Re: [AlpacaTalk] guardian dogs
Hi.
I was wondering how old the dog was you bought.
We purchased Maremma's which are similar.
But we bought one at 12 weeks old & raised her
with our alpacas. As puppies, they will sometimes play with certain animals.
A month or so later, we bought another 12 wk old puppy
and now they do there job as LGD and they will play with each other.
All of these dogs have to be handled firmly as puppies. They will get
very large and they need to know who the master is.
Having two, is much better than one.
----- Original Message -----
From: Wendy Edwards
To: AlpacaTalk@yahoogro
Sent: Monday, August 04, 2008 1:30 PM
Subject: [AlpacaTalk] guardian dogs
hi Janice - i've been following along on your conversations - my sympathies on your alpaca's injuries - i am treating a couple of abcesses right now, and flies are a huge issue - i used your duct tape solution on one girl who keeps scratching her abcess and it works well
re the dogs - i bought a great pyrenees "guardian herd dog" who, the breeder told me, had been raised with livestock, knew her role with protecting them blah blah blah - she turned out to be a total disaster - she harassed the alpacas, she destroyed much of our equipment and fences, plus doors etc and she turned on my daughter (who was carrying my infant grandson in her arms) and i had to beat her off with a hoe so we could borth get safely into the house. We worked with her for 9 months to try and train her, but when she started going after my neighbors chickens and goats, that was it.
When i called the breeder after a month or so, the breeder denied any knowledge, and refused to take the dog back - i continued to contact the breeder asking for guidance but they stopped answering my calls or emails. We paid a huge amount of money for this dog.and we had to protect the alpacas from her.
the point of my story is BEWARE of what you buy as a guardian herd dog - be very very careful or you may just be buying another predator
good luck with this
Wendy
DreamWeaver Alpacas
Port Alberni BC
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