Livestock guardian dog

Powerful and sometimes misunderstood breeds help protect livestock from predators and they are definitely not to be confused with a typical family pet

by Paul White This is Penge a working Šarplaninac shepherd dog with little Melinda. Penge's mother died when he was only 3 days old, so Tibo...

Maremmano abruzzese livestock guardian dog

Sarplaninac female - livestock guard dog

The Akbash is a large working breed first used as a livestock guardian in the plains and mountains of Turkey.

Livestock guardian dogs are more challenging to raise than you may have thought. Here's what I wish I would have known about raising them.

Many folks are confused about which breeds are considered livestock guardians and why these breeds are different from other dog breeds. Here is an article I wrote explaining this and listed the breeds that are considered livestock guardians.

Learn what are livestock guardian dogs, with a list of all the types of guard dogs for livestock, & pictures