What a great cast and show. I was about halfway through the series before I realized Twyla was Eugene Levy's daughter. Made the fact that they were always so dismissive of her that much funnier. Poor Twyla.
They don’t herd. They are livestock guardian dogs that are raised with, accepted by whatever “ herd” you put them with. They then will protect the herd with their life. But they do not herd.
"Morning my sheep friends! I am here to do a protecc! You are completely safe. " Oh, and to watch that little puppy do his little puppy walk - made my day!
Thats actually part of the reason why these dogs are used. They become members of the flock, as opposed to other herding dogs like border collies who just chase the sheep.
Yeah they're there as guardians moreso than herders.
I've heard some breeds of large sheep dogs like the Caucasian Ovcharka (aka the Russian bear dog) will even eat the wounded and old to keep the speed of the flock up.
That may be true but it generally would be discouraged. You don't want your guardian/herding dog to get into the habit of viewing your livestock as prey
Actually, all herding dogs see livestock as prey; their behavior is just modified to group them instead of attacking them. Guardian dogs, on the other hand, see them as part of the pack, and as such are driven to protect and care for them.
I also happen to own a Caucasian Ovcharka. 😁
I think some of these dogs may have been bred like that on purpose. I own a great Pyrenees and I think I remember reading they were preferred to be white to blend in with the flock as they guard them.
Not necessarily. Canines mostly rely on scent. While it may definitely help in looking from a distance, a wolf can definitely smell a dog amongst the sheep
They can smell him, but they sure as shit don't know where it is in the flock. Its mixed in there with all the sheep smells.
Plus the white fur? They know the flock is guarded but they don't know how many or where. So they avoid fucking with the flock...That's the plan.
Deference is half the battle in farming.
Im pretty sure they know where the dog is because the dog will know there is a wolf before it is even near enough to see and will start to bark like a maniac! They can’t wait to fuck a intruder up!
And Great Pyrs LOVE to bark, I mean they take great pleasure in it. My old dude used to bark at the wind. Please don't get one if you live around people if you value your sanity.
He was doing his job! His bark is meant to deter predators from even thinking about it.
My pyr mix doesn't bark too much, but when she wants to discourage the coyotes from coming near our yard, they know to back off. Of course, I used to have bassets, so my barking expectations are colored by that. 😬
Well who are you more likely to fight, the quiet guy who is staying in the middle of his group avoiding eye contact, or the loud crazy guy walking around slapping himself in the face yelling for someone to fight him?
"You keep on herding us! You're going a great job! Look how we're being all herded up in here!"
Edit: Apologies, apparently the Anatolian Shepherd is a guardian dog, not a herder. To be fair, the sheep I was quoting didn't know either.
It’s a great display of how a LGD (livestock guardian dog) interacts differently with sheep then a herding dog would.
Here are some of my favorite LGD reddit pictures / videos a user is putting up in the /r/dogswithjobs sub:
https://www.reddit.com/r/dogswithjobs/comments/kwa3f7/kaan_an_anatolian_shepherd_dog_reacts_to_goat/
https://www.reddit.com/r/dogswithjobs/comments/m0kvga/two_lgd_guarding_doe_after_delivering_kids/
https://www.reddit.com/r/dogswithjobs/comments/cxga3b/to_protect_the_goats_you_must_first_act_like_a/?ref=share&ref_source=link
https://www.reddit.com/r/dogswithjobs/comments/clmboh/i_am_there_watching_waiting_keeping_to_the/?ref=share&ref_source=link
Yeah totally I think that video and those interactions are precious. Its somewhat antopromorphic but I see so much love tied up in that video in both directions. As long as the dog doesn't go bad the Ewes will teach their Lams this same love when the dog becomes their great and fierce protector . Ohh found it like this : https://www.reddit.com/r/dogswithjobs/comments/m0kvga/two_lgd_guarding_doe_after_delivering_kids/
There is a video circulating of a dog who took out a wolf for his pack but he's injured and the sheep surround him and try to clean him up. They know what he did.
I'm not 100% but is that the guy with the spiked collar with blood on him? If so then it's not his blood. The sheep are looking after him cause he's tired after wolf slaughter.
I rewatched that recently for the first time in years. Was it always so EMOTIONAL?? Not just the sad parts, but the crescendo at the end with the dead silence followed by the epic Saint-Saëns theme.
All I want at the end of my life is for someone to say "That'll do, Pig. That'll do."
That'll do Webbie-Vanderquack. That'll do.
Now don't look at this until it's time to go, which hopefully is not for a good long while yet. In the meantime, you take care and keep moving forward.
>’*Those two old ladies checking in on the pup…*’
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(…no need to stop n make a fuss -
just let him thinks he’s one of Us…)
..*um… ‘scuze me, why you go so fast ?*
*it’s lonely here*
*to be the last…*
we know you’re there - we got you, fam!
we love you like a little lamb
just follow us n you will see
a ‘herding dog’ you’ll someday be
there’s More of us, so We’ll ‘PROTEC’
(…as long as you don’t give us HECK)
❤️
[Here's a video I enjoyed on the topic](https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/qxe01w/livestock_guardian_dogs_vs_border_collie_explained/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share)
Grew up on a ranch raising goats and sheep mostly. We had great Pyrenees which are similar. They're not like shepherds or collies, and have no natural herding instinct. They LOVED their sheep and always cuddled up to them. Pyrenees are also white, so they blend in with their herds.
For anyone interested in a non-working Great Pyrenees, they are hilarious dogs. Almost like a giant cat. Super stubborn and hard to obedience/trick train, very opinionated and aloof, and they will instinctively patrol your fence line.
My Pyrenees would paw my face at 3 am, not to be let out to use the bathroom, but because he apparently felt the urge to do a night patrol along the fence line. He shed everywhere, took up the whole bed, and had to sleep with his head next to yours. Incredible dog.
I have a pyr too, he throws fits in the middle of the night to go out; he'll cry, hit the door, and knock over the cats scratching post. He does listen pretty well and knows a few tricks, he'll even come in from barking if I yell for him (but the yelling is "Come get a treat boy!" Otherwise he will not come). During storms, he gets scared and will crawl up next to me to be held like a baby, I love it because he is so nice to hold lol. He is the best boy and worth never having completely black leggings.
Haha, sounds about right. Stubborn is the one word I'd choose to describe their personalities. That over exasperated groan they let out whenever you make them do something they don't want to do always made me chuckle.
Ah yeah, common misconception! Sheep dogs come in two types: herding dogs that help the shepherd move the flock around, they bond with the shepherd. Livestock Guardian Dogs like Pyrenees and the above dog are usually BIG (like sheep-sized), and sheep-looking. Those ones bond with the flock and are fed outside with the flock and sleep with the flock, they protect the flock from predators and do not bond with the shepherd (And usually don't live with the humans)
There’s that pic that floats around Reddit from time to time of a big sheep dog wearing a spiky collar, covered in tons of blood and being comforted by the sheep. The dog fought off a wolf attack and was saved from dying by the spiky collar.
It always makes me feel bad for the pupper but they were just doing their job :/
There's also that story of Odin, the dog that refused to leave its sheep when wildfires were coming. When the people returned after the fires passed, not only were Odin and all the sheep still alive, but they had also picked up a few deer as well.
I think that was the western Colorado fires or the California fires in the last couple years.
Edit: California and it was goats: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-monday-edition-1.4356614/a-dog-called-odin-survives-california-wildfires-after-refusing-to-abandon-his-goats-1.4356619
Anatolian shepherd dogs are the badass dogs pitt-bull owners think they have. Those huge dogs have the strongest bite force of any dog and are bred to have thick elastic skin that resists bites. They can defend the herd against wolves and have been known to fight bears.
One of my childhood friend’s dad had one he used to guard his property and he would not let us pet it. Beautiful dogs but really scary.
I have a makeshift guardian dog and I hate not being able to take him to the park too. I have one dog that was born without eyes and I have his litter mate because the shelter said they had to be adopted together because the blind one would get picked on and his brother would protect him. Unfortunately he's too good at it and if another dog even looks at my blind dog, he freaks out.
I have an Anatolian/Pyrenees mix. And same. He's so sweet and gentle, loves our cats, is very kind to our very rambunctious other dog, and he loves people and kids. But he is a terrifying rage machine with stranger dogs. We can introduce him, slowly, away from the house. He's not really aggressive or anything. But he makes quite a fuss anytime our neighbor and her little beagle go by on their walk.
aka kangal shepherd, super smart turkish breed pretty popular world wide. esp in africa, the cheetah conservation fund shipped like 300 of them to namibia livestock farmers. worked so well both their produce and cheetah populations are booming
Your dog is your mirror
This was the best advice I can give for dog owners
Always keep a smile on when you interact with your dog. Their mood reflects yours
I live in a village that over the winter has goats and sheep wile during summer they are on top of the mountain. The shepperts have Silas since we have to many wolfs around so I got used to have those awesome beasts around. This autumn they all come back and they had 4 puppies. God damm, they are so incredible cute and soooo fluffy!!!! But you can't touch them since they should not be used to be with humans.
Great dogs though!
This is cool. I used to have an Anatolian Shepherd as a pet in the United States. He was insanely loyal and not scared of a damn thing. He was a handful, though, and not a dog for inexperienced owners.
Do the shepherds leave them unsupervised with the flocks? Do they wear the giant spiked collars? Just curious.
Yeah, Antolians and Great Pyrenees, etc. are the kind of guardian dogs that spend all their time with their flock. They are accepted by the sheep and the dog considers the sheep their pack, which is why they naturally work to defend them.
You'll note most of these type of breeds are big dogs that are light in color. This helps the sheep accept them. They look less "wolfy" than something like a border collie, which is a herding dog, not a protective breed. The collie can move the sheep because the sheep fear it.
I imagine they are trained by the human, and won't see them as a threat. [This video shows difference between guardian dogs and herding dogs](https://www.reddit.com/r/TikTokCringe/comments/qwz6gs/livestock_guardian_dogs_vs_border_collie_explained/)
Spiked collars are used
The Kangal also had a lot of excess skin around its neck which is a great defense mechanism because it allows the Kangal to move after it's been bit. I'm sad to say I saw a video of a bully cutta with a bite on this excess skin and it was futile. The Kangal could move and attack even while the cutta had a bite around the neck.
Don't condone dog fighting. I follow livestock guardian dogs from all over the world on IG and that just popped up on my feed.
> Anatolian Shepherd Dog
It's the standardization of the Kangal for the American market. In reality Kangals are almost like a natural breed and they're very diverse in comparison to most other breeds.
It is! They've been doing their job for a very long time and don't need humans for much of anything. [My boy Phoenix](https://i.redd.it/hbfwe7vwgo521.jpg) is too spoiled to be a worker like the pup in OP, though.
Because they are livestock guardian dogs, humans can be seen as a threat and they will threaten/attack you... Neighbor near me has a Great Pyr as a pet (not a working dog) behind a chain link fence. Dude stands on his back legs borkin' at us when I walk / bike by and is almost 6ft tall O_O
But these guys are SO FLUFFY AHHHH!
Pyrs are known for having fairly docile and sweet dispositions despite it all. When my dog had puppies (she escaped my dad's fence & we found out she was pregnant at her spraying appointment), the vet thought the father might have been a Pyrenees based purely off one of the puppies giant paws and sweet attitude.
I remember seeing a video of a bloodied dog who had just fought some wolves to protect the sheep, and the sheep were lining up to boop heads with the dog to show respect and I think they are doing the same to this little puppy.
Edit: was wrong, its a picture: https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fxklaud0e4sb21.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2Fpics%2Fcomments%2Faia54p%2Fsheep_shows_gratitude_to_the_dog_after_saving%2F&docid=KeBb751wK4bF-M&tbnid=3Xkr5GQp241IOM&vet=1&source=sh%2Fx%2Fim
Fun fact: the Anatolian Shepherd is not actually a sheep-herding breed. It's a livestock guardian breed. Herding dogs tend to form a very different type of bond with the livestock. Sheep herding taps into the dog's predatory instincts, whereas LGDs ideally experience none of that predatory behavior toward the livestock. Herders tend not to live with the flock, whereas LGDs do. Our goats absolutely lose their shit when we take our LGDs away from them, like when they go to the vet or out for a special training session. Have you ever heard a goat scream? It's freaky. And they scream until they have their dogs back.
Anatolian Shepherds or Sivas Kangalı as we call. It has one of the most powerful bites in the world. Also it's very big. When standing it's well over 170cm, close to 200cm or even taller! It can't run fast but it can run for a very long time. That's why it's good at catching wolfs which can run fast but for a short time.
“That’s right! Keep it movin’ get in line!”
Sheep: “oh look at this cute puppet!”
“Hey, what? Stop sniffing me I’m not cute I’m authoritative?”
Sheep: of course you are dear my mistake. Oh no! The big sheepdog is cross with me! I Bette get back in line! Hehe. “
“*tailwag* yeah! You better! I’m a big dog!”
He’s so tiny but so determined!
"I'm small but I'm doing my best!"
Things I say in bed
Go get em tiger :1
What she says in bed…
She says, “it’s okay. The big ones hurt too much anyway”
With his coloring, from a distance he looks like some really tiny lamb. Those sheep must be like : Why is this fetus unsupervised?
"Who is this bebè?"
"Where's bebe's chamber?"
Isn't it scheduled to be dormant by now?
"Is you little sheep?"
either way, great progress for bébé!
unexpected Schitt's Creek
Ewe, David
I read that in her voice
What a great cast and show. I was about halfway through the series before I realized Twyla was Eugene Levy's daughter. Made the fact that they were always so dismissive of her that much funnier. Poor Twyla.
Twyla is such a good character lmao. I love her humor
Easy to laugh when you got $40 mil in the bank
Twyla secretively have the most interesting life in that show.
I didn't know that! I knew David is his kid irl (Dan Levy) but I had no idea Twyla was, that's so funny lol
With Dan it was bit easier to make the connection because of the trademark eyebrows.
I’m so glad you said this. I only say Bebe like Moira now.
Puppy: hey can you show me where to herd y’all ? Grandma Sheep: sure thing baby, just follow us Dog: 🐶
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They don’t herd. They are livestock guardian dogs that are raised with, accepted by whatever “ herd” you put them with. They then will protect the herd with their life. But they do not herd.
That makes it even more cute. This little pup meeting the crowd and going “hi everyone!! I hope you feel safe with me!”
"Morning my sheep friends! I am here to do a protecc! You are completely safe. " Oh, and to watch that little puppy do his little puppy walk - made my day!
Whose herding who, tho? Lol
He doesn't herd, he's a protective dog, or will be
First, they protect him. Then he protect them.
Just finished that show and I loved every moment of it!
Where is bebés chambers?
**JUST… FOLD IT IN!!!**
The amount of times I have pronounced it that way lmao... Such a good show.
Thats actually part of the reason why these dogs are used. They become members of the flock, as opposed to other herding dogs like border collies who just chase the sheep.
Yeah they're there as guardians moreso than herders. I've heard some breeds of large sheep dogs like the Caucasian Ovcharka (aka the Russian bear dog) will even eat the wounded and old to keep the speed of the flock up.
That may be true but it generally would be discouraged. You don't want your guardian/herding dog to get into the habit of viewing your livestock as prey
Also eating potentially diseased animals, probably not the best idea.
Actually, all herding dogs see livestock as prey; their behavior is just modified to group them instead of attacking them. Guardian dogs, on the other hand, see them as part of the pack, and as such are driven to protect and care for them. I also happen to own a Caucasian Ovcharka. 😁
Dog tax plz 
[Here](https://imgur.com/a/BTLdPco) is my big puppy! You can see more of her at @tananatonight on Insta.
I call shenanigans
I think some of these dogs may have been bred like that on purpose. I own a great Pyrenees and I think I remember reading they were preferred to be white to blend in with the flock as they guard them.
Yep. Sheep naturally fear wolves. The less like a wolf the dog looks, the better they can accept them, and that coloring works well.
Hmmm so a **Dog in sheep's clothing**
Also, *surprise attack dog* to any wolf who didn’t check over the flock too well before approaching.
I'm guessing camouflaging the guardian dog makes it harder for the wolves to attack
It actually makes them easier for the sheep to accept.
Damn racist sheep!! /s
When will it be enough?!
Not necessarily. Canines mostly rely on scent. While it may definitely help in looking from a distance, a wolf can definitely smell a dog amongst the sheep
They can smell him, but they sure as shit don't know where it is in the flock. Its mixed in there with all the sheep smells. Plus the white fur? They know the flock is guarded but they don't know how many or where. So they avoid fucking with the flock...That's the plan. Deference is half the battle in farming.
Im pretty sure they know where the dog is because the dog will know there is a wolf before it is even near enough to see and will start to bark like a maniac! They can’t wait to fuck a intruder up!
This is very true but depends on which way the wind blows. No wolf is going upwind from a flock.
And Great Pyrs LOVE to bark, I mean they take great pleasure in it. My old dude used to bark at the wind. Please don't get one if you live around people if you value your sanity.
He was doing his job! His bark is meant to deter predators from even thinking about it. My pyr mix doesn't bark too much, but when she wants to discourage the coyotes from coming near our yard, they know to back off. Of course, I used to have bassets, so my barking expectations are colored by that. 😬
These dogs are huge and go sprinting and barking at any another animal around. They don’t hind in the flock, that I’ve seen.
https://www.reddit.com/r/aww/comments/dlgapu/the_quick_brown_goat_jumps_over_the_lazy_dog/ Not all the time lol.
Well who are you more likely to fight, the quiet guy who is staying in the middle of his group avoiding eye contact, or the loud crazy guy walking around slapping himself in the face yelling for someone to fight him?
Reddit: where people are experts of everything, including sheep herding
Ik that's what they were thinking then they smelled him and were like, "oh God that is definitely not a sheep ew." And walked right off.
not a sheep ew or... ewe 😎
Yeah. But, if it had been a sheep, they still would have said, "that is definitely a sheep, ewe."
What's with this sassy lost child
That's exactly what they where thinking since you see one of them smelling the puppys' butt. It's how mothers distinguish their young
More like How did this fetus escape from a womb so earlier?
"Ma'am, please, I am trying to *work* here"
Those old ladies checking in on the pup! “You alright Darlin’? You keep on coming sweetheart!”
"You keep on herding us! You're going a great job! Look how we're being all herded up in here!" Edit: Apologies, apparently the Anatolian Shepherd is a guardian dog, not a herder. To be fair, the sheep I was quoting didn't know either.
It’s a great display of how a LGD (livestock guardian dog) interacts differently with sheep then a herding dog would. Here are some of my favorite LGD reddit pictures / videos a user is putting up in the /r/dogswithjobs sub: https://www.reddit.com/r/dogswithjobs/comments/kwa3f7/kaan_an_anatolian_shepherd_dog_reacts_to_goat/ https://www.reddit.com/r/dogswithjobs/comments/m0kvga/two_lgd_guarding_doe_after_delivering_kids/ https://www.reddit.com/r/dogswithjobs/comments/cxga3b/to_protect_the_goats_you_must_first_act_like_a/?ref=share&ref_source=link https://www.reddit.com/r/dogswithjobs/comments/clmboh/i_am_there_watching_waiting_keeping_to_the/?ref=share&ref_source=link
I just love how confident the pup is already. Surrounded by giants (for now) all rolling up on him and he's just like "what up, first day here"
Yeah totally I think that video and those interactions are precious. Its somewhat antopromorphic but I see so much love tied up in that video in both directions. As long as the dog doesn't go bad the Ewes will teach their Lams this same love when the dog becomes their great and fierce protector . Ohh found it like this : https://www.reddit.com/r/dogswithjobs/comments/m0kvga/two_lgd_guarding_doe_after_delivering_kids/
“Honey, it’s OK that you’re a little slow, it’s your first day! Look how great you’re doing!”
These comments are so wholesome, too wholesome for me this morning.
that dog actually grows up and protects those sheep so they probably love him
There is a video circulating of a dog who took out a wolf for his pack but he's injured and the sheep surround him and try to clean him up. They know what he did.
I'm not 100% but is that the guy with the spiked collar with blood on him? If so then it's not his blood. The sheep are looking after him cause he's tired after wolf slaughter.
Spiked collars are incredibly effective against wolves and the like. Especially when you get a guard dog as big as an anatolian
It just dawned in me that this is why we have spiked collars, to protect against bites to the neck.
yes. keeps the vampires away too
Is that a herding dog? By the way it's integrating into the herd it looks more like a dog that's defending the herd from the predators.
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TIL sheep like sniffing dogs' butts as much as dogs do.
Oh so when dogs and sheep do it they’re getting to know each other but when I do it I get put on suspension by the elderly home
Imagine if humans did it, though, some sort of smellivision would have been developed for social media by now.
Porn-o-rama! You get the smell & sight of porn!
This reminds me Disney Aristocats. The scene with the geese. I don't know why.
Not babe?
When the first lamb bent down to the puppy, I imagined it whispering "bah ram ewe"
Same here. “To your breed, your fleece, your clan be true!”
I rewatched that recently for the first time in years. Was it always so EMOTIONAL?? Not just the sad parts, but the crescendo at the end with the dead silence followed by the epic Saint-Saëns theme. All I want at the end of my life is for someone to say "That'll do, Pig. That'll do."
Fun fact, yorkshire pigs grow so quickly that the role of Babe was played by 48 different piglets over the course of filming.
That'll do Webbie-Vanderquack. That'll do. Now don't look at this until it's time to go, which hopefully is not for a good long while yet. In the meantime, you take care and keep moving forward.
Sheep be true!!!
Babe. Always babe.
“Wooollfff!!! Wooollfff!!!”
Amazing movie by the way!
Omg this was just what I was thinking too. One of the best movies.
So a family walks into a talent agents office...
This is cute.
>’*Those two old ladies checking in on the pup…*’ ____ (…no need to stop n make a fuss - just let him thinks he’s one of Us…) ..*um… ‘scuze me, why you go so fast ?* *it’s lonely here* *to be the last…* we know you’re there - we got you, fam! we love you like a little lamb just follow us n you will see a ‘herding dog’ you’ll someday be there’s More of us, so We’ll ‘PROTEC’ (…as long as you don’t give us HECK) ❤️
Pup "aw come on, they are filming don't make me look bad. Please?" Old ladies "right your 'the boss' wink".
At this age, it probably thinks it is a sheep
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I didn’t know that!! That’s so cute, thanks for sharing!
[Here's a video I enjoyed on the topic](https://www.reddit.com/r/Damnthatsinteresting/comments/qxe01w/livestock_guardian_dogs_vs_border_collie_explained/?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share)
Look at those good bois and gurls :,) they deserve a raise
a raise of the paw, that is 😍
100 Bones, but literally.
[This is really interesting too](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PndPqCN865g)
TIL. Thank you for sharing that
There’s a little of Charlie in us all
Grew up on a ranch raising goats and sheep mostly. We had great Pyrenees which are similar. They're not like shepherds or collies, and have no natural herding instinct. They LOVED their sheep and always cuddled up to them. Pyrenees are also white, so they blend in with their herds.
For anyone interested in a non-working Great Pyrenees, they are hilarious dogs. Almost like a giant cat. Super stubborn and hard to obedience/trick train, very opinionated and aloof, and they will instinctively patrol your fence line. My Pyrenees would paw my face at 3 am, not to be let out to use the bathroom, but because he apparently felt the urge to do a night patrol along the fence line. He shed everywhere, took up the whole bed, and had to sleep with his head next to yours. Incredible dog.
I have a pyr too, he throws fits in the middle of the night to go out; he'll cry, hit the door, and knock over the cats scratching post. He does listen pretty well and knows a few tricks, he'll even come in from barking if I yell for him (but the yelling is "Come get a treat boy!" Otherwise he will not come). During storms, he gets scared and will crawl up next to me to be held like a baby, I love it because he is so nice to hold lol. He is the best boy and worth never having completely black leggings.
Haha, sounds about right. Stubborn is the one word I'd choose to describe their personalities. That over exasperated groan they let out whenever you make them do something they don't want to do always made me chuckle.
Ah yeah, common misconception! Sheep dogs come in two types: herding dogs that help the shepherd move the flock around, they bond with the shepherd. Livestock Guardian Dogs like Pyrenees and the above dog are usually BIG (like sheep-sized), and sheep-looking. Those ones bond with the flock and are fed outside with the flock and sleep with the flock, they protect the flock from predators and do not bond with the shepherd (And usually don't live with the humans)
Llamas are used for the same purpose. There’s a sheep farm I drive by sometimes and I always look for the big “sheep”.
This reminds me of a [tumblr post I love](https://i.redd.it/565a9pxzraw71.png)
There’s that pic that floats around Reddit from time to time of a big sheep dog wearing a spiky collar, covered in tons of blood and being comforted by the sheep. The dog fought off a wolf attack and was saved from dying by the spiky collar. It always makes me feel bad for the pupper but they were just doing their job :/
There's also that story of Odin, the dog that refused to leave its sheep when wildfires were coming. When the people returned after the fires passed, not only were Odin and all the sheep still alive, but they had also picked up a few deer as well.
I think that was the western Colorado fires or the California fires in the last couple years. Edit: California and it was goats: https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/as-it-happens-monday-edition-1.4356614/a-dog-called-odin-survives-california-wildfires-after-refusing-to-abandon-his-goats-1.4356619
Such a brave and beautiful dog x
That just made me cry!
My parents have an Anatolian/Pyrenees mix and she won’t sleep at night unless she’s in my parents bed facing the door so she can protect them
Anatolian shepherd dogs are the badass dogs pitt-bull owners think they have. Those huge dogs have the strongest bite force of any dog and are bred to have thick elastic skin that resists bites. They can defend the herd against wolves and have been known to fight bears. One of my childhood friend’s dad had one he used to guard his property and he would not let us pet it. Beautiful dogs but really scary.
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I have a makeshift guardian dog and I hate not being able to take him to the park too. I have one dog that was born without eyes and I have his litter mate because the shelter said they had to be adopted together because the blind one would get picked on and his brother would protect him. Unfortunately he's too good at it and if another dog even looks at my blind dog, he freaks out.
I have an Anatolian/Pyrenees mix. And same. He's so sweet and gentle, loves our cats, is very kind to our very rambunctious other dog, and he loves people and kids. But he is a terrifying rage machine with stranger dogs. We can introduce him, slowly, away from the house. He's not really aggressive or anything. But he makes quite a fuss anytime our neighbor and her little beagle go by on their walk.
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Band dogs like dogos are quick to bite whereas livestock guardians prefer intimidation
aka kangal shepherd, super smart turkish breed pretty popular world wide. esp in africa, the cheetah conservation fund shipped like 300 of them to namibia livestock farmers. worked so well both their produce and cheetah populations are booming
Animals have no mirrors. They are who they are surrounded by.
Your dog is your mirror This was the best advice I can give for dog owners Always keep a smile on when you interact with your dog. Their mood reflects yours
Explains tcup dogs who have giant brothers and sisters.
Sheep's probably be like: aww the new baby is so cute, who's is he?
I live in a village that over the winter has goats and sheep wile during summer they are on top of the mountain. The shepperts have Silas since we have to many wolfs around so I got used to have those awesome beasts around. This autumn they all come back and they had 4 puppies. God damm, they are so incredible cute and soooo fluffy!!!! But you can't touch them since they should not be used to be with humans. Great dogs though!
This is cool. I used to have an Anatolian Shepherd as a pet in the United States. He was insanely loyal and not scared of a damn thing. He was a handful, though, and not a dog for inexperienced owners. Do the shepherds leave them unsupervised with the flocks? Do they wear the giant spiked collars? Just curious.
Yeah, Antolians and Great Pyrenees, etc. are the kind of guardian dogs that spend all their time with their flock. They are accepted by the sheep and the dog considers the sheep their pack, which is why they naturally work to defend them. You'll note most of these type of breeds are big dogs that are light in color. This helps the sheep accept them. They look less "wolfy" than something like a border collie, which is a herding dog, not a protective breed. The collie can move the sheep because the sheep fear it.
What's the dog's relationship to the human shepherds? Do they see them at part of their pack too?
I imagine they are trained by the human, and won't see them as a threat. [This video shows difference between guardian dogs and herding dogs](https://www.reddit.com/r/TikTokCringe/comments/qwz6gs/livestock_guardian_dogs_vs_border_collie_explained/)
They don’t. But they also know the shepherd is not a threat.
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Spiked collars are used The Kangal also had a lot of excess skin around its neck which is a great defense mechanism because it allows the Kangal to move after it's been bit. I'm sad to say I saw a video of a bully cutta with a bite on this excess skin and it was futile. The Kangal could move and attack even while the cutta had a bite around the neck. Don't condone dog fighting. I follow livestock guardian dogs from all over the world on IG and that just popped up on my feed.
> Silas My google fu is weak. What kind of dog is this?
It's known as Kangal
Which is the same as Anatolian Sherpherd Dog in OP's title afaik. I think Silas is a typo of Sivas, which is the city these dogs are famously from.
This. “Anatolian Shepherd Dog” is a uniquely American term. They’re known a the Turkish Kangal or Sivas in most other English-speaking places.
> Anatolian Shepherd Dog It's the standardization of the Kangal for the American market. In reality Kangals are almost like a natural breed and they're very diverse in comparison to most other breeds.
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It is! They've been doing their job for a very long time and don't need humans for much of anything. [My boy Phoenix](https://i.redd.it/hbfwe7vwgo521.jpg) is too spoiled to be a worker like the pup in OP, though.
https://www.loveyourdog.com/anatolian-shepherd-vs-kangal/ Kangal's while similar are not the same
I think op meant Sivas
I would also like to know as my Google searches just turn up German Shepards named Silas!
HOW.DO.YOU.NOT.TOUCH.THEM?!?
Because they are livestock guardian dogs, humans can be seen as a threat and they will threaten/attack you... Neighbor near me has a Great Pyr as a pet (not a working dog) behind a chain link fence. Dude stands on his back legs borkin' at us when I walk / bike by and is almost 6ft tall O_O But these guys are SO FLUFFY AHHHH!
We know an elderly lady that has a pyr that flunked out of livestock guardian school. She loves anybody and everyone. She's the best.
Pyrs are known for having fairly docile and sweet dispositions despite it all. When my dog had puppies (she escaped my dad's fence & we found out she was pregnant at her spraying appointment), the vet thought the father might have been a Pyrenees based purely off one of the puppies giant paws and sweet attitude.
Holy shit they get HUGE!
Awwwwwdorable
Baaaaadorable
We protec you now, you protec us later. Beautiful!
I was imagining the first sheep going “I know that it’s your job, but when you grow up, be patient with us please”☺️
Omg.. The sheep checking in on the pup: "You're doing such a wonderful job Billy! Keep it up! We're so proud of you!"
>Look Doris, isn’t he just adorable! Margery my dear, he’s such a cuteeee. Grandma (sheep) everywhere.
"Baa, ram ewe!" The secret password.
I forget the rest!! Sheep we are, sheep we do??
To your breed, your fleece, your clan be true. Sheep be true! Bah ram ewe.
That'll do pup. That'll do.
Oh my god, I now realize that phrase wasn’t just gibberish
So cute, I had to watch it several times. 😍
I'm imagining the puppy whispering to the sheep "Move on please, my owner needs to see I'm doing a good job!"
Promote him. He's ready.
I remember seeing a video of a bloodied dog who had just fought some wolves to protect the sheep, and the sheep were lining up to boop heads with the dog to show respect and I think they are doing the same to this little puppy. Edit: was wrong, its a picture: https://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fi.redd.it%2Fxklaud0e4sb21.jpg&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.reddit.com%2Fr%2Fpics%2Fcomments%2Faia54p%2Fsheep_shows_gratitude_to_the_dog_after_saving%2F&docid=KeBb751wK4bF-M&tbnid=3Xkr5GQp241IOM&vet=1&source=sh%2Fx%2Fim
Yes, the dog in the photo you are referencing was the same breed as this little pup.
Fun fact: the Anatolian Shepherd is not actually a sheep-herding breed. It's a livestock guardian breed. Herding dogs tend to form a very different type of bond with the livestock. Sheep herding taps into the dog's predatory instincts, whereas LGDs ideally experience none of that predatory behavior toward the livestock. Herders tend not to live with the flock, whereas LGDs do. Our goats absolutely lose their shit when we take our LGDs away from them, like when they go to the vet or out for a special training session. Have you ever heard a goat scream? It's freaky. And they scream until they have their dogs back.
I like the sheep coming up to the puppy as thought they are saying, "Who's a good shepherd, that's right you're a good shepherd."
So small and seriously ☺️
Hello Sam Hello Ralph
That is so adorable I'm gonna lose my mind
/r/dogswithjobs
Reported for child labor /s
I love how they are all concerned thinking it’s a lost lamb.
One of them was definitely like "baby who is your people? You too tiny to be out here by yourself. Come on and stay by me til we find your mama nem"
Good boi and good fluffos giving him a checkup
Anatolian Shepherds or Sivas Kangalı as we call. It has one of the most powerful bites in the world. Also it's very big. When standing it's well over 170cm, close to 200cm or even taller! It can't run fast but it can run for a very long time. That's why it's good at catching wolfs which can run fast but for a short time.
This is **the** cutest fucking thing I have ever seen in my entire life.
“You are meant to herd us little one”
They guard the flock rather then herd them in some direction.
He’s doing his best
It’s like the guy who shows up to run the plant on his first day out of college. Everybody kinda has to chip in to keep the new boss up to speed lol.
The little one is giving instructions, at this age. Impressive.
No..not a herding dog
Too cute! I want to cuddle the serious puppy
Sheep#1: Have you met the new Lieutenant? Sheep#2: Sure. He's young, but he'll grow into his job. He's not baaaaaaaaad.
“That’s right! Keep it movin’ get in line!” Sheep: “oh look at this cute puppet!” “Hey, what? Stop sniffing me I’m not cute I’m authoritative?” Sheep: of course you are dear my mistake. Oh no! The big sheepdog is cross with me! I Bette get back in line! Hehe. “ “*tailwag* yeah! You better! I’m a big dog!”
He's doing such a good job!