What does a Good Livestock Protection Dog Do?
• What Not to Expect from a Livestock Protection Dog • The Effectiveness of Livestock Protection Dogs • The Breeds • Specific Breeds • The Past and Future of Livestock Protection Breeds • Selecting a Puppy • Cost • Guarantees • Locating a Breeder • Selecting Your Puppy • The Puppy Arrives • Introducing and Bonding Your Puppy to Livestock • Boundary Training • The New Puppy and Other Dogs • Chewing • Feeding Your Puppy • Basic Training • The Adolescent Dog • Overactive Dogs and Escape Artists • Socialization • Posting Signs • Sexual Development • Physical Problems • Your Dogs Safety • The Mature Dog • Caring for Your Dog • Handling Aggressive Dogs • Diet for the Mature Dog • Changing the Dogs Routine • Lambing Time • Continuing Education • Specific Behavioral Problems and Solutions • Escaping • Aggression Toward Livestock • Aggression Toward Other Livestock Protection Dogs • Aggression Toward Herding Dogs • Aggression Toward People • The Livestock Protection Dog that Wont Protect • Use
