This month we look into: Maremma Guardian Dogs

Maremma Guardian Dogs

Maremma Guardian Dogs- strong bond-respect-trust with merino ewes & hoggets. Sheep giving farewell baa walk send off to Princess & Hercules as they head off today to their new guardian job in highlands country NSW. (Traprock Country Southern Queensland, Australia)

Maremma Guardian Dogs

Maremma Guardian Dogs chilling out & enjoying sunrise & a successful hard nights work night guarding: they take their guardian job seriously - strong bond - trust- respect from Rangeland Goat Nannie’s & new born kids. (Traprock Country Southern Queensland Australia)

Maremma Guardian Dogs

Video: Maremma Guardian Dogs -Narrated by Dr Chris Brown. by Kim Sawert.

Maremma Guardian Dogs

Video: The movie Oddball has thrown the quiet achievements of the Guardian Dogs into the spot light. The true story about an eccentric chicken farmer (Shane Jacobson) who, with the help of his granddaughter, trains his mischievous dog Oddball to protect a wild penguin sanctuary from fox attacks and in the process tries to reunite his family and save their seaside town.

Guardian Dogs

Helpful Knowledge:

Best Practice Manual for the use of

Livestock Guardian Dogs

Linda van Bommel

View Full Report: Link

https://pestsmart.org.au/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2020/06/Guardian-Dogs-web.pdf

Helpful Information in guide

Chapter 1: Introduction

Chapter 2: Obtaining, bonding and training dogs

How many dogs do you need?

Pup or pre-trained mature dog?

Bonding and training dogs

Starting with a pup

Pre-trained mature dogs

Obtaining a mature dog

Mature dogs that have never worked with livestock

Introducing a pre-trained mature dog to new livestock

Familiarisation between the new dog and the new owner

Other property dogs and other livestock species

New diet and self-feeders Interaction with other livestock guardian dogs, and getting several mature dogs at once

Chapter 3: Dog management

Dog care

Food Feeding pups and adult dogs Food types

Self-feeders Food aggression

Healthcare

Worming Fleas and ticks Grass seeds

Coat clipping Nails and feet Teeth Scabies and mange Vaccinations Illnesses

Livestock guardian dogs and fences

Fence-training a livestock guardian dog/pup

Fencing

Male and female differences and desexing livestock guardian dogs

Dog lifespan

Finances of running a livestock guardian dog

Initial investments

Running costs

Financial returns

Chapter 4: Livestock management

Livestock guardian dogs and herding dogsShearing and yard work

Moving livestock guardian dogs between different paddocks and different
groups of livestock

Lambing/kidding/calving time

Livestock traumatised by wild dogs

Livestock guardian dogs and other wild dog control

Chapter 5: Common problems and how to prevent and solve them

Running away

Livestock harassment

Problems with livestock

Aggression issues

Dog behavioural problems

Predation issues with livestock guardian dogs

Case Studies

Dunluce

Bayrick and Camroo

Riversdale

Dianella Downs and Nugong .

Free-range chickens

Dogs protecting wildlife

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This month we look into: Maremma Guardian Dogs

Maremma Guardian Dogs

Maremma Guardian Dogs

Maremma Guardian Dogs

Maremma Guardian Dogs

Maremma Guardian Dogs

Maremma Guardian Dogs

Maremma Guardian Dogs

Maremma Guardian Dogs

Maremma Guardian Dogs

Maremma Guardian Dogs

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