Is it time for my LGD to go?

[Tea Chick]

Sorry you had to put your dog down Tea chick.
Not all dogs make the cut and often they are not trustworthy to be a pet either.

LGD stands for Livestock Guardian Dog.

Thank you.
Yeah, he was good with the kids, but we couldn't trust him with anything he might think might be food.

Thanks. I knew it would make perfect sense and seem so obvious when someone told me what it stood for. First thing I thought was I should have thought of that!!!

 

[Womwotai]

I'm just throwing this out there because I've read the whole thread and haven't seen this suggested. Since he is licking the mineral tub and guarding it from the sheep, is it possible his own diet is deficient in something and therefore he sees the mineral tub as something of value that he needs to keep for himself?

 

[Pips]

Guardians can bond (herd/territory bond) with anything ... truly. If not given a specific task or even you have. Usually happens with late puppy homing. But if something was born in there or one of the younger herd used the mineral tub for some purpose he could attach to it. I have seen this before, protecting a foal from goats, a crib that hasn't been used for 3 years, etc ... just misdirected bonding.