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Livestock Guardian Dogs - An Illustrated Celebration (Paperback)
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Livestock Guardian Dogs - An Illustrated Celebration (Paperback)
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Learn about the brave dogs who help guard livestock around the
world! Wolf populations in the Rocky Mountains have reached
recovery goals due in large part to an environmentally friendly
method of predator control now in use on western ranches: livestock
protection dogs (also called livestock guardian dogs). Although
these dogs have been used around the world for thousands of years
in primitive systems of livestock production, it’s only in the
past four decades that they have been put to work in America in a
systematic manner. Guardian dogs were imported to the United
States, and their use has allowed the expansion of predator
populations into areas where the animals were previously subject to
lethal control. The use of guardian dogs is typical wherever
livestock may encounter predators—from fox and coyotes, to wolves
and grizzly bears. In Livestock Guardian Dogs, Cat Urbigkit tracks
her journeys from a Wyoming sheep ranch to learn about working
livestock protection dogs around the globe. Using historic
accounts, published research, personal interviews on four
continents, and her own experience on western rangelands, she
provides the reader an intimate look into the everyday lives of
working livestock protection dogs. Previously published as Brave
and Loyal and now available for the first time in
paperback, Livestock Guardian Dogs includes details on
raising successful guardians, their behaviors, a discussion of
breeds and historic use, an assessment of numbers for various
predator challenges, the adoption and spread of programs to place
guardians on American farms and ranches, problems and benefits
associated with guardian dogs, predator ploys, and matching the dog
to the predator challenge. Urbigkit’s work provides the best
information on working livestock guardian dogs around the globe,
accompanied by more than one hundred beautiful color photos.
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Imprint: |
Skyhorse Publishing
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Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
May 2023 |
Authors: |
Cat Urbigkit
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Dimensions: |
235 x 178 x 10mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
224 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-5107-7492-6 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-5107-7492-0 |
Barcode: |
9781510774926 |
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