Not according to all the studies out there.....one study puts your Airedale pretty high on the list compared to the GR. The studies are all a little different in their statistics, but goldens barely even feature on all the lists.
Labs are the number one family dog for a reason, for several...
Don't get a donkey! You don't have enough pasture for one and they tend to stomp on lambs....had one here that was the sweetest thing ever to humans but was like a demented animal over new lambs, tried to stomp the ewe and baby and also the LGD pup. Here's a few vids but I've heard many, many...
Not sure where you live but if you get sheep and/or goats, you'll likely need to get a livestock guardian dog to protect them....and that dog will take care of your woodchuck problem pretty quickly, if it's any sort of good LGD at all.
Good luck with that. I've seen a HUGE uptick in the prices of purebred dogs these past few years. Used to you could put your hands on a Lab for around $300 and sometimes for free, but around my state you can't touch one for under $900-$2500 now. I'm sure goldens go even higher.
For some...
If you'll have chickens, take the Border collies off the list....they are also known for being nippy of children. They herd, are obsessed with herding, MUST herd.
Catahoula will need a very strong owner or they will own you. Golden retrievers make excellent family and farm dogs.
I've...
What a surprise... :rolleyes:
In essence, it was a news story about FactCheckersdot.org~who police information about the vaccines on FB~ and who funds them.....Johnson and Johnson funds them. What a surprise....not. Nothing like having the fox in the hen house. And, of course, that video...
You might want to choose a mild buddy for her, possibly another weaned lamb, and pen them together for awhile so she gets used to other sheep slowly.....then put the two of them back in with the flock together so she has a friend in the crowd.
You'll want an Akbash and just socialize it to your family instead of putting it with the stock as a pup. Best dogs ever for both purposes and you'll find plenty of Akbash breeders out west. Best family/guard/stock dog I ever had was an Akbash and I could take her anywhere....she even got her...
That's exactly the point I came to about 10 yrs ago, where I was no longer holding down a job for the first time since I was 14....depending on someone else for your living after that is a hard, hard thing to do. I had to trust the Lord that it was where He wanted me to be in life, despite...