Using Guardian Dogs to Protect Farm Animals 

The name in Italian is: Pastore Maremmano Abruzzese. I live in Abruzzo (a region in central Italy). And I have two authentic ones.

Great to see happy working dogs!

I love working dogs who are smarter then any boss I ever had .

We have two amazing Great Pyrenees and we purchased them from the Great Pyrenees Rescue Association for $250.00 each. They are pure breed and are awesome at guarding our goats. There are too many of these dogs, who have been abandoned by their owners, sitting in the rescue centers waiting to be adopted to be paying a breeder $2500 on a pair.

Great video. The wolves and other predators are necessary in the ecosystem. Instead of eliminate them, the use of guard dogs allow their existence. There is a video of shepper dogs in Spain and the proprietary of 450 sheeps say: "the wolves are necessary because they reduce the population of certain herbivores that transmits brucellosis. This disease may infect the sheeps and the humans as well."

One of the best drive-in cartoons were the sheep dogs that clocked in and out. Ralph and Sam I think. Looked like this breed.

Love our maremmas. Best guardians and absolutely affectionate with the family and friends.

This was great content, hopefully you'll do more.

I have an anatolian pyrenees mix he isnt a guard dog for sheep or goats but he loves kids and will follow them around his yard and keep a close eye on them

We have skunks, ferrets,coyotes, bobcat,aerial predators and a mountain lion moving thru the area twice a year. I have 6 that can be used as duos or trios. Great Pyr/ Anatolian and Karachakans. Very effective

My first dairy goat was used as a guard animal for race horses put topasture in the middle of nowhere in nys. Every time a dog or cat or ANYTHING besides a horse or goat came onto my property she got up on the back legs and then went after it. I had a sheltie that thought she could herd that goat. I am glad I had the goat on a leash when she went after the dog. As it was she hooked the sheltie and threw her about 8 feet. She would have continued to go a after the dog if I wasn't there to hold her back. It took everything I had to hold her back from a second charge. P.s. it was a very large toggenburg/ Nubian mix.

Wonderful video, great information in an enlivening format.

There is a growing need for guard dogs to protect both farm animals and farmers against vegans

Excellent documentary

Informative video, thank you.

Very professional ❤🇩🇪👍 thank you

Norwegian farmers could learn a thing or two from American farmers. We have a grand total of ~40-50 wolves in all of Norway, and rather than just getting some guard dogs our farmers keep lobbying our government to exterminate the last few wolves we have left, because they flip their sh** every time a sheep gets picked off, but when 20+ sheep walk off a cliff and die (read an article about it a year or two ago) then that's just business as usual.

This was very informative, thanks!

The dog knows how to guide the sheep's flock😊Great dogs!

This major information, thank you

I liked this video, I love mine.Shes so protective that if she sees someone at neighbors she barks.I have 3 acres and she does well.Except jumps on the small goats.Only thing I wish I could change on her, when she's in heat,heat, wish she wouldn't get aggressive with my old pit.

Waterbury Australia!!! He means Warrnambool. The Maremmas protecting those penguins are famous, in a quiet way.

I was curious about this. Can you mix the different livestock guardian dogs into one pack. They would still work together? Cos all the breeds bring their own little special treat really.

The island is Middle Island Warrnambool Victoria Aust. where the Maremma look after the penguins.

Love the dogs and so do your animals. It keeps coyotes because the dogs bark.

FUN FACT: the border collie sheep dog bite force is 238psi

This is great!

Gaurd Llamas work great to

The Central Asian Ovtcharka and Kangal are the best LGD's with regard to protecting livestock against medium to larger predators and particularly avian predators. The CAO dogs are vigilant in their protection against hawks and eagles, and routinely look to the skies and chase any large bird flying overhead. Their being significantly larger in comparison to other LGD breeds makes them a more effective deterrent against wolf packs, because in nature, might makes for right, and predators are more wary of attacking a pack of dogs who are much larger in size than they are. They being said, one or two of the most athletic and strongest CAO dogs could not succeed against a pack of wolves, therefore LGD numbers must be sufficient to deter and if necessary physically confront the entire wolf pack.

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I am purchasing a pair of Maremma's this spring to guard Alpaca. My question is, do you need to separate out the dogs when an Alpaca gives birth? My concern is how the dog reacts to the new baby if left in the same paddock. Any input/advise on this? Thanks!

SINCE THEY'RE OUTSIDE ALL THE TIME WHAT TICK & FLEA PRODUCT DO YOU USE ? GORGEOUS WORKING DOGS ! BE SAFE ! HAVE FUN ! GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS ! ENJOYED !

My pet goats and ducks are too precious to me to wait to get an LGD. Even one loss is too much. Her name is Kayda and she arrives next month.

You don’t want to come out ing he morning to finda dead coyote but also you don’twant to come out to a injured alpaca

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Anyone knows where I can find a pair.

More people should listen to this video. It has the perfect example of what a livestock guardian dog should be. If the dog is fighting wolves and other predators constantly, then it defeats the purpose of having them in the first place.

Our neighbors have coyotes, come in to their barns. We have no problem, our blue healer, keeps us safe. I swear he can hear everything. He has a different bark , when I hear the coyotes at night. God bless our "Buck ".

He says 'Marahhhmma," like "Llama." It's MarEMMA, like the name "Emma."

So the maremma dog breed does not escape? I’ve heard that some LGD’s have to have a hot fence to keep them in.

Where can I purchase this type of dog?

Do your life stock guarding dogs get groomed? I know on some videos that they look like they need a good grooming. I was just wondering.

i live in va. how do these dogs take the summer heat and humidity hear in va.? my aussie was fine when younger but seemed little uncomfortable the older he got. ( so i shaved him down) is that what yall do in the summer??

The Alpacas could probably protect the dogs. We've raised them and no kind of predator could come in the yard. The neighbor's German shepherd hid in the field from ours, afraid to move.

Maremmas are wonderful urban pets if you don't mind having no lawn.

Does anyone know what the breed is the one in the thumbnail? Karacachan?

I would add that when obtaining a LGD to be a working dog, ensure that the specimen comes from true working lines. Currently many LGD's are being breed to be companions or unfortunately in certain instances fighting dogs, and in order to accomplish this transformation changes in temperament and drives have been made in certain lines, that may affect their working ability. A dog from a flighting line, will very frequently have difficulty working with other dogs rendering them poor working dogs. Furthermore, each farmer and rancher must assess the risk posed to their flock by regional predators, be familiar with the type, size, and density of predators in the region. LGD breeds while all possessing an advanced Territorial Defense Drive, perform the essential functions and critical demands that they are tasked with engaging in a slightly different manner, and certain breeds are more appropriately suited for particular species of predator. The maremma is a smaller LGD and accordingly is not best suited for regions where wolf and bear are a primary concern. Generally 1 dog per 100 sheep or goat is recommended, and predator density, wolf pack size also dictates the number of LGD's needed. The Great Pyrenees, Kuvasz, Tibetan Mastiff, Spanish Mastiff, Pyrenean Mountain Dog are good with smaller to medium sized predators. For a serious wolf or bear issue, I would recommend the Central Asian Ovtcharka, Kangal, Caucasian Ovtcharka. Know that the latter three breeds, as are the Tibetan Mastiff, Kuvasz, and Spanish Mastiff are rather suspicious of humans, as well as strange animals (including neighboring dogs). The COA, CO, and Kangal are frequently considerably (25%-30%) larger than a large Great Pyrenees or Tibetan Mastiff. Certain breeds, such as the Great Pyrenees, have a tendency to roam and expand its territorial range to as far as the eye can see and paws can take it, whereas others such as the Central Asian Ovtcharka and Kangal generally roam much less and do not undermine fencing as the Pyrs do. Certain breeds tolerate extremes of temperature better than others, with certain breeds suffering in the summer months. All LGDs tolerate the cold well.

Awesome

Would such dogs also protect the owner and his family against predators - including human ones?

If the puppy raised in the flock then will protect it from predators

MAREmma Mare: like the horse

I have 2 Great Pyrenees with 1/4 German Sheppard mix puppies I'm raising to protect goats, pigs and chickens against bear, mountain lion, etc. very loyal but a mind of their own.

If I were a dog this is the kind i would want to be. Not wearing a baby suit, being rolled in a stroller.

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that philly/baldimore accent rocks lolol

Nice farm . I have goat problem. I use my dogs ti chase away feral goats.

🤣 commands and live stock guardians don't mix. Theyre very stubborn .

Use turkish kangal albai or kfkaz moutin dogs

Non-lethal predator control, that is why I have my LGDs. Lethal is needed, make no mistake. I own Spanish Mastiffs, my small indoor dog is an English Mastiff...... Would not be without them, we have cougar, bears, coyotes, and live well within a pack or 2 wolf ranges. My mini dairy and Kune Kunes live in safety. My neighbor had a llama to 'guard', didn't work out, over the years she has lost dozens and dozens of her sheep. I could never talk her into getting lgds. Too bad.

Is there a LSG breed that can handle the Florida heat?

Why does he keep saying MarAma?

Ranchers and shepherds in the USA are permitting different LGD breeds to interbred and also LGD's to interbred with other mongrelized dogs on their farm, a practice European shepherds frowned upon and attempted to avoid and for good reason. Different LGD breeds employ different strategies, possess different anatomy and kinesiology, slightly different variations in innate drives that allowed them to excel at their jobs employing the generations old patterned strategies to mitigate and interdict predators. When you breed dogs of different breeds, slightly different drives, different physical and temperament characteristics, different strategies you undermine the resulting offspring are an unknown, they may functional well, or they may diminish the effectiveness of a particular breed, sometimes even produce a schizophrenic dog with conflicting drives.

My maremma looks after my birds .. ducks chickens geese . Only things is she will kill the baby's. Until she knows that they belong there

Karacatsan people are Greek, their dogs are Greek large breed sheepdogs. I have one.

if you need to a shepherd dog , Definitly turkish kangal or anatolian shepherd is best choice

Wish he’s pronounce Maremma properly.

Just what we need, PhD’s overseeing our homesteading.

These breeders who dont train are a disaster because many many of these dogs end up either destroyed or in rescues if they are lucky. Failing to train large guardian dogs at an early age is a big mistake. Look at all the Virginia hunting beagles who end up at Labcorp, big pharma, cosmetic companies and others as lab experiments. Some labs even further breed dogs, specifically for more useless experimentation for human vanity

I have a 5 year old Tornjac dog super smart protective FREE purebred dog Moving overseas Please contact Roger

What accent is he speaking in there he sounds like an Irish German