Starting from scratch with goats

[babsbag]

Hope your new pup is all that you hope it will be.

As far as the barking...my female toli/pyr only barks when needed, I didn't train her, that is just her. When she barks I listen.
My male toli/pyr barks a little more, but now that he is 2 he has settled down a lot. The nights are fairly peaceful.

The pyr/maremma that I had barked at falling leaves and falling stars and everything in between. He barked all day and all night. I dang near slept in the barn with him trying to train him, but I can't see, hear, or smell what he did so hard to say what triggered him. He drove me and the neighbors crazy.

Before getting my dogs I had many people tell me that theirs bark all night long, non stop. That is a horrible habit and not something a good LGD should do. There is no reason for it.

 

[samssimonsays]

I was told pyrs will bark non stop. Not true. Our boy was very dominant and barked a lot Yes. But, when my husband was home he was relaxed. If it was me, he was a bit more alert, anyone house sitting and he was high alert. The more comfortable We felt at hone the less alert he was. He'd lay at the top of the stairs of our split level and some nights he'd see his head in the top windows, it looked like Someone peeking in and he'd bark. Lol. But that's understandable! It was when our collie puppy would come running and see herself in the side windows and start barking that they'd really get going. I am glad you found a puppy. And that the breeder can determine a good fit for you and is willing to do that! We unfortunately bought our boy the day before he turned 8 weeks old. Wasn't until he was nearly 6 months old We found out it was not good for them.

 

[Onyx]

@babsbag I sure hope mine does not fall into the last category @_@ But it's impossible to tell ahead of time. I was going crazy reading from one source that "Pyrs aren't quite as noisy as some other LGD breeds" and then "Maremmas will bark to alert you of something important, but are not extremely barky like a pyr." It seems that in some cases whatever the breed that person fancies, they will talk up their good points and downplay the bad points I will just have to see how it goes and do my best.

The breeder picked me out a more laid-back pup since we both agreed that'd probably be best for my situation. As long as she is not so laid back that she fails to chase off the coywolves (wolyotes??) xD Hopefully this will mean she's not as apt to be a crazy barker. I lived with a room mate whose dog barked non-stop and it drove me nuts, but he was a very high strung, sensitive dog.

 

[Latestarter]

Congrats on the new pup! Glad you were able to get a true LGD breed and I hope & think it will prove just "right" for you! It's not like you have no experience with dogs... Since you will only have a small area for the dog to protect, I'm sure it will fare just fine against a coyote of any size. The only problem it might encounter would be against a pack, and in that case, i would think it would raise the alarm and have your assistance in fighting the pack off.

 

[LilValleyRanch]

What helps to protect from Coyotes is having a couple Llamas ( they guard your Goats) and they get along great with My Goats!!

 

[Onyx]

While I certainly wouldn't mind having a llama or two, I think I'll already be pushing it with grazing on my acre since I want to have a pony or two ^^; I hope to expand to more acres eventually, though.