Dog Breeders, USA

I breed dogs specifically to guard livestock. We have wolves and mountain lions here and my dogs have faced both on many occasions. While it is possible to purchase one of these fine animals as a family guardian, and people do, they require lots of room and must absolutely be restrained as they will present a serious danger to neighbors pets. On the other hand, they are loving, loyal, and fantastic with young children who they will protect with their lives. There are different philosophies on rearing these pups. There is a breeder, for example, who crops the ears back to the skull Turkish style, and photographs the dogs in a variety of fearsome looking poses intended to make them look as scary as possible. I depend on six thousand years of breeding history, and I look for exceptional instinct, powerful shoulders, and keen intelligence. From there I socialize my pups... they are given lots of love, and made to feel safe. It has been my experience that this produces a loving, loyal, devoted companion that will guard your home, livestock, and property 24/7 with its life. I have an open door policy the first year. If for any reason the dog does not work out return it to me for a full refund no questions asked. To date no one has returned a pup.

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I have been breeding Anatolian Shepherds for livestock protection on my own farm. Caring for goats and chickens. Since getting my first puppies and training them during their first year, I have not lost any chickens or goats from predators. I find them an invaluable part of a farm.

Small farm in South Carolina where we raise Show Goats breeding stock and train Livestock Guardian dogs. Our Anatolian puppies are reared with goats and chickens from birth. Their parents are on site and all work 24/7/365 with the animals they guard. These puppies are trained and meant to be working dogs.

Guardian dogs raised around goats. Nine puppies recently born now 9 weeks old and ready for a new home. Both parents are AKC certified.

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Best decision I ever made was getting an Anatolian Shepherd to guard our livestock. Rocky is such a sweetheart, not only is she good with the goats, she’s great with my daughter, Kara. We started with pigs, then goats and then our livestock guardians, Rocky and Apollo. It all started with 4H. My husband said to get the kids involved to keep them busy. The joke was on him! Now, we are raising and breeding them. I am a stay at home of 5 living the country life raising livestock. Grew up in San Diego and now I am out here in Aguanga, CA. We breed, Anatolian Shepherds, Chocolate Labs, Boer Goats, Nigerian Dwarf Goats and a Hereford pig. These are not just my breeding stock, these are my 4 legged babies. Our dogs see a vet for all their shots and are kept up to date on shots. Our goats are tested for CAE, CL; Johnes disease, with negative results. They also get their CD&T shots. Rocky(our Anatolian Shepherd Female) has an OFA score "Good" for hips. Its a learning process....and a hard one at that. But also the most rewarding one. The experience my kids are getting, the joy and the chores! But they have learned so much in the past 3 years working with our animals. I have learned so much working with animals and about myself. I would have never thought I would be learning to milk a goat, give shots and help deliver a kid.