Donkey are known protectors of other animals. In the desert we keep them around our horses to fend off rattlesnakes. They eat less than horses, take up less space and generally cost less. Donkey's and chickens are two of the most underrated animals/pets that there are. Donkey's will protect other animals and also are great companion animals.

It's amazing how fearless donkeys are. Like, he just casually ambles up to the dog like "nah dude, not gonna happen. Move along now." Such wonderful creatures. Definitely one of the most underrated animals.

Donkeys are one of the most underrated farm animals. I rode horses for years and many folks have a donkey or two in the herd to ward off predators. They are huge characters as well. Really wonderful creatures. Much respect.

I grew up with donkeys in my yard... amazing beasts. Clever to a fault, stubborn and fucking fearless.... You can fool a horse any day of the week but not a donkey more than once... My favorite used to torment me like hell ... He had a good live thought... after his working days were over we collared him in an olive tree grove next to a river where he spent his last years, full in shade and grass and clear water. Once a year we would come to pick the olives and he would look at us toiling and Im sure he understood that he was free from labor and you could see the contentment in his eyes.... he had arthritis you see and when that became unbearable we had to take him out. My granddad did it , but he made sure I was there, I was just 13 or so.... "you should be the one that shoots him" he said to me, "but you are too young and you might miss and hurt him and that's not right" that's what he said before raising the gun an killed him instantly. And the beast knew what was going on and moved not an inch and welcomed death. I was late spring, that olive grove was just pruned and there where wood aplenty so we burned him on olive wood, in the olive grove, by the river. His name was Burtsos ... sound funny in English, but its even funnier in Greek .....

Donkey was like "Yeah, you BETTER keep walkin' ....that's what I thought "

Here in Ireland we use donkeys to protect calves, ewes and lambs from dogs. They were once used to pull turf carts and plough fields. It's rare enough now though. They are beautiful animals and a treasure on a farm. Always attracts people

My grandad had donkeys as far back as I can remember. My cousin in Ireland who grew up near my grandad now has a donkey; He's quite the character apparently. My uncle is always going out to visit and has lots of stories about the donkey's antics - The donkey keeps throwing a ball over the fence and then complaining until someone throws it back over

A friend of mine owns a small farm. When he first started it, he was having problems with livestock and break ins, so another farmer told him to buy donkey... he bought three 'cuz he's an over achiever. All his problems ended. And when his kids started driving, they would light off like air raid sirens when they came home late.

What a beautiful donkey. The sheep are his family and he will protect them. Love to the Donkey.

my two big donkeys kept my farm safe from coyotes.nThe mammoth donkey would go right out to confront any other animals that entered the pastures and when she brayed at night we discovered she was warning off the fox family that tried to get into the barn with the chickens. We did hear a yelp one night letting me know she had coyotes she was “discouraging”. Those dogs in the video are not hunting though but the donkey is letting them know that teasing the sheep is not allowed. We had a huge mastiff/shepherd mix dog who enjoyed racing around the pasture with the donkey, the donkey learning it was a game and not a threat. When they were tired, they both would drink at the pond side by side and then flop down on the grass for a nap right alongside each other. That was the only dog that the donkey allowed in her pasture.

Here in Pittsburgh there are teams of goats which are hired out to clear overgrown land. Each team goes out with a donkey which protects them from people entering the fenced off areas as well as dogs; they are pretty impressive in action.

Not only are they protective, they will laugh at you in your face too. Gotta love’em

My great grandmother from Germany bred mules and kept a donkey farm for generations; as far back as I could remember, I've always loved them. I knew they were smart and resourceful, but I had no idea how brave and loyal they could be. Definitely more than a one-trick-pony, so to speak

Had a donkey named Pete that would break up fights between horses. If two horses were fighting and the seen/heard Pete coming, they'd take off in opposite directions. And at least twice Pete killed wild coyotes that trespassed on the property.

I took ag classes and was in ffa in high school, and we had a rescue donkey on our farm. I don’t know what exactly he was rescued from because he was rescued before I was a student there, but even after having to be rescued, he was the sweetest animal I’ve ever known.

I've got a little hobby farm & one of my neighbors had 2 donkeys. The local coyote pack pretty much hunted wherever they wanted but they always stayed outside the fence from those 2 donkeys. 😁

I'm so glad you knew the dogs and they were smart enough just to pass through and give the donkey/mule a wide berth and importantly the donkey and sheep are safe and not harrassed or injured. She/he is a treasure, I'm sure you'll sleep better knowing they are around on guard..extra treats for this lovely animal...or maybe get them a pal? Donkeys get v lonely, that's why you see those videos that ppl sadly think are cute of donkeys braying and singing at ppl. They're a pack animal and lonely and need company of their own kind. Alpaca and llamas are used for guarding too. How blessed we are to have these relationships with animals.

Clearly that donkey was very patient with the two dogs...most likely NOT an uncommon meeting. Generally, donkeys would not have tolerated a pass that close to its herd by a strange canine.

donkey ain't playing, lol, it appears the pair of pups have been spoken to earlier also.

Donkeys have been known to ward off predators even as big as a mt. Lions.. They also have a very strong bite and will stomp predators out with ease. they are absolutely fearless animals with amazing character and greatly underrated!

Interesting how even though the dogs were not actually attacking, they still went into predator-mode by splitting-up ready for a 2-prong attack. Good ol' donkey.

The donkeys attitude is like: don’t you mess with me or my siblings. I’m the boss ok. So cute

Donkeys and Geese are two of the best barn yard guard animals to have around.

My big Jack does my inner perimeter, and my big mule does the outer perimeter. They are exceptional guard animals and well worth their keep.

Donkey: Hold my barley straw...

I like how the donkey goes out to meet them then escorts them through. Pretty clever.

Interesting. I saw a documentary about this a while ago. Donkeys are actually bred as guard donkeys, selecting them on certain qualities. A good guard donkey can cost up to $8.000. Apparently donkeys hate dogs or any animal slightly resembling it and will even attack hyenas.

Donkey flex! Love his dedication to keeping the flock safe. What a great addition to your little farmyard. :)

My family Raised sheep for 2 decades ( 64 sheep ) They were fenced in like this and a few times neighbors dogs got in and chased. My Father had words WARNING The neighbors to keep their dogs at home. They didn't and the dogs were shot. People do not realize that The stress of being chased by dogs Can Kill a sheep, and make pregnant Ewes Miss carry

Had a mutt rescue dog. Wondeful dog. Took her to a farm to rehome. They were worried the dog would be a problem for their herd of Alpacas. I left the dog with them for a couple days to see how things would work. Came back and they said when they brought the dog to the pasture to see the Alpacas, she gently walked near them, then sat down like a guard dog. In the next couple days, she ran off some neiborhood dogs and a coyote. She had found a home. She loved her new job as a guardian, and stayed there the rest of her days.

Donkeys are amazing. They've been brutalized and marginalized and trivialized but they are the best. And I love their hair and their eyes and just the overall sweetness.

Not a hesitation, a true spirit and a warrior, a guy in sandals supposedly rode one.

Donkeys will actively go after coyotes to and kill them! In Tennessee almost every herd has a donkey. They can be brutal, they will kill if they feel an animal is threatening.

Mr. Donkey takes his responsibility very seriously!! He is there to protect!

Very cool! He didn’t even go after them, just let them know to move on. I love donkeys and mules. 💞

That. Is. Adorable! That donkey is like, “MY sheep!” 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑

I adore Donkeys - so smart

Donkeys don’t much like dogs, coyotes or wolves. And they aren’t on speaking terms with cougars, either.

I love that the donkey clocked the dogs before they'd even entered the paddock and was alert and ready for them. The dogs must be friends not foe because they'd have been mush by now.

Someone I know with a small farm was finding that the cows were somehow getting out of the paddock and into the vegetable garden. It happened two or three times and the he thought that it was just some local kids being silly so he set up a camera to see if he could catch them. But it turned out that it wasn’t the kids (and you know where this is going ) it was in fact a donkey that he had in the paddock with the cows, that was lifting the rails down off the fence and making a hole so that the cows could just walk through. It was very kind of him wasn’t it?

Story: My late husband, suddly found himself managing a ranch. The banker know my late husband and his grandfather. The banker had 3 generation working with the grand dad. He had 1 yr to start to turn things around. 1 measure he did was bring in donkeys. Mostly giant donkeys, but not all. His cousins were hired as ranch hands. They were not happy about donkeys joining the herds. More work rounding up donkeys. 1 of his cousin was checking out the herd. He arrived in time to see a donkey flying over the horizon, “Now I better get that .....” the thought. He crested the hill just in time to see a ballet. The donkey had grabbed the coyote, threw it over the shoulder as it reared up made a 180 in the air, and came down on the coyote and proceeded to turn it into mush. It was about then that he noticed a couple dead coyotes one he had passed and did not see him the other one not far from where he was. A total of three dispatched in seconds. He had no idea that a doggy could do that, let alone any other equine. At that point the donkey started trotting back to the herd. It past him like he was not even there. When he got back to the ranch he told what he saw. He was no longer concerned about the herds with a donkeys on guard. It was noted, by the other Cowboys that they would see what they thought were remains of a coyote. After a while the Prairie was silent. All the coyotes had left.

the neighbors might want to keep better watch of their dogs if donkey gets a hold of doggie, doggie will be a dead doggie

I love staying at B&Bs with animals and farmstays. It's fun to interact with the animals. I stayed at one with alpacas where they encouraged guests to hug them to socialize them to humans. Hugging a baby alpaca, being head butted by a goat, or brushing a donkey will make your day.

Donkey security at its best “ ya names not down,ya not gettin in”

Donkeys are known to be territorial. So, even after three days, he knew these dogs weren't to be there. Give him a little more time in his new surroundings there, and he'll be a bit more aggressive and quick to chase them out. A friendly neighbor behind me bought one. I used to walk across his pasture to get to his house. Couldn't do that after the donkey arrived. Damn thing would bite and kick at any trespassers into his plot. I lived rural most of my life, and the only thing I hated about it was neighbor's dogs. I'm talking people with no sense, that let their dogs run free, despite being warned and even cussed by neighbors that continue to complain about their dogs going after their stock, causing a nuisance, growling at people who are in their own yards, chasing kids on bikes in the road, etc. Pet owners that are responsible keep their pets safe. The only way you can do that is to keep them on your own property. Twice I was attacked by loose dogs while walking on the road. Once after my truck broke down, and once coming home from hunting. When dogs run free and get a distance away from home, and run with other dogs, they can be an unpredictable threat to anyone. Completely different attitudes that when they are home.

He protec He attac But most importantly He got sheep's bac

Donkey deserves some waffles!

I LOVE Donkeys! My friend just brought one home to her farm to protect her flock from the coyotes! She's in love with her and calls her Donna Quixote ❣

Those dogs were lucky there was no farmer around with a gun, very irresponsible dog owner

Well, folks, if you didn't already know! A donkey is basically a horse with an attitude the height of the Kilimanjaro... :D

Dog: Hey look, a free meal! Donkey: Not on my shift.

Disgraceful that those dogs were allowed to run loose around livestock, but that donkey walked like he meant business. 👏👏👏

The donkey is pure gold, he's wonderful, he protects the sheep

Learnt something new about Donkeys. That was touching , lovely that they are caring and protecting other defenseless animals. 👌😘🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

They are superb protectors. We have two that guard a small herd of less than two dozen cattle. Our biggest concern are feral hogs and vultures. The cattle can fend for themselves but the calves are vulnerable, particularly just after they have parted. They work in tandem with the dogs. The donkeys are protective of the herd and the dog will alert us right away once they sense that the cows have given birth and pinpoint the location.

beautiful. I wish we had them for our flocks when I was a kid. There were several occasions when dogs got in and went on an absolute carnage.

The white dog was interested in aggravating the sheep, for amusement, and possibly a little taste. The smaller dog figured out the score, pretty quickly and proceeded to leave. The little Jenny was amazingly calm and quiet, but meant business. Most Jacks would have been raising cain that could have been heard a couple of miles away. A surprisingly interesting and good video.

When we owned a Wild Burro adopted from the Bureau of Land Management you couldn’t ask for a better guard to watch over your animals. She rolled quite a few dogs in her day.

was watching with the sound up and when the donkey started making his noises both my dogs ran out of the room , and one is actually a herding dog. honestly the dogs seemed pretty chill in the video, tails wagging and such. Might have been different if donkey wasnt there but i dont think they meant any harm

Donkeys are smart wow!! I thought I seen everything lol. That was awesome!!! I guess when you're around the sheep everyday you get attached. Idk but hes a keeper ❤

This dog barks in fear, he must have already experienced some good kicking and biting from the donkey.

Donkeys are the best protection for a farm or ranch.

Dog: "I don't want you hurt your friends! They're my friends to!" Donkey: "Are you sure about that?" Dog: "Yeah!" Donkey: "Are you sure about that?" Dog: "Yes!" Donkey: "Hey! Look at me!.......are you sure about that?"

One thing I was told by a “ mule loving hunting guide “ a donkey and a mule can kick to the side much more effectively than a horse” . His mules had killed coyotes and a badger when they entered his fenced in horses and mules. The horses ran to the other side of the fenced in area and the mules ran toward the aggressors. When I found out we would be riding mules about 10 miles a day from our base camp I was disappointed. After riding them though some rough terrain daily for a week, I developed an admiration for these wonderful animals.

Those dogs never had intentions for the sheep, they were on a track just passing through. The donkey probably would have chased them off if things turned ugly.

Donkeys are fearless. Why do you think Shrek’s partner in adventures is Donkey.

Dog: dude come on, I'm trying to do my job and herd these sheep for the farmer. Donkey: go now, run along and tell your farmer that these are free sheep here, not slaves!

Watching videos like this makes me wish I lived out in the country even more than I already want to. Animals are much more intelligent than we give them credit for.

Dear Kambone, I've always wanted a donkey, and am so glad you found a loyal and brave one. All the very best to you, your family, and your beautiful farm -- from Lynn in Albuquerque [When I lived in Morocco, I hired an artist to paint a picture of a donkey for me, and it is hanging in my hallway right now. All the Moroccan donkeys have that dark stripe on their shoulders.]

The donkey knows the dogs game, not his first day at the rodeo. Amazing protective friend., We all need that friend, and to be that friend!

I recently moved to a rural area. One night I called my neighbor - a minister's wife - and told her I prayed for her two donkey's safety after I heard a pack of coyotes howling nearby. She laughed and told me it would be more appropriate to pray for the coyotes as her donkeys would stomp them to death if threatened. As a long time city slicker this news astonished me!

Donkeys have good memory too... You can easily travel with a donkey to the wild and they'll easily trace their steps back to the point of origin.

Thats kool, even the dogs knew the donkey intentions and totally respected his job duties. 🐶🐶 “ no worries donkey we’re just passing thru looking for trouble, but not here “

Now I want a donkey!

Donkey is like…I’m here all day dudes. Y’all come on back now, hear?

These dogs are family pets and are just fooling around. On my ranch we had those also. The big problem was an occasional pack of feral dogs. Worse thing ever, much more destructive than coyotes. Fortunately we also had a large burro "Jeremiah". He hated stray dogs and coyotes. If one of these came on the ranch it wasn't just a mild lunge, it was a head down, braying, hell-for-leather chase clear off the ranch about a quarter mile. He caught a stray dog once while I was watching. He ran over it, stomped it once, whirled around, grabbed it by the neck, shook it violently, dropped it on the ground and stomped it again. I think it was already dead at that point. Jere would walk away a few yards then suddenly, ears back, rush back to the dog and stomp it again. He was OK with our dogs, lucky for them.

Give that Donkey a dragon, and he wouldn’t be afraid to use it.

Donkeys are one of the best alarm systems you can have for livestock after a specially bred herd protecting dogs. like a Great Pyrenees, for example. I love donkeys.

I hope you let the neighbours know that letting their dogs roam through other peoples paddocks with animals in them is just not on. That could have turned out very nasty if those dogs were so inclined.

"Nothing to see here...move along...move along!" Reminds me of a bored policeman doing crowd control ;-)

Dang, that was a really nice donkey. Mine is faster than our hyper active pitbull. She will not tolerate any k9 looking animal near her fence line and makes sure everyone knows what she’s doing with a war cry.

Dogs weren't aggressive anyway but donkey was on alert anyway.

Donkeys are like the honey badger of the horse world. Donkeys don't give AF!!! Much respect to the donkey.

Donkeys given a heartfelt message to save his little precious queens. 👍

The dogs knew the score. They probably already had a run in with the boss baby ! She was not aggressive, very gentle. Nice video !

Here in Florida all the cattle ranchers have donkeys protecting the cattle from the coyotes.

I don't think the dogs were going to attack, but Mr. Donkey was there to protect in case. Good job Donkey!

Donkey - I see activity on the wire Dog - wazzup Donkey - Leave or I will snap your neck Dog - Yo man, chill

He protecc.. he attacc.. but most of all...HEEHAAW!!!!

Cool donkey, he was on it

In Canada, the farmer in the farm behind my house had cattle that he reared for beef. He also had a donkey and, I think, a mule. They did a good job protecting his cattle from packs of coyotes. However, if we heard coyotes in the night we would phone the farmer. Within a couple of minutes he would be out there with his gun.

Omg how wonderful, these are beautiful animals ❤️

Don't mess with the animals a donkey is guarding.

I would not tolerate the neighbor's dogs harassing my livestock. That's what rifles are for.

Title could be “Donkey casually walks towards dogs who are able to get to the sheep with ease”

Donkey was so calm. Must have known the dogs weren’t a real threat.

Donkeys are very good protectors. Love them

I love how donkeys don’t give a s.hit! Horses - so timid and compliant. Donkeys - No, I’m NOT moving. Yes I SHALL chase this dog away.

Looks like the pups know all about Mr, Donkey!

Donkey just saunters on over there like, "hold my beer"