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A Spell Caster’s Christmas-ey Complaint Letter
We got another anonymous note complaining about our livestock guardian dog’s living conditions again. It’s been a while since the last one. I logged another Sheriff report on it, and will keep the evi… more →
The Collie Farm Blog
A Spell Caster’s Christmas-ey Complaint Letter
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workingcollies wrote 1 week ago: We got another anonymous note complaining about our livestock guardian dog’s living conditions again … more →
New Laws For LGDs in SnoCo
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workingcollies wrote 2 weeks ago: Ok, I’m writing about something other than copper! I read about some proposed changes to the Snohomi … more →
Growin...
Dancing Aspens Farm wrote 3 weeks ago: Dugur really growin.... It amazes me to see how much Dugur has grown over the past 10 months… … more →
The Maremma: An Ancient Racing Breed
workingcollies wrote 4 weeks ago: Not really. Maremmas are a centuries-old livestock guardian breed, of whom you’d expect general lazi … more →
Princess and the Pea: The Pursuit of a PC LGD Bed
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workingcollies wrote 1 month ago: An update for those who may still be losing sleep at night wondering if our livestock guardian dog, … more →
Grooming the Maremma Coat
workingcollies wrote 1 month ago: I’ve been really happy with the coat quality of our livestock guardian dog, Bronte. Maremmas are lon … more →
More: Sheep Summer Camp Fun and Learning
workingcollies wrote 3 months ago: The second stop of the KHSI Expo learning experience was to tour Jo-Le Farms in Scio, Oregon. Jon an … more →
Integrating Young Guardian Dogs With Sheep
workingcollies wrote 4 months ago: As I mentioned in my previous post, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking and experimenting with trainin … more →
Livestock Guardian Dogs in America
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workingcollies wrote 4 months ago: I really appreciate the below quote from the book Livestock Protection Dogs: Selection, Care, … more →
Livestock Guarding Dogs
alpinepub wrote 4 months ago: In the Gran Sasso mountains of central Italy, the Maremma is still an important member of the flock. … more →
Clever Bronte
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workingcollies wrote 5 months ago: Bronte seems to be more clever and interested in “things” than is convenient for a LGD. … more →
Hot Dog! (06/12)
artofmymind wrote 6 months ago: have you ever seen one of these? Great Pyrenees I had not, but I met one named Mookie (I think I had … more →
Friday Farm Daze...
Dancing Aspens Farm wrote 6 months ago: Catching up on a busy week… Dugur on alert... ~*~ Daisy ~*~ One year ago today... ~*~ Lambs on … more →
A Visitor...
Dancing Aspens Farm wrote 6 months ago: Yesterday afternoon Dugur our LGD sounded off his warning cry. Of course Zayne was about ready to g … more →
New Electronet
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workingcollies wrote 7 months ago: I ordered two more rolls of Electronet from Premier. Now I have four 164′ sections of netting. … more →
"Shoot, Shovel and Shut Up"
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workingcollies wrote 7 months ago: Our brave livestock guardian dog. I spoke with a neighbor this weekend who said she is having a terr … more →
The Odd Couple: Ears, Eyes, Bark and Bite
workingcollies wrote 7 months ago: Here is our livestock guardian pair, displaying their somewhat adversarial relationship. Neither one … more →
Living With Coyotes: Part 2
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workingcollies wrote 7 months ago: How to live in balance with your local coyote population? Here’s some of my thinking and learn … more →
Herding Mayhem
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workingcollies wrote 8 months ago: When we got Bronte the LGD, I was a bit worried about how things would go when she was first introdu … more →
