damn animals off My land ...
@@fjb4932 it's not fair to just shoot your neighbor's pics. There are other ways to settle that situation. More humane ways actually or just talk to the neighbors too easy. Bang Bang
I took ag classes and was in ffa in high school, and we had a rescue donkey on our farm. I don’t know what exactly he was rescued from because he was rescued before I was a student there, but even after having to be rescued, he was the sweetest animal I’ve ever known.
Interesting. I saw a documentary about this a while ago. Donkeys are actually bred as guard donkeys, selecting them on certain qualities. A good guard donkey can cost up to $8.000. Apparently donkeys hate dogs or any animal slightly resembling it and will even attack hyenas.
Wow. that is pretty fascinating. I have guard turkeys....they guard the chickens. Huge like ,50 lb boy turk and his girl turk. Don't mess with Big Boy...that beak is Powerful. !!!
Donkeys originally bred on mountains. Bring a prey animal, the usual stress response to fear of danger in an equid is flight. Horses that live yo breed in the wild are usually about 10% faster than their local predators, for example. Donkeys can’t run instinctively in fear because on a mountain you’d die by falling off if travelling at speed. So the donkeys that got to survive, breed and evolve were the ones with a fight response instead. They are thinkers and quite the strategists, and that is why they make great herd protectors. There is a video of a mule either killing or destroying the dead body of a mountain lion. And another if a mule guarding his human from attack by a mother cow as he treated her calf in the range. Amazing.
@@muelesariocontra Not wild animals but are domesticated and like all domesticated animals we strengthen the bits we like in them and remove the bits we don't like through selective breeding. Remember the pet dog came from a wolf ancestor BUT sits on your rug licking its balls and not eating your children. :)
Donkeys are amazing. They've been brutalized and marginalized and trivialized but they are the best. And I love their hair and their eyes and just the overall sweetness.
My family Raised sheep for 2 decades ( 64 sheep ) They were fenced in like this and a few times neighbors dogs got in and chased. My Father had words WARNING The neighbors to keep their dogs at home. They didn't and the dogs were shot. People do not realize that The stress of being chased by dogs Can Kill a sheep, and make pregnant Ewes Miss carry
We do Not Have Sheep any more. But Neighbors Do and Yes they Use Donkey's to protect. We have Lots of Coyotes in the area now and the donkeys are very good at chasing them away
I love that the donkey clocked the dogs before they'd even entered the paddock and was alert and ready for them. The dogs must be friends not foe because they'd have been mush by now.
Donkeys will actively go after coyotes to and kill them! In Tennessee almost every herd has a donkey. They can be brutal, they will kill if they feel an animal is threatening.
Had a mutt rescue dog. Wondeful dog. Took her to a farm to rehome. They were worried the dog would be a problem for their herd of Alpacas. I left the dog with them for a couple days to see how things would work. Came back and they said when they brought the dog to the pasture to see the Alpacas, she gently walked near them, then sat down like a guard dog. In the next couple days, she ran off some neiborhood dogs and a coyote. She had found a home. She loved her new job as a guardian, and stayed there the rest of her days.
Story: My late husband, suddly found himself managing a ranch. The banker know my late husband and his grandfather. The banker had 3 generation working with the grand dad. He had 1 yr to start to turn things around. 1 measure he did was bring in donkeys. Mostly giant donkeys, but not all. His cousins were hired as ranch hands. They were not happy about donkeys joining the herds. More work rounding up donkeys. 1 of his cousin was checking out the herd. He arrived in time to see a donkey flying over the horizon, “Now I better get that .....” the thought. He crested the hill just in time to see a ballet. The donkey had grabbed the coyote, threw it over the shoulder as it reared up made a 180 in the air, and came down on the coyote and proceeded to turn it into mush. It was about then that he noticed a couple dead coyotes one he had passed and did not see him the other one not far from where he was. A total of three dispatched in seconds. He had no idea that a doggy could do that, let alone any other equine. At that point the donkey started trotting back to the herd. It past him like he was not even there. When he got back to the ranch he told what he saw. He was no longer concerned about the herds with a donkeys on guard. It was noted, by the other Cowboys that they would see what they thought were remains of a coyote. After a while the Prairie was silent. All the coyotes had left.
Donkeys have been known to ward off predators even as big as a mt. Lions.. They also have a very strong bite and will stomp predators out with ease. they are absolutely fearless animals with amazing character and greatly underrated!
Donkeys are known to be territorial. So, even after three days, he knew these dogs weren't to be there. Give him a little more time in his new surroundings there, and he'll be a bit more aggressive and quick to chase them out. A friendly neighbor behind me bought one. I used to walk across his pasture to get to his house. Couldn't do that after the donkey arrived. Damn thing would bite and kick at any trespassers into his plot. I lived rural most of my life, and the only thing I hated about it was neighbor's dogs. I'm talking people with no sense, that let their dogs run free, despite being warned and even cussed by neighbors that continue to complain about their dogs going after their stock, causing a nuisance, growling at people who are in their own yards, chasing kids on bikes in the road, etc. Pet owners that are responsible keep their pets safe. The only way you can do that is to keep them on your own property. Twice I was attacked by loose dogs while walking on the road. Once after my truck broke down, and once coming home from hunting. When dogs run free and get a distance away from home, and run with other dogs, they can be an unpredictable threat to anyone. Completely different attitudes that when they are home.
they dont like to deal with potty training, feeding, playing, etc. so they just let them out. then they end up dead and they cry about a dog they never even cared about.
@@filthyanimal874 No, she doesn't need to relax. People don't like neighbors who let their dogs run loose. A lot of people think they know their dog and they don't. A lot of dogs run loose killing wildlife and sometimes livestock of other people. They also run off native species of wildlife. Loose dogs are a top threat to native species of wildlife, and they're obnoxious to listen to. Dogs also can disturb the sleep of neighbors at night. I had to complain to my neighbors about their dogs coming over to my house at night barking outside of my window waking me up and running off a terrified family of foxes that lived on my property. I had another neighbor elsewhere that I got in an argument with and had to call the police on because the dog barked all damn day. People need to keep their dogs on their own property. My neighbors know that their dogs are not allowed on my property. It's MY property, not theirs.
They are superb protectors. We have two that guard a small herd of less than two dozen cattle. Our biggest concern are feral hogs and vultures. The cattle can fend for themselves but the calves are vulnerable, particularly just after they have parted. They work in tandem with the dogs. The donkeys are protective of the herd and the dog will alert us right away once they sense that the cows have given birth and pinpoint the location.
Someone I know with a small farm was finding that the cows were somehow getting out of the paddock and into the vegetable garden. It happened two or three times and the he thought that it was just some local kids being silly so he set up a camera to see if he could catch them. But it turned out that it wasn’t the kids (and you know where this is going ) it was in fact a donkey that he had in the paddock with the cows, that was lifting the rails down off the fence and making a hole so that the cows could just walk through. It was very kind of him wasn’t it?
When we owned a Wild Burro adopted from the Bureau of Land Management you couldn’t ask for a better guard to watch over your animals. She rolled quite a few dogs in her day.
I love staying at B&Bs with animals and farmstays. It's fun to interact with the animals. I stayed at one with alpacas where they encouraged guests to hug them to socialize them to humans. Hugging a baby alpaca, being head butted by a goat, or brushing a donkey will make your day.
The white dog was interested in aggravating the sheep, for amusement, and possibly a little taste. The smaller dog figured out the score, pretty quickly and proceeded to leave. The little Jenny was amazingly calm and quiet, but meant business. Most Jacks would have been raising cain that could have been heard a couple of miles away. A surprisingly interesting and good video.
I LOVE Donkeys! My friend just brought one home to her farm to protect her flock from the coyotes! She's in love with her and calls her Donna Quixote ❣
was watching with the sound up and when the donkey started making his noises both my dogs ran out of the room , and one is actually a herding dog. honestly the dogs seemed pretty chill in the video, tails wagging and such. Might have been different if donkey wasnt there but i dont think they meant any harm
Those dogs never had intentions for the sheep, they were on a track just passing through. The donkey probably would have chased them off if things turned ugly.
The problem though is if the sheep are spooked and run/panic (for whatever a reason - perhaps a bird is flushed from among the sheep) the dogs may sympathetically chase or attack in turn. The donkey's (or a human or guard dog's) presence may stabilize the situation by both reassuring the sheep and interfering with or acting as a caution to the dogs so prey/predator behavior never occurs.
You can't say that for certain. Neighbor needs to keep better control over their dogs. The dog that attacked my stock came in just like these two (and two makes it more likely that they'll attack), all curious and friendly. Didn't stay that way for long.
It appears they passed through partly because the donkey went toward them and showed no fear. Being stared down by something bigger than you, is good incentive to keep moving.
Dog: "I don't want you hurt your friends! They're my friends to!" Donkey: "Are you sure about that?" Dog: "Yeah!" Donkey: "Are you sure about that?" Dog: "Yes!" Donkey: "Hey! Look at me!.......are you sure about that?"
Donkeys are smart wow!! I thought I seen everything lol. That was awesome!!! I guess when you're around the sheep everyday you get attached. Idk but hes a keeper ❤
Watching videos like this makes me wish I lived out in the country even more than I already want to. Animals are much more intelligent than we give them credit for.
@@JustMe-gs9xi I am too old to move even if I had the money. I now dream about living for eternity with God, and those who love Him. Perhaps I will get to live on a farm in heaven.
@@Jkoogler1 Awwwww Jeff!,,, That is So Beautiful,,,Yes,, that is my dream too,,, TO live in The Heavenly Kingdom with God and those who love him. God knows our hearts and dreams,,,,, i bet Heaven has lots of farms
Dear Kambone, I've always wanted a donkey, and am so glad you found a loyal and brave one. All the very best to you, your family, and your beautiful farm -- from Lynn in Albuquerque [When I lived in Morocco, I hired an artist to paint a picture of a donkey for me, and it is hanging in my hallway right now. All the Moroccan donkeys have that dark stripe on their shoulders.]
These dogs are family pets and are just fooling around. On my ranch we had those also. The big problem was an occasional pack of feral dogs. Worse thing ever, much more destructive than coyotes. Fortunately we also had a large burro "Jeremiah". He hated stray dogs and coyotes. If one of these came on the ranch it wasn't just a mild lunge, it was a head down, braying, hell-for-leather chase clear off the ranch about a quarter mile. He caught a stray dog once while I was watching. He ran over it, stomped it once, whirled around, grabbed it by the neck, shook it violently, dropped it on the ground and stomped it again. I think it was already dead at that point. Jere would walk away a few yards then suddenly, ears back, rush back to the dog and stomp it again. He was OK with our dogs, lucky for them.
Dad would sing us this silly donkey song when we were kids. There was a man whose name was Simon Slick. He owned a mule with dreary eyes, and how that mule could kick. He would node his head and wag his tail, and greet you with a smile. Then gently telescope his hind leg and raise you half a mile. He was quick as lightning, he had an iron jaw. He was just the thing to have around to tame your mother-in-law. ah, ah, ah, ah He kicked a tomascat over the fence, he pulverized a hog. Dissected seven Chinamen and kicked a yeller dog. He kicked the feathers off a goose, he broke an elephants back. He stopped a Texas railroad train and kicked it off the tracks. ah, ah, ah, ah He stopped a steamboat with his head and kicked it out of sight. He kicked a boarding house down at twelve o'clock one night. While the boarders stood around without any cloths gasping for their breath. He ran his hind leg down his throat and kicked himself to death. ah, ah, ah, ah
Dog: dude come on, I'm trying to do my job and herd these sheep for the farmer. Donkey: go now, run along and tell your farmer that these are free sheep here, not slaves!
Thats kool, even the dogs knew the donkey intentions and totally respected his job duties. 🐶🐶 “ no worries donkey we’re just passing thru looking for trouble, but not here “
In Canada, the farmer in the farm behind my house had cattle that he reared for beef. He also had a donkey and, I think, a mule. They did a good job protecting his cattle from packs of coyotes. However, if we heard coyotes in the night we would phone the farmer. Within a couple of minutes he would be out there with his gun.
I recently moved to a rural area. One night I called my neighbor - a minister's wife - and told her I prayed for her two donkey's safety after I heard a pack of coyotes howling nearby. She laughed and told me it would be more appropriate to pray for the coyotes as her donkeys would stomp them to death if threatened. As a long time city slicker this news astonished me!
@@kambone3337 I often drive past a ranch in Hays County, TX that usually has 2 or 3 dozen sheep in a field with 3 or 4 donkeys that look like they’re keeping watch together.
@@JLO47 love that. My donkey follows my sheep but when the neighbor have horse she doesn't pay attention to the sheep. So. Having more than 1 donkey doesn't seem to be a goood idea to me. Love to give her a mate. Dont understand 2 or more donkey still protect sheep
@@kambone3337 Donkeys actually seem to work better in pairs or small groups. One will stay close where the others will chase off the threat. They are not like llamas that often just stick to their own kind if there is more than one. Donkeys like big herds, the bigger the group they are in the better even if they are not the same species.
@@kambone3337 Doris got him free, she was a farrier and his previous owner kept neglecting his feet so Doris gave them heck and they gave him to her. Awesome little creature.
@@wayneessar7489 Interesting to notice, they do often become guards wery early, even before they had time to get best friends with the pack they are supposed to protect. HERE the donkey "ass" surely felt his new owner was very friendly. And thus, helped her pack. But Kambones donkey become too a good guard inside of just 3 days... I have heard of other examples too. @kambone
Donkeys are one of the best alarm systems you can have for livestock after a specially bred herd protecting dogs. like a Great Pyrenees, for example. I love donkeys.
Thanks I think she's not aggressive because she knows these dog. But this video was taken less than a week after getting her. I dont know what happens b4. Who knows?
Yes, as in the swedish proverb: Easier to tame down the little creek, than try to dam up the big river. (I know, my english not perfect, but you surely get the idea, no?)
Yes thats why here before there where always donkeys with the sheeps when there was the wolf...and now he is coming back and everybody complains about that but They have to put donkeys as before ...
We used to keep a Jenny in the pasture with the cows when they were calving. More than once we found a coyote in multiple pieces. Donkeys are freaking vicious when something gets in their field.
The donkey said "Nah fam, you in the wrong fence!" 😂 On a side note: I'd warn your neighbors that if their dogs came onto your property again you would not hesitate to put a bullet in them.
Why? seems a bit extreme for non-aggressive dogs. I live out in the country and we get random dogs out here all the time, the only time I take issue with them is when they're visibly aggressive.
Pet owners, your responsibility does not end at the feeding bowl. Your pets can cause your neighbors real loss of property or worse if they go after small children. Domestic dogs form packs and do not behave the way they would by themselves at home while in a pack.
Don't forget the danger to humans, too, when dogs form a pack. I've read four stories in the last two months of dogs attacking people in the same city. Two victims s died. Another, elderly woman, lost all or part of an arm. I did not hear what happened to the fourth victim. Very sad situations!
