When pups transition into new homes the first few nights can be challenging for them. This is often when reactive barking is learned because the pups don’t y...

Barking is the primary way LGDs protect their livestock – and themselves – from predators. Barking lets the predators know, before they come anywhere close, ...

Toys and bones may mean something different to the owner than they do to the dog. Most owners give toys and bones to their dogs to make them happy because th...

There are many reason to teach dogs new skills. Training done fairly helps to build the trust relationship between the trainer and the dog, but there are oth...

Mostly this blog is just photos for fun; they are too lovely not to share. The photo above and the three below are the Blush puppies at 12 wks of age. The pu...

I move the pups around the ranch and challenge them with new areas. The 12 week old Cameo pups thought today's challenge was lots of fun. This is Mckenna wit...

I haven't been very good at keeping up with posting photos and videos of these litters - and have been doing LOTS of training though so I think I have had my...

This is an amazing time in my life. I am at my happiest when I am with my white dogs. Even so, even I would not have thirty one puppies all at the same time ...

Renzo here is at the age that most LGDs are when they are surrendered to shelters and rescue situations. At eighteen months of age this very large, intact, a...

This smiling fellow is a five month old Sarika x Milan pup headed to his new home with his ten month old partner. At 80+ lbs he isn't just a puppy - he's a c...

This question comes up frequently when I place pairs of pups. I’d like to take a minute to give you my personal views on this issue and what my experience ha...

This beautiful structure was built by a recent buyer of a pair of our pups – oh how I appreciate buyers who care this much! The family had a building contrac...

Questions about this issue come up frequently when I talk with prospective buyers that are new to LGDs. I have never experienced anything like it with my man...

On November 27, 2019 Blush delivered eleven healthy puppies sired by our Centurion; this was their plan, not mine! Centurion got creative with the fencing wh...

At eight weeks we felt the pups were ready for their third transition to new ground. The creek field is always a favorite new place. The pups have only been ...

This year, as an added step towards bio security I took Cameo and Blush to a professional groomer who is a friend of mine. Rheanna closed her shop for me and...

This was the novel stimulus challenge for the day - these nine week old pups aced it. It took less than a minute for all of them to climb in - this demonstra...

When the pups are five weeks old I introduce them to "their" sheep - these sheep will stay with them until the pups are old enough to leave me. As the pups m...

This is eight year old Gracie giving a 20 day old pup a nice warm treat. I begin supplementing my puppies using Goat's Milk Esbilac Milk Replacement formula...

Your established LGD is a worthy, working partner on the property deserves consideration and respect. The dog may view the pups as new cool toys or interlope...