The Natural Way to Protect your Farm from Predator's
Here at Liongate we have a predator problem. The cougar population in Southern Oregon has outgrown its space. As territory becomes an issue these beautiful cats become lazy and eat livestock. We use Livestock Guardians to keep our Bluefaced leicester sheep safe. We also have an issue with loose neighbor dogs, coyotes, foxes, skunks, opossums and a local eagle that likes to hang out during lamb time.
We LOVE Tibetan Mastiff's they are the perfect answer to this overpopulation problem.
They are the right mix of intelligence and independence to keep our flock safe. We also have a Maremma in training...a white LGD
We run two or three per zone (usually 3 if we have one training) and we have a pasture that we affectionately (sarcasm there) call the kill zone. It is the main area where we have lost sheep and we run 2 dogs out there with no sheep most of the time to keep the cats warded off.
For those of you who know us, you know that we use our dogs to protect our farm business. And you know we do this with prudence and attention to detail. Our dogs are and investment that we have made purely with the intent to protect our stock from death. If you have sheep it is an investment worth its weight in gold...dollars did you know it costs $1368.00 to replace a sheep that was killed by a cougar and raise it to breeding age? When a sheep is killed you lose its fleece, its meat and its unborn offspring. It has a long lasting affect on genetics. Not to mention that my sheep are my children. They all have names, individual personalities and each one holds a special place in my heart.
