Livestock Guards are dogs that prevent predators from attacking their charges. These are usually large dogs able to fight off predators of any size. Although sometimes confused with herding dogs (also called sheepdogs), they protect the flock from outsiders, as opposed to sheepdogs who control the movements of the flock. Sheepdogs work with the shepherd, […]
Friends of Animals (FoA) advises that the Humane Farming Association in California (HFA) announced it plans to escalate its campaign to stop “Egg Products Inspection Act Amendments of 2012”, HR3798. Bradley Miller, National Director of the HFA said, “The egg industry is seeking to establish egg factory cages as a national standard that could never […]
The words “low” or “moderate” referring to trainability are used to indicate dogs that may be willful or stubborn. It is not an indication of a dog’s intelligence, but rather its desire to follow instructions. Herding and retrieving breeds are more likely to be highly trainable because those jobs require the ability to follow human […]
