Ours did that with our neighbors as well. He added them to his guarding perimeter. They were so in love with our Max. He just passed. He lived well past his breeds average.

@@deannfrey3469 I'm sorry to hear your dog passed. I believe she added us to her perimeter. 💯💜

Glad it was helpful!

I would get the livestock first and then the dog. Have the breeder keep your pup a little longer as long as they have it with livestock. Weeks are like months in a puppies brain development. They need to be bonding to livestock from 5 -14 weeks of age. If they are not bonded during that time, it could lead to roaming and other issues later in life.

Very interesting! Would a Maremma be a good guard dog if raised indoors?

Yes. My house is guarded by a Caucasian who loves our home and family. People claim you can't keep a Caucasian in the house, you absolutely can. Just raise them that way and they will guard you. Maremma can be used as a property guard dog. ​@@loudloveen

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Try placing his feces in the holes and filling them up as quick as possible.

Sooo many holes 🤣

To small of a pen, they need 5 to 10 acres to grow

Sometimes it seems to me they'll dig just to burn calories at that age, tire themselves out. More exercise can reduce digging. My adult Anatolian female will dig frickin elaborate dens, and mounds to sit on so she can see better, if I let her. She is an I credibly efficient excavator. If they're doing that, possibly a big dog house with a platform on top would help a little with digging.

We have been using the Invisible Fence Brand system on 6 pastures of 100-200+ acres in size for about 2 years now. We have also been testing the SpotOn Fence system. Both have pros and cons. The SpotOn Fence company is actively working with us to make improvements to their collar. A special LGD collar should be available sometime next year.

@@tamulivestockguarddog do you have a link?

Yes, you should be able to rebond them to goats. But understand that if the dog is past the 5-14-week timeline, the bond will never be as strong, and it may cause the dog to guard a neighbor's group of sheep instead.

@@tamulivestockguarddog oh wow that does make sense. Thank you so much!

Put them in a pen with a mature Billie or a cranky old nannie. They won't tolerate that behavior from the pups.

Facts leave them working people!

When you got her as a pup was she timid and hiding away from the rest of the pups? If so, she is always going to be timid towards anything she encounters and will not make a good LGD. When picking a LGD pup you should always pick the pups that come up to investigate you, but then leave after a few minutes. I would not allow her to be away from the livestock at any point. She needs to be in the same area as they are 24 hours a day. She should be feed with them also, but away from the direct area they are in so that food aggression does not start. Does she show any signs of being a guardian? Does she bark at strange things? Does she patrol the area she is in, and scent mark it? If she shows these signs, she will make a LGD still. If not, then she is going to be a farm guardian or maybe just a good pet instead. About 30% of LGDs do not make the cut so she may be in that percentage. I would encourage you to look at the factsheets on our website if you end up needing another LGD to guard your goats. I have lots of good information there about picking and starting pups. Also, she will be starting the "teenage months" soon and may start behaviors like chewing, chasing, lots of barking, digging, etc. You need to sternly correct those behaviors immediately before they get out of hand. I have more information on here and our website to deal with those behaviors. Get her fixed by 10-11 months of age so that roaming doesn't start when she comes into heat, or you will have a huge problem on your hands.

@tamulivestockguarddog she was curious about the goats and was going up to them to sniff/nose them when the goat headbutted her. She does bark at things she thinks are a threat is she is not in with the goats. She barks at the amazon driver when they drop off packages. She just doesn't like to goats. She was calm but willingly went to check out the kids when we got home. She thinks she is tough except with the goats. I will try keeping her in with them 100% of the time for a while and see if this helps. Maybe we let her spend too much time with us. The goats are close enough to the house that I can see them out the window. So I can correct any bad behavior.

@@GenetryHomesteadLGD should never be with human's full time unless you want a pet. They need to be with livestock all the time. That may be part of the problem. Leave her with the goats for at least 2 weeks and see how she does. Feed her with them and only give positive reinforcement to her with the goats. LGDs are hardy dogs. Our pups go out to pens at 8 weeks of age and only see us 3-4 days a week for 15 minutes. They do just fine during cold weather as long as they have bedding and livestock to sleep with.

@tamulivestockguarddog I want to say thank you. I put her in with the goats 100% and only went out to feed her. It has been a week now, and she is doing better. Not loving the goats yet, but she did brk at something in the night, and even though she doesn't follow them into the pasture, yet she does sit in the barn where she can see them. Another week, and she will probably like them. The nanny was giving her a playful nudge the last time I went out to feed her so the goats at least like her. And she didn't shy away from the nudge. So, thank you for telling me to suck it up and put her with the goats full time.

@@GenetryHomestead You're welcome. I'm glad she is doing better. I know it is difficult to judge when the proper time is to turn them loose completely. I've found that it's sooner than we normally want to. LGDs work well independently and are smart dogs. Stubborn and hate change, but smart dogs.

There are no LGD training programs that I know of that take outside dogs to train. Sounds like your LGD is in the "teenage months." Extra supervision and corrective measures are needed immediately to stop these behaviors. Chickens are one of the hardest animals to bond a dog to, and some say they really don't bond, only accept the chickens. If he isn't fixed yet, I would do that immediately. Yes, I know about the large breed stuff online, but that wasn't research done on LGDs. While LGDs are large breeds, they have specific issues that must be addressed. Having LGDs fixed at 10-12 months of age helps decrease roaming, resource guarding, and aggression. Once fixed it will take 30-60 days for his hormones to level out. In the meantime, I would recommend an electric training collar. Invirox is a good one that is inexpensive and has a good range on it. Just make sure that the dog does not see you when the shock happens. Otherwise, he will correlate you with the shock. Then he will either be scared of you, or he will only be good when you are around.

thank you so much!! i do have an e collar, but i never use it cuz i just cant get it on him with all that fur. he is the smartest and most sensitive dog i have ever had - even smarter than my border collie was. he totally knows whats up w the collar😂 it helps me so much just knowing about the adolescent phase thing! it didnt freak me out that he killed the chicken - i mean, i know we have to learn these things. it really scared me when he was so aggressive in guarding it. his is possessive of bones and skeletons he finds, but never never like that - i guess he felt it was a really really special thing. oh yes he was neutered at 6months and he is now 15 months. but anyways- thank you so much for the video and for taking the time to respond to me! i will do my best and not lose faith in him. he is such a good good dog.

Several years ago I had one that was like that, I tied the chicken around his neck and he ran trying to get it off, after 4 hours I took it off and he never touched other chicken ever 😊