Tag: livestock guardian dogs
March musings on warm weather plans, pet dogs
People make the mistake of keeping their pet dogs away from their livestock dogs. It doesn't have to be that way, according to Tarma Shena.
Brains are make-or-break for livestock guardian dogs
Meet Lira. Her confidence in Tarma Shena took time to develop, but she has never questioned her own skills. Smarts that girl has in spades.
How should we define a livestock guardian dog’s intelligence?
Does thinking differently, having different priorities, or different solutions make a species more or less intelligent than humans? Why do we care so much?
Adapting livestock guardian dogs to fit farm needs
Tarma Shena takes a look at how the dogs she breeds now are better — and not better — than the ones she bred years ago.
How to add a new livestock guardian dog to the pack
Tarma Shena discusses why a solid, healthy livestock guardian dog pack is important, especially when adding an outside dog.
New livestock help livestock guardian dogs learn
Each livestock guardian dog processes information differently and that is never more apparent than when Tarma Shena adds a new type of livestock.
Training ‘nuts and bolts’ with young livestock guardian dogs
Tarma Shena turns to her veteran livestock guardian dogs to help teach her young pups lessons, as she tightens training up before the winter season.
When training livestock guardian dogs, keep an open mind
With her two new livestock guardian dog puppies in training, Tarma Shena works to adjust expectations and methods to fit their learning styles.
A tale of two puppies
One puppy is easy. The other has sass and intelligence to spare. Tarma Shena begins her journey in raising them both, individually, and as part of the pack.
Finding normal ‘north of most things’
A pandemic-weary Rebecca Miller gets away and finds a sense of normal "north of most things."
