How Fast Can They Get To a Predator? (Livestock Guardian Dog Speed Test) 

It's so interesting to see what the dogs do to guard their territory. Foxy has it down pat and is a good mentor for the boys.

Thank you for this video. Your dogs work hard and it’s great to see them doing their job.

What awesome 4 legged children you have Brookie!!

Thank you for introducing us to the doggies.❤

That was amazing they are all three beautiful dog. But you all are beautiful people. Stay safe love you all tons.

What a great video. Great work dogs!

Good Morning Cog Family & Squad

Awesome Brooke. They are amazing 🐾

Very interesting!!! Wonderful Dogs ❤

Thank you Brooke, a very interesting video.

Thank you for the video. Lots of information. All three of them are wonderful guard dogs. 😊

Haha my dog started barking before yours did. I can’t believe he heard it on here. He is a 10 lb papillon. lol

That was interesting!

Great job doggies

That was amazing!

Good breeding works...LSG... HERDING... OR... HUNTING ITS AMAZING THE FIRST TIME YOU SEE YOUR PUP WORKS

Good dogs

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The best part of you're approach is recognizing that every animal deserves a loving heart and care!

I had never seen guardian dogs in action. That was absolutely awesome Brooke. Foxy, Rocky and Bandit were great! We had a Siberian Husky that was our outside dog, Her name was Tasha. Once we had a repair guy come to the house that Tasha insisted on coming into the house and stayed between us and him. Tasha didn’t growl or bark at him, but she lets us know he wasn’t entering the house without her. She obviously had some concerns. In 15 years, she only ever did that twice. Her instincts were excellent. She also protected me when we were building the house. A group of kids showed up on the property with baseball bats during the build. I went out to greet them with Tasha and Smith and Wesson - asked them to politely leave. One kid stepped towards me with the bat and Tasha took him down immediately and I let the other four know there were nine rounds to take them out. They got in the car and left. Can’t be too careful! I learned to always trust my dogs instincts.

I would love to see a gps tracker on them that keeps their location monitored over a night. It would be so fun to see where they go and how they move around!

Loved this. Brooke you were meant to find the boys. For one you saved Rocky and another to be you guard dogs. I think they not only guard the livestock but you as well. Great job Foxy for showing the boys their job. ❤❤

Wow ... what a great video to show how the dogs guard at night ! Foxy lead the pack , but the boys did great and followed her ! Thank you for sharing Brooke , Jason and MaryCarl..

Wonderful video! Thank you Foxy, Bandit, and Rocky for keeping everyone safe at the farm❤❤❤😊

The farm is under great care at night with Foxxy , Rocky & Bandit ,,amazing how they grow into the instinct without any formal training,,,great job doggies ❤😊

That was awesome! They're wonderful guardian dogs! Wasn't it a blessing that Brooke found the boys as puppies to handle the larger areas of the property with her!!! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

Great job boys and Foxy! Their response was amazing! That would have definitely run the coyotes away!❤

As new puppies, olfactory and auditory brain development begins at birth; whereas sight development doesn't begin until eyes open, days or weeks later. Yes, dogs' hearing tells them where to look. And the best part of you're approach is recognizing that every animal deserves a loving heart and care!

Sunshine and Foxy! 🤩 Good to seem them so well. Look at Foxys smile while being petted 🥰 Treating any animals as anything other than another sentient loving being is just abhorrent to me. How could anyone not give them love... just because they’re ‘livestock dogs’. 😮 Such a shame to hear that, and I don’t understand. Anyway, enjoyed the upload Brooke! We don’t get to see your Mums animals often, so it’s always a treat. I hope she’s well too. God bless CogHill 🕊🇬🇧

It's both amazing and heart-warming to see all 3 dogs go from petting to protecting. Mother Nature is indeed fascinating.

Hello! That was the PERFECT example of what live stock guardian dogs do!! What a blessing they are to have!!! There’s so much life on your farm that needs to be protected! Well they are all safe from any invaders with Foxy,Bandit and Rocky!!! I’m proud of the boys and Foxy!!! Thank you for a great video and subject matter!!! With love, Kathy Washington State 🇺🇸🎃💀🦇🧙🏻‍♀️👻👋🏻

Brooke, I was listening to your video and my border collie was sleeping next to me. When Jason played the coyote sound, my dog became alert and when your dogs started barking he stood up and started looking around. It is amazing how tuned-in dogs are! My yard is fenced and sometimes opossums walk across the top of my fence at night because often my dog will bark at later hours of the night and tear outside to chase something (through the doggie door). We have coyotes in my area too (Chelsea, AL) but they can't enter a 6' tall wooden fence!

Hi Broke, the coyote sound had my dog just carrying on , she became very alert.

Oh my, this experiment was a huge success and all 3 of the LGD's were fast and brilliant on the job. The dogs are protecting your farm and your family. Keep showing them the love and affection they deserve. Take care and best wishes. 🤗♥️🍁🍂🐾🐾🐶

You all give all your animals so much care and love and that's why I love Cog Hill Farm. 🥰

This was awesome and informative! By the way, Holly is working, she keeps an eye on you and Jason. That’s her job to know where you are!

Great video Brooke, your guard dogs are on duty at night. A peaceful feeling to know your family is well protected ❤

Great video Brooke! So glad you showed how LGD work and protect. We've had 2 Great Pyrenees and they did an amazing job guarding all our animals. And they were the sweetest pets ever. When i rode my horse, our boy went every time to protect me. They are amazing dogs! When you pkayed the coyote sound my Shipoo was asleep and barked, then when she heard your dogs she jumped up barking at alert lol. She does that when our outside guard dog barks at something. Love that you have 3 wonderful dogs/pets guarding your farm. I dont understand the concept some farmers have about not touching their LGD, I don't think it makes them any better protectors and they miss out on the love and affection. Looking forward to the next video, thanks again Brooke.

While watching this video i noticed the flowers in your fancy lawn area climbing the big poles and flowers on the slope away from them. Do an update and show how well it's doing

Wow they are so fast at doing their job. Foxy is keeping them in line.🥰 It's beautiful to see that It's their instinct and they don't have to learn it. Thanks for sharing ❤👍

I have a great pyrenees, and she is a wonderful family dog , but at night , she is all business, she is absolutely an amazing guardian dog ❤

Along with protecting the animals, the dogs consider the 3 of you are to be protected too!! Loving kindness just makes them more protective of you! What a precious pair you two are! ❤❤❤

Foxy has got it going on. That was an awesome experiment. So glad you chose to do this.❤

Today, Sookie heard something in the wetland. Sketch was first to alarm & she came across the yard in 4 bounds, growling a very low growl that I had never heard before. They are amazing when they're on guard & doing their job. The dogs are part of your family they protect everyone.. ❤️🐕❤️🙋🏼‍♀️🐈🐕

Good morning Brooke what a great video The dogs know their job and they do it well foxy is a great mentor she's showing the boys what to do your property is very well protected and I agree with you Brooke no matter if you have a working dog or not all animals need love and affection they give so much in return You enjoy the rest of your day Catch you on the next great one God bless❤❤

Haha… the moment your dogs started the alert barking…. Both my little dogs went into high alert barking, they responded to your dogs alert, something dangerous is out there alarm!!! Hahaha….. love our little furry friends.

Yes Brooke i agree with you all animals need love and attention! they all are great dogs sending many hugs to all of you from your adopted gram in Ct xoxo

Good morning, Brooke from south Mississippi I’m glad y’all did this test and shared it with us. I wondered how the boys would react to a threat.

Great Fox story. Brooke, you look very healthy and beautiful. FYI.... just learned my baby daughter in Wisconsin s expecting her 11th baby. And my grand daughter in Maui is expecting first time... TWINS !!!!! 🕊 life is beautiful Cog squad.😊

What a great video...was very educational for me...learned something new today....Thank you Brooke and Jason.

I wish you could have seen my Tuxedo cat react when Jason hit play and you dogs started barking. She was in a deep nap and instantly popped up and looked directly at the TV. She stayed that way until Jason returned to talk to you. She is a huntress herself. 😊😊

As soon as your dogs barked at the coyote noise my dog answered them. 😂😂😂

Very interesting! Boy, that Foxy is a beauty! Thanks Brooke and Jason. As always, a pleasure.

That was a great experience and the dogs did awesome.

This was so cool to see Brooke. What beautiful dogs you have and so well loved. They sure love you as well. You both must be so proud of all of them.. OXOXO to you and all your family and animals ❣️

Can the dogs go all around the fenced in areas to chase off any predators and do they know how? Foxy is a very loyal and serious dog, so will the boys in time!❤

Great idea for a video! Oh gosh I could write reams about Livestock Guardian Dogs. In cultures that still use LGDs as they have for thousands of years, the dogs are pets too. That idea about "dont bond with them" is an invention by people who dont know what they are talking about. Also, the tradition is that the older dogs mentor and lead the youngers. I'm sure Foxy is so happy to have a group, they really are meant to work in groups. Having lived with coyotes. I'd say the biggest reason to not do that test again is just that the coyotes are territorial and it could attract the local group to assert their territory. Last thing I wanted to share is we rescued a wonderful Great Pyr and had him on our farm a year before rehoming him to a 200 acre ranch with a lot of animals to watch over, we were moving into town and were so happy when the situation opened up for him. Anyway, while we had him, he orchestrated the neighborhood dogs to respond intelligently when the pack of coyotes would sweep through. Before him, all the dogs for a half mile or more radius around us, and there were a lot of them, would bark constantly, chaotically and frantically, the whole time the coyote pack was around. After him, and I have no idea how he did this, he got it so that only the dogs nearest the location of the coyotes would bark, so that you could tell where the pack was by the location of the barking dogs. As they moved, so did the barking dog sounds, with the surrounding dogs occasionally vocalizing in a conversational way. I know this happened because I have always gone out and listened and watched when I heard coyotes around, and the difference was stark. And it seemed to me the coyotes spent less time in our area after a while of that. It was a wonderful mystery I will always remember.

That’s amazing..I always wondered if u have to train them to be livestock guardian dogs…mine bark if they hear something but then they go back to sleep lol..they don’t stay up all night for sure..(inside dogs)..finding Rocky and Bandit was a blessing for them and u too..lFoxy is a beautiful dog and is a good mentor for the boys.. ..how old is Foxy?

They're all gonna jump on Jason 😂😂😂

Oh, my when Jason started playing that my dogs went nuts too. That’s just too funny. We have coyotes here and they thought they were here in the daytime. It’s amazing what dogs do to protect their ground.😀👍❤️❤️❤️🐶🐶🐶🐶🐶

Love this! Thanks for showing us the dogs in action.❤❤❤

The boys were doing there job good boys you take really good care of your animals love your family ❤

That was wonderful great video. Your dogs are on the ball. Thanks for sharing

Very interesting video Brook!! I was wondering if Rockey and Bandit were protecting the livestock, very interesting 😊😊❤❤

Fascinating!! Thanks Brooke.

This was so interesting. Great job on doing this video. I have never had the chance to experience the dogs work like this.

Good demonstration. LGD are a tremendous addition to any farm. I had one on my 10 acre farm and she was unbelievable. Thanks for showinn everyone..

That was amazing! Awesome dogs! ❤😊

Loved that demonstration.

This is why we feed our guard dogs early in the day. Food makes us want to nap

Very cool. Thanks for sharing 😊

This was awesome I loved to see Rocky and Bandit protecting the farm it’s amazing how they just know what to do!! Looks like Bandit needs a good brushing he’s looking ruff. 😊

WOW, TY Brooke, very interesting video, GO LIVESTOCK GUARDIAN DOGS !!!!!!!

I almost thought Jason may prank Brooke after the three dogs doing their job. It is amazing to watch dogs work.

I think it might come down to the breed of LGD. Some breeds like the Pyrenees & some shepards like their humans. Some other breeds love their animal charges more. Some old breeds are just so independent & aloof. BUT they all deserve love, respect & wonderful care. It just is tempered to each individual dog.

That was a very interesting experiment to watch and see them work and see Foxy basically teaching. I hope they will not have to alert to very many predators but good to see they have each other's back when needed.. great video!

I agree with you guardian dogs don’t have to be thrown in a paddock and just left with no human love and interaction. I think they are more effective when they are part of the family. My gran had 3000 acres in Africa and her dogs were pets but marvellous watch dogs and animal protectors.

Brooke, you are right and most people don't understand that....Livestock Guardian Dogs are not the same as herding dogs. > Herding dogs...control the 'movement' of livestock. Two different dogs, two different jobs. LGDs aren’t herders > they are protectors.

Oh I loved that.💖💖💖 great job dogs.

Foxy is the OG of LGD and Rocky and Bandit are Rookies in training. They were awesome. It's such a blessing to see all of your animals with unique personalities. They are the luckiest Animals to be living at Cog Hill Farm. 😊

How great that you got these two great dogs plus Dede and Holly. I bet you could teach Holly a bit of herding with hand signals

I love the howling coyote sumulations 😅. That was clever; it sure kept Rocky & Bandit on their paws 🐾🐾 Oh, and I cannot leave Foxy out! 🐾

Oh Brooke that was absolutely AMAZING.. they worked as a team..and Foxy is definitely the leader and she has taught those boys well.. and as you said Rocky doesn't bark..well he sure does when he needs to..obviously there is no need during the day..have you thought of putting a kind of tracker on Foxy to see if she goes around checking ?.. then on the boys too..not sure what you'd need to do something like that but wouldn't it be interesting..their reaction was straight away..imagine when the boys have outgrown their puppyhood .you'll have 3 awesome guardians there..and I'm sure they'd be the same if Jessie gave an alert too.. I think you need 3 to cover the acreage you have..I'm a believer in fate..and god had a hand in that day when you found those boys..absolutely fantastic video..I'm probably not your best friend as I feed our local foxes..firstly let me say I live in a city..since the introduction of wheelie bins foxes have lost a food source..my friend saw one in our rd 2 yrs ago extremely thin and sparce fur..so we began feeding them..we knew they came down our rd because we could hear them..and 2 yrs on we still do it..we found out what they could eat and what they couldn't. .tonight I put them out egg mayo sandwiches .bacon sandwiches and pate sandwiches and some cat food..we have seen thw vixen bring her cubs and they look mighty fine.. her coat was full and shiny..a massive fluff tail and a good weight..I have a neighbour who moaned at me so I feed them where she can't see them..she said they encourage rats. .but I know that's baloney. .Fox urine is potent and rats go nowhere near it because THEY are a food source and also there is absolutely NO FOOD LEFT by the morning..every scrap is gone.. we are all gods creatures. .if we can help one as we go through life..tame or wild I was taught to do so..but thanks again..really loved the experiment. .🇬🇧💞🙏✝️👍👏🐾🐾🐕🐕🐕🐾🐾🇺🇸

My lil Biewer pup that is 9 months old woke up from his nap for the alert. Thanks Brook. Love your whole pack but I am partial to Rocky. 🙏🙏🙏Blessing’s

I have house panthers that guard.... ME if I'm out in the porch Blue my nebulung sits by the door. That boy has a growl that rivals any dog(scared the bejessus out of me the first time I heard him) random stranger walked up to knock on the door. My house is well insulated so I do not always hear deliveries as most ignore my ring bell sign, my tiny panthers have excellent hearing any noise out of the usual.... Even from a dead sleep they alert ( mostly by freaking out and scrambling through the house at break neck speed). So nice seeing them work ❤ Please tell mc we certainly miss her wonderful information she gave on fowl. Would she be interested in doing voice overs? 😊 Especially the new additions.

Animal instinct is great. A beautiful pack of dogs... to love and protect.

Did you get a lot of 🌧️ fall out of the system that went through yesterday.? I was praying 🙏 for your land to be saturated with rain 🌧️ God bless you 😇🙏🩸🕊️🙏😇

Wow i never realized Foxy would lead the young guns and show them the ropes. What a wonderful cooperation.

I love how they instantly reacted to the potential danger. I also love your decision to check with your friend about doing the test & that it was a one time thing. Y’all have hearts of pure gold & the common sense/smarts to go with it. Your videos never disappoint. Thank You! 👍❤️😁

Im so proud of your dogs. Real angels! ❤

Goodness, those k9 are working dogs. They patrol and guard all night. The geese are on days shift. Jessie has her patch/herd too.

Amazing dogs, my little yorkie Sid was growling & barking along with the dogs lol.

Great video Brooke. So proud of the dogs

I would think that interacting with their humans would make guardian dogs more determined to guard their property, either actually guarding their humans or earning their approval.

I can hear them, but can’t see them. Good dogs! TYTY for sharing! ❤️❤️🙏❤️❤️

Ths was an amazing test and very informative. Thank you Brooke for teaching us and Jason being the DJ 🤠

Happy Thursday Coghill family farm 🚜 ❤️ Great demonstration Brooke and Jason

I have 2 great Pyrenees sisters and I had a set of great Pyrenees years ago. Each time I raised them just like a pet on my farm. Neither time did it or has it hindered them from protecting the farm animals. And my 2 girls also devide the front and back of the farm yard/animals and come together with any threat to the farm😊

Amazing how those instincts are there exactly when needed ,i laughed at my friends little girl she said the big doggies stiffing falling out ,i think shes referring to the moult 😂😅

For night work 😊