Not a fencing idea, just a story. We have lived in Colorado for 5 years now. We raise sheep and dairy goats. In the fall, the antelope congregate in our back property for breeding season. A few come back in the spring and have their babies a couple hundred feet outside our fence. They pay no mind to the LGDs that we have. And when the young coyotes are in training, they are very vocal, the dogs bark allot. Well anyway, back to the antelope. I commented to a local rancher about the crazy antelope having their babies here with our dogs barking at times. He told me that the antelope are using the dogs as a warning when danger is near. The light bulb went on for me then and there. They feel safe by the dogs. We have two LGD's, not counting my little weenie dog. They watch each others back. The Great pyr is the guardian and stays with the sheep at night, while his pyr/Anatolian partner is in the search and destroy mode at night.
Liz Radi Nubian goats and Katahdin Hair Sheep Nunn, Colorado 970-716-7218 idaralpaca.blogspot.com _______________________________________________ This message is from the Blackbelly mailing list Visit the list's homepage at %http://www.blackbellysheep.info
