Livestock Guardian Dog - Instinct Management Session
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- čas přidán 9. 06. 2024
- Today Uncle Stonnie is working with Taji, a Central Asian Shepherd. Central Asian Shepherds are Livestock Guardian Dogs with very strong base instincts which often make it hard for the dogs to fit into environments outside of their native regions. We believe you will find Taji's reaction to predator vocalizations very interesting.
Although Stonnie doesn't recommend LGDs for lifestyles other than rural farming and ranching, we have to accept that LGDs are gaining in popularity and it's our job to help people learn to help their dogs adapt and thrive.
In this video Stonnie demonstrates a technique that we incorporate into our daily activities as a first step in managing LGDs reactions to novel sights and sounds that have a triggering effect on the dog's base level genetic traits and tendencies.
00:00 - Introduction
02:06 - Central Asian Shepherd Exposed to Predator Vocalization
We hope you guys enjoy!
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Man, can’t believe I never thought about using the predator calls as a training tool. This is exactly why I come to this channel
Even though most people feel that dogs are 'domesticated animals' this video helps to remind us of their instinctual and genetic triggers that can easily create potential problems in a public setting, with other dogs and other humans. You are truly an expert in peeling back the layers of potential in our canine companions based upon the nature of each breed you work with on this channel. Excellent information Stonnie!
Trying to watch this video with my Livestock Guardians that are in the house on a break was a REALLY bad idea 😂
It's funny my LGD was sat next to me when I watched the video completely unfazed then a minute ago a fox started making a racket behind our house and she was up and at the back door. Lots of urban foxes here in Manchester, England. It's a pain if she picks up a scent when she's on her evening walk.
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Love this! I have an anatolian puppy. I am always looking up great info on making sure i am doing things the right way for her. I have a question. Would you want to desensitize the LGD to coyotes? If so, why? I am just curious so I can understand the rationale. Macy is only 2 months old. I absolutely LOVE your videos! I trust your insight 💯. I want her to enjoy her instincts to protect. This is so interesting! And I love Taj too!!!
Stonnie is the Bob Ross of dog training and I hope he knows how helpful this is for the mental health of the humans who consume this material. A lot of the dog psychology applies to people also. I’m super confident and great with dogs but have major anxiety issues otherwise. To me, dog training has always been intuitive bc I’m empathetic to the dog and understand where they are coming from and what they need to be successful. When met with my own struggles I can be overwhelmed. These videos remind me to be kind and sensible with myself and remember to take the small steps. Absolutely love uncle Stonnie and his dogs. I’d love to bring my Lucy to see this amazing adventure kingdom.
That’s a clean tractor!
Thank you!
Watching dogs at work presents a whole new level of respect. It’s also worth mentioning that my Lab responds this way to a harmonica 🤷🏻♂️
I rescued my LGD at one week old- hand fed her and even had to help her potty and it still amazes me to see her instincts to guard her goats and sheep regardless of the earliest of her environment of me raising her and being in the house. These guys use size intimidation and their bark as their first line of defense. Love these breeds!!
He's a big boy, and still growing. No doubt he knows the sound of predators. Looked like he was trying to sort out the look of the plushy vs. the sound of the 'yote. He seemed to resolve it to sit/watch/wait/warn.
I was hiking in the Uintah Mountains with my Border Collie last year when we came upon a herd of sheep guarded by what appeared to my untrained eye as 2 Kangal dogs. There was no shepherd within eyeshot and these dogs would not let us down the trail as it went right by the sheep. They meant business. Had to sit and wait for an hour till the sheep and dogs moved on. Beautiful dogs and I'd own one if I had to guard sheep - but otherwise I'd pass.
My 6 month old golden retriever is obsessed with your videos. He always sits at attention and watches the TV lol,my chocolate lab is like Ergh couch time wake me up when you’re done lol. When I win the lotto I’ll be putting my puppy on the next flight from Australia to you 😂
I watched this while my Pyrenees was asleep on his bed. In seconds he was up barking and howling.
Watching at 2 am with my 1/2 GP. Not a livestock guardian as just me and the fam and other dogs and cats. She was in barking high alert from just the sounds of the video. She has never heard a coyote in her life. She is not vicious but her default is to bark and “scare off” the threat even if on CZcams!
I just played this for Luca, my Canaan rescue dog, from Bethlehem. He's been w/me for 3 weeks. Highly reactive, mostly, due to some traumatic life experiences. He's calmed down quite a bit. Been working hard on challenges that Luca can master w/some guidance. Luca had been chilling on his mat in front of my computer. He alerted immediately to the sounds. Got up. Looked at me w/head cocked to one side. I told him 'Luca. It's OK.' He turned toward the window and sniffed. Then started growling, barking, just like Tajji, who is just a little bit bigger than Luca. Went into hallway outside my study, barked, growled some more and then into living room where he did the same thing. I dunno, but maybe he figured he'd frightened away the threat/prey/challenge or maybe the absence of any accompanying scent told him this wasn't for real. Whatever, but after a minute or two he came back here and is chilling again. The Bedouin use Canaan dogs as livestock guarders, among other things. Thanks, Stonnie, for this vid and all your other vids.
I had a Canaan about 20 years ago. She was the dog that taught me what a dog could truly do.
What a beautiful dog❤ and your ideas are really sweet and I’m pretty sure it goes a long way working like that with this sensible soul of a dog
Big, tall handsome fella! He's just saying hello, letting everyone know he's there & saying c'mon gimme the plushie I promise to be a good boy 😉
Giving him the plushy will be an exercise in stopping resource guarding😂
My Pyrenees responded immediately to the sounds.
My dog slept through the entire thing! I’m dumbfounded.
My boxer never budged!!
Stoney, my working line shepherd which hardly ever barks was barking along with Todgy. When Todgy stopped so did mine. lol this dog of mine really never barks! Can shoot shot guns,nothing. Fire crackers, nothing. Flame thrower, nothing. Nerves of steel. Best dog I ever had so far. I’m not sure I can bring this dog up to its potential. I know you got to be smarter than the dog. Not sure if I’m there.
🇮🇪 wow they are lovely dogs so adorable
Stonnie! The roll bar on the Kubota up please! My Berner was immediately in the room checking out Taji. He’s used to coyotes and squirrels but now the geese are back. It’s quite a challenge. I’m still very cautious with the tractor bucket and land plane but Bruno is starting to get comfortable around them. I would love it if he stuck by me when I’m out cleaning up. Thanks for the vid.
Watching this video in surround sound with my terrier tucked under a blanket next to me. The next moment, my dog was wide awake and fully engaged. It was an unplanned training moment 😂
My dogs really enjoyed this episode :) ;)
As soon as I played this vid, my wheaten terrier started growling! Nice rig Stonnie!
Thank you!
That’s a good dog. Their first response is typically to check their ward and see that they’re safe then find the threat.
Mine do the same. But gods forbid it’s a valid danger because Anatolians are affectionate but they’re also lightening fast and relentless to push away a threat from a victim.
Personally I’ll never desensitize one from a coyote etc but one got chipmunk distracted on a training today and my girl sidetracked to a chipmunk up a tree. She gave it a good look, walked around the tree a few times, looked at me, looked up the tree, then ran back out to the trail and finished her tracking.lol… I said, this is why she is always on a line unless we’re weekend off leash tracking for exercise….
Good idea, I hope it helps him.
OMG my 10 month old Standard Poodle was barking and howling before the dog you’re training in this video did. I’ve always thought he must have some instincts I don’t understand and this totally proved it to me. Now he’s outside trying to find the squirrel and coyote he heard on t.v. 😂
Ha! I figured I would get some of those comments!
Both my dogs loved this vid 😂👍
Stonie is very brave👍❤️
This might seem random but can you do a review of mobility and guide harnesses, one Tigris and other utility harnesses for camping like ruffwear and let us see what they look like on all kinds of different dogs? There are y front, guide harnesses, straight front, backpacks, etc. And I hate them all. They all look uncomfortable for the dog, too expensive, or just plain useless and a waste.
There are ppl who have to train their dogs for mobility work, and there are a bunch of different options for them. I'm wondering how many ppl can just manage with a y front harness and traffic lead for light forward assist mobility needs...its jusy frustrating trying to find something that's not going to lame my dog and carry stuff, as well in a bugout situation. ❤❤❤
Even my Pom, Pomchi, and JRT mix we’re checking it out! My Pom was the most jacked though. She came running over and kept looking at the screen and looking at me. No barking though. Too funny. We have lots of wildlife and they can be free in my fenced yard so they are a bit desensitized already. It was funny to watch them though.
Are Taji’s ears cropped or are they born that way? What a shame if so. He’s such a beautiful dog. At 62 my big dog days are behind me. A nice field bred cocker may be in my future though. ☺️
Btw i am in love with that Kubota!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😂
Pulling stumps with a farm jack is fun, but dangerous! My maremma loves her stuffed toys. She guards them from the evil toy shredding mali. I think when Taji matures, he will get between his owner and the perceived threat and put on a show. Who knows what he will do until then.
What do you use for tick / flea management on dogs? In my area, there are Lyme Disease carrying ticks. What do you do after the wooded adventure training.
My Giant Schnauzer stopped what he was doing and went over to the TV once the calls started in and the howling started- he is watching and very interested. We had a female Fox calling nearby at night time a few months ago while my Giant Schnauzer was outside and he was listening very intensely.
Our Standard Schnauzer did the same thing. Sure got his attention. 😅
Hi Stonnie, do you ever get Maremma's in for training and if so how do you find their LGD instinct
Great dog. Nice to see CAO like that in the West.
We have owls on our farm that come to talk to us between 1300-1400 everyday like clock work. My lab barks his head off at them. This reaction has been the same for his four years of his life.
Love your daughter's dog! "Hard to influence" 😂
His daughter have a Jack Russell :) The LGD is a clients dog
We have a lgd. He's great most of the time. But if he sees or hears something he doesn't like he tries to go through the sliding glass door. Mostly he's calm and lovable. She's good at training him. Unfortunately we live in an apartment. We got him originally to train for a service dog for me. I had never encountered a lgd before.ive had gsd bloodhounds and labs. This dog is a whole new experience. We love him as I said he's a great dog. But once he takes a dislike to someone it's over. We've had to put him in a bedroom or crate him when he gets like that .he tries to go through the sliding glass door. He's good with other dogs not aggressive or anything.
Is Taaji US bred, or did he come from Mongolia? I ask about Mongolia because he is so tall.
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I wouldn’t be surprised if that applies to a lot of things in your life.
Did I see a tracking collar on Taji ? If so would you Please recommend one. We are going to rescue a lab soon and I want to be prepared.
No,thats just a regular , leather, buckle collar.
Thanks@@StonnieDennis
My lab howls at sirens. My Dalmatian howled at steel guitar
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Stoney , do a episode on GP's
I have one, pretty good, video on Great Pyrenees: czcams.com/video/d8gQWsw8vxE/video.htmlsi=KELFlKLZbAU2WPJx
My lab hates the red fox that lives in our suburb, I hate to imagine how that dog would react
Good luck desensitizing a LGD to coyotes lol. I’d like to see Taji in a couple of years when he fills out he’ll be an awesome looking dog!
Fighting the good fight, as they say…
Taji is pretty young I think. Could we as dog owners teach our dogs to ignore certain genetic impulses?
Yes, to a certain extent, but it’s very hard to reliably overcome genetically based tendencies.
@@StonnieDennis thanks Stonnie, I appreciate it :)
100%
What attachment is that ?
I guess it’s a stuffed animal lifter , lol.
Stump bucket
Lots of dog training paid for your nice tractor. The stump puller is very handy! More maintenance now, lol.
I recall reading in Max von Stephanitz's book The German shepherd , i think it was an edition from 1920s in which he goes through in first few chapters, the history of various shepherding , guardian dogs including ones from east. there were foot notes of environment and general behavior of these dogs including sketches and photographs. dog sees world through sense of smell, poor vision and great auditory ability. I suspect if there was scent of the coyote or other animals - Taji would react even stronger with animal's smell/scent. this is a huge risk for this kind of dog in urban environment. not dogs fault, owners fault - dog was bred to do exactly what it is doing.
100% but I didn’t want the video to make the dog look out of control or cast him in a bad light.
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He's telling the coyote to back off.
Easy test 27
My Anatolian heard the video and is now search the acreage for the coyote…. He and I have killed more raccoons in the middle of the night than my redbone ever did, though I wish I didn’t always be needed to be woken up at 2am to be told that I have to let him out to do it.
Toji is a calm dog. If you would see mine when he meets a cat, turns into a beast and forgets he's on a leash. Pure hate. Some dogs also trigger that, hard to know why.
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i wouldn't get a livestock guardian breed in a suburban setting, that's a simple solution. get a newfoundland or a leonberger or something more appropriate like that, they don't bark all night either.
100% agree
I can’t let my Belgian shepherd anywhere near my Grandchildren if they’ve got their soft toys with them, they won’t last 2 minutes. Not the Grandkids, their toys!
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🤔 these dogs should’ve kept as pets. These are working dogs in the truest sense of the word. These dogs will eventually kill another dog or other animal they are unfamiliar with. These are in no way dog park dogs or dogs you let your child walk around the block. Their genetics will absolutely kick in. These dogs belong on homesteads, farms & on ranches and they need a job. They can be trained d but only so much and you better get that training in early.
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