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Rebecca on New addition
Seda, at 11 weeks, is Blue Heron Farms’ newest livestock guardian dog in training. My hope is that she’ll grow up to be a sharp, keen, sweet and decisive guardian.
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Rebecca on The indomitable Archer
Archer, at almost 2 years old, has a unique place in our livestock guardian dog pack. Illness almost derailed him. But he’s not done yet.
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Rebecca on Meet Finnick, our newest livestock guardian dog
Welcome to the newest LGD member of the BHF team: Turkish pup, Warrior’s North of Chasing Sheep Ranch — also known as Finnick.
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Rebecca on We’ve been busy. Here are the top 5 things you need to know.
Sometimes, social media can’t keep up with the speed of life. We’re still here, doing our thing. Promise. A lot has happened in the past few months. A lot. To catch you up, here’s a handy list. A Top Five, if you will. In no particular order.
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Rebecca on Meet Punica, our newest livestock guardian dog
Punica, our newest addition, in her first full day at BHF. She and Maya trailed the sheep back down for the evening.
This week, a reinforcement arrived for our livestock guardian dog team: Punica, a Turkish LGD bred by Farei Kennels, in Maine.
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Rebecca on Wildlife on the farm
Our farm is a little slice of heaven, and we have the pictures to prove it.
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Rebecca on The value of a livestock guardian dog’s intelligence: part 2
Maya, at 2 years old, is proving to be a wise mentor for yet another LGD puppy. This time, it's Archer, 12 weeks.
Archer is doing well. And Maya is doing what she does. Reading the situation and responding in kind. First off, sheep etiquette. We’ll see what other lessons she has for him in days to come.
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Rebecca on Meet Archer, BHF’s newest livestock guardian dog
Archer, a 12-week-old Armenian Gampr-Turkish Boz puppy, joined our farm. (Photo courtesy of Black Tie Affair)
I need another LGD yesterday. And, so, I introduce Archer, a 12 week old Armenian Gampr-Turkish Boz cross.
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Rebecca on When a livestock guardian dog dies too young
Houdini, or Houdi, as we called him, was as loyal to us as they come and a fierce protector of our sheep.
Houdini, or Houdi, our 5-year-old Akbash cross LGD, was a godsend to our farm and will never be forgotten.
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Rebecca on The value of a livestock guardian dog’s intelligence
There is a lot of talk of intelligence with LGDs. I’m not sure how often people consider the value of discernment and ethics, within that intelligence. Maya has taught me that value.
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