The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service will host the webinar, The Kangal Livestock Guardian Dog Breed, on Feb. 26.
My favorite livestock guardian dog was Sovalye, an Anatolian Shepherd ... The history of the Anatolian Shepherd can be traced back to ancient times in central Turkey, where they were bred to ...
M. Landry. 2010. Livestock protection dogs in the 21st cen­tury: is an ancient tool relevant to modern conser­vation challenges? BioScience 60:299-308. Gingold, G., Y. Yom-Tov, N. Kronfeld-Schor, and ...
The herding dogs were bred to assist with the movement of livestock, and livestock guardian dogs were developed to protect domestic animals from predators. These two groups of dogs were developed ...
In a study involving nearly 120 guard dogs from Portugal, Bulgaria, and Turkey, federal scientists at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) found that the imported dogs were better at protecting ...
A purebred Rafeiro, a Portuguese livestock guard dog whose normal life expectancy is between 12 and 14, Bobi was not supposed to make it beyond puppyhood. He was born on May 11, 1992, along with ...
According to the American Kennel Club, the Anatolian shepherd is a powerful and loyal flock guardian with ancient ... to livestock, as noted by U.K.-based charity Blue Cross. Certain dogs ...