jambi1214
Loving the herd life
I am newer to raising sheep but have expensive dog knowledge. However, I got 2 akbash last year and although amazing in so many ways, we struggled with aggression with our pets and keeping these dogs on the property. We no longer have them. With that being said, I know I needed a LGD for my sheep as we do have coyotes. I knew a male was out of the question due to aggression. We got a Anatolian/Pyrenees/Akbash female raised.with the sheep.Raised her a bit differently in the sense she is a working dog. She was wild as a puppy so did have to separate her for a bit with lambing. But she also would get out of any fencing we had and the sheep were following. My husband wanted to get the electric fencing but I was terrified. I also was certain the dog would get out. 3 weeks later, can't thank him enough. The sheep and got have not got past the fence once. The dog got shocked one and I was at a distance to teach her and be there. She won't get near it and is now safety and happily on 5 acres with sheep I don't have to put in barn at night. Saving me cleaning work and just extra steps. My dog is happier and pasture is protected. I would suggest electric fencing to anyone with sheep and a LGD dog as they are known to be tougher to confine to smaller areas (we have 6 acres). It was also much less expensive to do then other fencing options, can be moved since we used mostly electric step in posts, and newer sheep will not learn to escape.