Livestock guardian dogs protect livestock including sheep, goats and cattle from predators such as bears, wolves and even robbers. Rather than move their animals around, like a herding breed would, ...

Livestock Herding Dogs vs. Livestock Guardian Dogs originally appeared on PetHelpful. There is a clear distinction between livestock herding dogs and those that are bred to guard livestock. As the ...

As Colorado reintroduces wolves into the landscape, tension continues to rise as ranchers and state officials try to limit conflict with the predators. While many of the conflict mitigation techniques ...

Humans selected wild dogs as guard dogs and expected them to raise the alarm when predators or thieves threatened livestock ...

Think your trusty dog is no match for a ferocious grizzly bear? Turns out the simple presence of a livestock guardian dog can reduce visits from grizzly bears by 87.8 percent, according to a new study ...

The homesteading pros at Gold Shaw Farm explore whether their guard dog can really herd the goats.

Hundreds of years ago, before they were commonly accepted as household companions and members of the family, dogs served many practical roles around the homestead or farm; they were bred for herding, ...