TOP 5 LIVESTOCK GUARDIAN DOG BREEDS
ฝัง
- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 พ.ค. 2024
- Please support the Channel by checking out my affiliate links!!!
Become a Dogumentary TV Channel member!!!
/ @dogumentarytv
If you need Music and SFX: share.epidemicsound.com/ntptW (30day free trial)
For great web hosting cheeck out!!!
www.bluehost.com/track/zizinc...
Visit my Amazon store!!!
www.amazon.com/shop/dogumenta... / @dogumentarytv
There are so many livestock guardian dog breeds that it can be daunting to pick the right one for your small farm, hobby farm, or homestead. First, make sure to bone up on the basics of having a livestock guardian dog, ensuring that the choice to have one at all is the right one for your farm.
Livestock Guardian dog breeds are incredibly important for mankind. Living in cities and in neighborhoods, it can be easy to forget that the vast majority of the world is made up of cultures and people who rely on herds of animals for food. They exist in hostile territories and needs all the protection they can get. So, these dogs do their part and they do it well. Many people owe them much.
![TREASURE - 'KING KONG' COMEBACK SPECIAL [THE TREASURE SHOW]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/Jx1wyMaQzf0/mqdefault.jpg)
I love how the Kangals were looking up at the drone in the sky! Very observant dogs.
they look up all the time because they are checking to see any birds of prey that can swope down and kill a lamb or infant animal in the flock
I have a kangal. Good house dog. Doesn't drool much at all, can be trained. A little high energy, but there's ways around that. A big baby, really sensitive, does stand attention to any noise or perceived intrusion, but if once I say that person is ok or the noise is fine, or he even thinks I'm ok with it, then everyone's his best friend. Good with other dogs too, although he will try to be the boss, of course. Good boy.
The kangal will always be in that 1st place. I love this breed!
Dangerous though
@@Bambotb yeah to predators, anything that’s in its flock it will protect to the end, and that includes its human family. Did you even watch the video?
We have a Turkish kangal and he is such a suck to us but as soon as a predator comes around he’s ready to kill
The Great Pyrenee (aka Patou) is making a comeback in Europe as a herd dog. With wolves making a comeback in many areas, they have become the preferred dog for guarding the herds
Cant forget about the kangal🤗
Great Perineus is not the best dog to keep wolves away, many of them were killed in USA for example.
@@user-oc5ke5qr8n which one is the best for wolves
@@valley2thebay319 the usa idaho proj tested Kangal breed and from their words they were sucessful, strong and dominant to face wolves and agile and fast to catch coyotes.
I agree , the Great Pyrenees was a little under rated but now the breed is making a comeback in to being one of the most preferred guardian dogs.
Yeah Turkish kangal!! One of my favorite breeds, hands down
@kangal.appa Instagram one of the biggest Kangals in the world
They will eat a passing stranger that's the scariest part
They are beautiful
I don't even have a dog, but I like these videos. The narration is excellent! I appreciate the facts about each breed that would also affect decisions folks make about choosing a companion animal. I didn't know dogs could be nocturnal!
Love seeing Central Asian Shepherd (Alabai) on this list. Very versatile dogs. Unfortunately not very popular in the US.
3 best dog breed LGD is Kangal, Karakachan and Transmontano Mastiff, they were all tested in USA also with great success.
The Central Asian Shepherd is my favorite. They are on my must own before I die list lol.
I've had a two Kangals and two Central Asian Shepherds. Both breeds are wonderful but the central Asians are slightly more obedient and way more loyal.
Just got a female kangal, Rush. She's 3 months and marvelous. Already strong!
Great Job as always my friend!
This was such a EXCELLENT Video!! One of my favorites so far!!! 💕👏🏽
Beautiful shots Zeke! videos keep getting better and better.
Glad you like them!
Another great video, keep up the good work Zeke. You have the best Dog channel on youtube by far.
This channel is a wealth of information on all breeds. Thanks! You are doing a public service.
Need an All About Komondor video, love those dogs, and great live stock guardians
I have had many dogs in my life and most wonderful dogs at that. I have recently added a Komondor to my life. He`s been with me for 3 weeks now and I have to say I have never experienced such a wonderful animal in all my 50 years. I have managed to house train him in 10 days and he`s only 17 weeks old. What a lovely soul. He exhibits the protection gene quite extraordinarily for his age and has a heart of gold. I thank the universal energies for allowing me to have him in my life.
@@langzeekoei you added a fierce guardian to your family. Komondors don't get the recognition of being a fierce protector weather it be livestock or home protection. 140 lb pissed off giant with about 20 lbs of cords thats like body armor is not a good thing to go up against. There bark alone is enough for anyone to think twice before stepping any closer to what they claim as there territory or flock. Congrats on the big pupper
I love doggies and i love your channel! Thank you for your work
Thank you for this info these dogs are amazing
Well done! Never thought about the Central Asian Shepard but might be worth a look. Thanks!
Thank you finally a video about Livestock Guardians. Personal protection videos were honestly getting old.
Great video. Keep up the good work.
Great video!
I love your films they are packed with accurate information on each amazing dog breed, I started watching your films about 3 years ago.
My favourite films are the ones with Brenda at Chinco Ranch, now I have two live stock guardians, a Polish Tata Shepard dog and a Spanish Mastiff, neither dog breed I had heard of before your channel now I love them, thanks Zeek 🇬🇧❤️💙❤️🇬🇧
Keep up the Good Work
Love your channel bro!
Me too!
dang! Nice editing😁
Great video. I’m from Texas and it’s so hot it looks like the Kangal or Anatolian would be best for the climate.
Indeed. I have an Anatolian/Maremma. Her coat is not so fluffy as a full Maremma. She liked shade when it's hot, but endures our Temps well. Snow? No problem. In Winter I get up to check things at night, she is laying in middle of backyard, in a snowdrift. Head up, looking around. Happy as can be.
Really nice....and important what you said at the end about us relying on LGDs x
Great dogs here!! 🐶🧡🏴
Komondor dogs are pretty cool, still very much a working dog under the more unique coat if you appreciate the aesthetics
Highly protective and extremely fearless. The komondor doesn't get the respect it deserves in my opinion.
The Spanish Mastiff deserves to be on this list.
Probably no. 6
Eats too much
@@tojumiladipo4698 Doesn’t eat more than the other dogs on the list. Doesn’t require much exercise therefore eats a moderate amount.
@@Mike-go4gb you will be suprised that the kangal eats less than all of the above.
Agreed
There are very good lgd´s in Romenia and in Portugal, it´ll be very nice if you made some videos about that breeds.
Perfect top 5.My favorite is Sentral Asian Shepard (ALABAI)
Doing a lot of research on this recently bed I’m planning on going semi off-grid within the next two to three years. I’m leaning heavily towards the Kangal for livestock protection as I’m going be keeping a good number of livestock.
Wish you the best I am also looking to do the same in the near future
Me too I’m going to college for sustainable food and farming military paying for it thank god wish the best of look in ur endeavors
@@ryananderson2004 Sounds like a solid plan and best wishs to you as well :)
@@ajaymo4875 Thank you!
Great video!
I've had many lgd and they are fabulous dogs. I currently have an akbash x kuvasz x pyrenees (looks and exhibits the akbash behaviors) and she's the best hiking buddy. I've owned 3 great Pyrenees. 2 of them were certified therapy dogs. I also owned a pyrenees x collie which was very friendly. And an anatolian shepherd cross which was also certified therapy dog.
I've met an armenian gamper on a sheep farm, what a dog!
My friend got some marema cross, they are fantastic too!
All of this to say that I'm sold on lgds, they are the bestest dog
They are the bestest! I acquired a Anatolian/Maremma 1 year ago. She has become a very good dog. Nobody will be coming over my fence stealing stuff again!
Recommend watching Caucasian shepherd documentary, here on youtube. Type in search and watch them in their own territory, on Caucasia
Have you done a video in Gull Terr yet? I liked through your playlists but didn't see one.
I own a beautiful boy that is mixed breed of kangal akbash bouvier des Flanders he is a great protector of his family I find his mixed with other guardians make him one of a kind
All these dogs are amazing with true talent! But the kangal steals my heart. Those dogs are very devoted to there job.
Anatolian Shepherd
Central Asian Shepherd
Spanish Mastiff
Best video
Love from india
I have two Kangals. Best dogs in the world. They require a lot of outdoor space, however. They are not suitable for suburban or apartment living.
I totally agree 💯. I had an Anatolian. He was the most incredible animal I've ever owned. I had a Turkish friend who told me "Shade" was a kangal.
I have a 3 year old kangal and a 1 year old Great Pyrenees , the Pyrenees already beats up his big brother and proves to be the leader he’s a great dog , he stays active all night barks constantly and if a predator comes close to our sheep or chickens and they get too close they will chase the predator until they kill it
Both breeds are beautiful!
Very informative video. It would help if you mentioned the life span of each breed.
They are big dogs. All relatively short. 13yrs ~
If you are looking for "science" Coppinger did a study about livestock guardians. He used 3 breeds and 2 crosses: Maremma sheepdog, Anatolian shepherd, Sarplaninac, MaremmaxSarplaninac, AnatolianxSarplaninac. Of course they were all working dogs, not from show kennels. At the end they were all good, but a bit of preference for the Maremma can be seen, of course the real Maremma sheepdogs, who live in the italian region Abruzzo. The category studied were: aggressiveness to sheeps, attachment to the flock and effectiveness of protection.
I'd love to see one on the nomadic breed such as the azawakh! They seem really rare in the USA and I can't find any good info on them
I always wanted to know the difference between an Anatolian Shepherd and the Kangal
One reason great Pyrenees’s make such great family pets is that they were essentially made to hate nonhuman predators but allow people to pass. Many Pyrenees’s work where there are many people who pass, although they will often bark at the person and deter them from getting close to the flock they rarely attack people. They also vary rarely chase people. Ok n the other hand if you’re a wolf, fox, coyote, etc..you’ll probably want to run.
The Caucasian Ovchaka Shepard should be on this list.
COM SÃO MARAVILHOSOS
Croatian tornjak is in my opinion the best dog for this job. He can fight off 2 wolves,and legends say 2 tornjaks can safely defend flock from a wolf pack or even bears. Check it out
Aha, dva vuka malo sutra.
@@igorcvetkovic5495 moras nadodat malo da zainteresiras ljude 😂
@@igorcvetkovic5495 moras nadodat malo da zainteresiras ljude 😂
Great Pyrenees are amazing and I would have placed them on top of the list. Unlike other breeds, they stay with the livestock at all times. Also, the Alabai is great for guarding against bird predators as well as land ones, they mark their territory and don’t wonder off like other breeds do.
I know many people who have livestock and generally speaking: Pyranees do not stay near the livestock as much as others, they sometimes wander too far. And hands down, they do not do as well against large predators, you will have more losses. They are still a great LGD, but many other options are better
@@hammothw4814Absolute agree. I do have a Maremmano Abruzzese and though these two breeds look like twins, Maremmanos stay with the livestock. My neighbor owns five Great Pyranees… I‘d always choose a Maremmano.
Kangal and anatolian are the same breed. Also, you might want to take a look at the romanian livestock guardian breeds
The Anatolian Shepherd is not a true breed but rather, as DNA studies have confirmed, a Kangal mongrelized with any various local dogs. The DNA of the Kangal and Central Asian Ovtcharka dog breeds are so close that scientists consider them the same breed with topographical variations in appearance and structure.
That's like making a list and having the Mastiff five and the English Mastiff one. If you want to say they're a different breed they should still be number one and number 2 because their characteristics are almost exactly the same. Anyway I like the video
They are genetically distinct dogs
Great list but I think you should've done a top 10 because there's many dogs that are as good or almost as good as these 5.
Will you do the Boz shepherd
Kangal is my fav too but the differences with anatolian are so small you missed a chance to rapresent some other breed too.
Spanish Mastif, Dog de Bordeaux, Caucasian, Karst and Illyrian sheperd or Tornjak could fit very well or even something different like a Maremma sheperdog.
The Dogue de Bordeaux is not an lsg.
Yes Kangals and Anatolians do have a very similar appearance, I have thought so for years.
Some of the Great Pyrenees shown looked a lot more like a Kuvasz.
You prolly dont give a damn but does anybody know of a trick to get back into an Instagram account??
I stupidly forgot the account password. I appreciate any help you can offer me.
@Adam Onyx instablaster :)
@Brantley Bradley thanks for your reply. I found the site on google and Im in the hacking process now.
Seems to take quite some time so I will get back to you later with my results.
Imo Bakarwals are pretty good lgds aswell, but they're almost unheard of
I own 2 Great Pyrenees!! Wonderful dogs who are definitely awake at night
Oh I can’t decide, Great Pyrenees are sooo beautiful and I love them to pieces!
But I also really really love the kangal. Dogs are ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Great Pyrenees are much bigger than what the internet says. My puppy is almost a year and already 115. He will end up between 140 to 160. Thats about the weight most run. Although ive seen many that are an in shape 180 to over 200 pounds
Good if you could do a vid on Sarabi Mastiff from Iran
The Caucasian Shepherd In my opinion is one of the best life stock guardians
Lifestyle yh
Livestock my bad
it depends on your situation. the Caucasian Shepherd is not as fast or has the endurance as some others.
@@hammothw4814 yes but it has more muscle
@@tyrannotherium7873 if you have a large flock, they are just not as good as regularly circling the perimeter to defend, they will get tired faster, plus they need to eat a lot more than Kangals or Central Asian Shepherds.
so it just depends on your situation. if you have a smaller area and less livestock, then they are better at their jobs
Beautiful dogs. I am looking for a breed fit for goats, sheep and chickens. Something that can work in heat and cold. Arizona gets hot and up north some cold nights. We get a lot of coyotes and mt lions. I would need one that is built like a tank but gentle with our animal's. What would be the best breed? God bless
Do you have a video on history and difference between Anatolian Shepherd and [Sivas] Kangal ?
2:36 and 2:56, It is Šarplaninac .It is a shepard dog from Yugoslavia/Macedonia. Šar planina is a mountain and border between Serbia and Macedonia. That's how the name Šarplaninac came about. That means, Šar planina, that is Šarplaninac, it means a dog from Šar planina, Šarplaninac...
What about caucaisian sheperd. ofatcharka there good guardian
I have 7 Irish wolfhound kangal mix. at my Ranch.... with the average weight of 170 lbs..... I don't have problems with wolves anymore
Highest success rate of lgds on my list
1-Kangal and Alabai
2-Ovcharka
3-Malakli
Under number three you mention the Tibetan Mastiff, while the Šarplaninac (colorful dog) appears on the video. The Šarplaninac is a little-known breed that definitely should have been on the list of the top 5 livestock guardian dogs as well as caucasian sheperd.
you chose the 1st thumbnail 😆
What
Anatolian shepherd and kangal are different breeds?
the dog in the video is kangal which is a type of anatolian shepherd breed but there is an other anatolian shepherd breed called "malakli" which is very similar to kangal(some people argue it is even better). Overall Anatolian shepherd title may confuse people about breeds. Acording to FCI name of the breed is kangal/Turkish kangal/Anatolian kangal.
Anatolian shepherd has been used as a blanket name for Turkish shepherd breeds. But there are a few different breeds: Kangal, Akbash, Boz shepherd, Malakli and Kurdish mastiff. It’s to do with the breeding of phenotypes
There’s a video where it gets explained, it is confusing but he makes it clear and also says why it’s so important to the Turkish culture that the FCI should change their breed description of the Kangal
@@kevinbaconeggs3132 malakli is a mastiff type of a dog and not a sheepdog. Malakli and kangal are sometimes mixed to each other. Another dog from Turkey is akbash.
Anatolian shephard is a name which came from lack of knowledge about the dogs from Turkey. Following are the breeds from Turkey: kangal (karabash), akbash, malakli and tazy.
@@RRSambor Malakli is mixture of kangal and mastiff breeds, and today use for live stock protection in Turkey mostly mid Anatolia Konya region, I would call it a shepherd dog.
I apologize in advance because this is off top, do you have any knowledge of the Laizhou Hong. I would have emailed this question if I knew where to email it
Romanian shepherd excellent guard!
Does the Tibetan mastiff have mane like hair over the shoulders and down the back?
Not the original ones. The ones you refer to are Chinese bred and developed more sluggish, wolly and heavy.
What would be the best dog to guard livestock from dogs and people as that’s the only predators where I’m from.
Of course yes kangal and anatolian the best
Which one would be best for area that gets really hot in the summers? Any?
Kangals can handle heat
Would you recomend any of these for home protection?
@@robpoles2 thanks for the perfect answer...
I feel u
Im from bakersfield CA
And im buying a house soon... just tryna figure out what dog i want
Im a owner of a GSD right now... 21/2 year old male
And does exactly wat ur saying
The respect is their the loyalty and he does get agressive with a certain people...
He is the best thow..
But i dont like his hair hah
Cheers to @spartan7543 for this answear. I can totally confirm this,. I grew up with LGDs but would not recommend them to anyone, unless these dogs get a job they can truly work on. I will never get an LGD myself because I would't be able to provide it with a happy life. Those dogs should not be held as family dogs in my opinion cause they're bread for a purpose. Thats not to say they're not loving and affectioned animals.
Namibia not Not Nambia.......great video none the less!
I wouldn’t put the Great Pyrenees or Anatolian in the top 5, top 15 in my opinion but the rest no complaint
I totally agree
maybe you can do a talk on the biggest livestock guardian dog from turkey the AKASARAY MALAKLISI..close region where the kangal and the anatolian shepherd area is..i never hear about that breed.. i have read that the breed is the biggest of them all..bigger than the kangal or anatolian....thank you for your time mr dogumentary...
I don’t have a dog or farm homestead but if I did I’ll have those 5 breeds
My top 5 great pyrenees, spanish mastiff, central asian shepherd, caucasian shepherd, turkish kangal, the reason tibetan mastiff and anatolian shepherd arent here is becaue in my opinion they are just worn down versions of kangal and caucasian shepherds, anatolian shepherd was descended from kangal and the tibetan mastiff is mostly a luxury dog these days rather than a livestock guardian
An original dokyhi Tibetan is what you after if you need livestock guardian. Ignore all the Chinese mastiffs or pig mastiffs as they are fondly known. They breed for looks and coat not for tempremant. The natural protective instinct in true Tibetans has been breed out. True Tibetans work on their own all through the night without human direction. During day they are usually tied up . Hence the dokyhi. Meaning tied dog. Also a tsang kyhi is what monks use for protection. These breeds do not work the same as dog kyhi. They are specifically work for one master. The history of the Tibetan is fascinating if you ignore the mess the Chinese did to this breed. Now they are not popular and worth nothing there is thousands of them roaming wild allover China because the breeders just gave up because the price fell hugely. Disgraceful. But get an original Tibetan mountain dog and you be hard pushed to beat them. They are one of the original breeds of dogs in this world. Many breeds came from the Tibetan. Including the rottweiler.
The only negative point about the Kangal is that they wonder around abandon the flocks. for lonh periods durring the day.
I don't think great Pyrenees should be at the second position on this list, nowadays it's hard to find good working great Pyrenees and even though they are very effective against bears that were always present in the Pyrenees mountains they lost their ability to protect sheep from wolves since they disappeared from France in the 50s. Now that the wolves came back in numbers and that shepherds had to use lgd dogs the number 1 casualties are the great Pyrenees. The Armenian gampr is definitely more effective since it's always been a working dog and not a pet.
💯😎👍🏿good observation..agreed
We got one that's a literally the best dog we've ever had at the farm but we got extremely lucky finding him. Most these days are bred for like house living and it's sad cuz buster is like, the shi* lol
Tibetan Mastiff
Depends, in France they are working dogs only. The breed is still very well preserved here.
@@kebbesan There are definitely a lot of working Great Pyrenees in France but far from only. I personally know 3 people that have one as a pet and seeing them is a common sight in my city, which is close from the Pyrenees. Maybe you live in Paris that's why you don't see them as pets
Is there a short haired livestock guardian?
What about the Armenian Gampr ??the one and only LGD
We have a GP mix and she’s amazing.
I thought the Anatolian Shepherd was also know as the Kangal? Please explain the difference?
I have a mixed. Breed of most beautiful dogs kangal Bouvier des Flander akbas
Song name
Difference between Kangal and Anatolian? Seem extremely similar
Qartuli Nagazi 🇬🇪🐕
Can you have a male Akita with a bunch of female ?
You need to add the lifespan and size in weight of the breeds.
Kengal and Anatolian Shepard are basically the same dog... ib have a caucasian ovcharka... they're unmatched
There are quite a lot of huge dog breeds in Middle East region that mostly has not been not talk about or not a lot of people knows about, these are a list of some of them
Caucasian Shepherd Dog :
th-cam.com/video/oS4ruwd6S4Q/w-d-xo.html
Turkmen alabai
th-cam.com/video/60edfQg8Nho/w-d-xo.html
Rusian central asian sheperd :
th-cam.com/video/oKxFVzcnnkM/w-d-xo.html
Dagestan Volkodav:
th-cam.com/video/c5PoIKE_0CI/w-d-xo.html
Turkish boz :
th-cam.com/video/TgiBVP_Cewo/w-d-xo.html
Anatolian sheperd :
th-cam.com/video/R3cxk0NgPbA/w-d-xo.html
Anatolian sheperd is no pure breed its a mix of all the Turkish breeds that why there is no standard in the height and weight in result of that some are huge
Turkish akbaś:
th-cam.com/video/v7B__-p_gto/w-d-xo.html
Turkish malakli
th-cam.com/video/zl7s_dmZzV0/w-d-xo.html
Iran sarabi dog
th-cam.com/video/Rqn_tp8AM54/w-d-xo.html
pishdar dog
th-cam.com/video/_wYbxMF_--I/w-d-xo.html
afghanistan kuchi dog:
th-cam.com/video/VgCu0aNkK1o/w-d-xo.html
And there are some more breeds
I'm a native romanian and I grew up near sheep, cattle and everything nedeed on a homestead farm. We had shepherd dogs, native romanian, German shepherds and hunting hounds, transylvanian hound. I still keep in touch with friends and relatives in the country side, high hills region with sheep been kept high in the mountains, involved in keeping sheep. Conclusions:
- kangal, central Asia and Caucasians fight a lot among themselves. They do not cope with native dogs. They also hurt each other pretty bad. They do bad against bears. They go physical, get hurt and permanent fear from bears. They are too big and too slow to fight bears. They are also too big, slow and not enough stamina to keep with the sheep flocks on the steep mountains. They roam quit a lot and all three breeds, when they are more, they roam the woods at night and kill wolfs. No good for environment. Young ones, alone, get lost in dense woodlands. Also the young ones, during wolf night attacks are lured by wolfs in to the woods and eaten. They are quit aggressive against people. From the mastif/molloser breeds the best results, except the native breeds - carpathian shepherds and mioritic shepherd, have been notice in mastino espagnol, but only for wolfs, not bears. And also not high up in the mountains, only in medium high hills and in the traditional pastoral way of keeping sheeps. The best sheepdogs are the one adapted to your geography, local predators and way of keeping sheep. Take also in mind that sheepdogs work in packs. You need them to work together, not fighting and hurting each other. Also having to manny dogs in a packs will make them lazy and they will fight to much. Wise shepherds in my native country are trying to balance the back with medium light dogs, especially females, hard working how are patroling constantly the saroundings especially when flocks are moving. Wolfs and bears attach during the day too. They also need to be brave and aggressive enough to block the wolfs until the big muscle come. And you need big boys too. Several males how can go physical in case the wolfs are pushing. Also, a good shepherd dog against wolfs is not alwaysgood against bears. Big dogs are good against bears.
In our native country, the wolf type dogs, FCI group 1 dogs performs better then mollosers. In other countries, mollosers do. Depends on geography, predators and way of doing your business.
All the best.
Boerboel should of been in this video
The Boerboel is a guard dog isn't it
@@-_FENRIR_- livestock guardian dog like this video
It's an all rounder farm dog like some other mastiffs are/were, but it's not a true LGD in the sense that these molossers are.
Wow cant believe people brake check semis i so wish a cop was beside u n saw that shit
Antolian shepherd, kangal, aksaray malaklisi, alabai ,akbash ,caucasian shepherd and Mongolian mastiff Is best
In the film shooter it was a broholmer not an anatolian shepherd .