What makes a good livestock guardian dog breeder
Tarma Shena mulls over unexpected complications in her livestock guardian dog breeding program, as she prepares for winter.
How should we define a livestock guardian dog’s intelligence?
Does thinking differently, having different priorities, or different solutions make a species more or less intelligent than humans? Why do we care so much?
Winter lull is perfect for livestock guardian dog training
Tarma Shena reflects on winter, when it's too cold to do property maintenance or improvement and not late enough to prep for spring. It is, however, a good time to reflect, evaluate, train and improve.
Teach livestock guardian dogs to use their imaginations
For Tarma Shena, patience is key in livestock guardian dog training. So is a dog's ability to entertain itself. Case in point: Punica and the squirrel
How to build a livestock guardian dog pack
Tarma Shena shares keys to building a successful livestock guardian dog pack, and introduces her newest addition.
A livestock guardian dog’s view
Colter, head of Tarma Shena's pack, shares what it's like to live and work as part of the Farei Kennels team.
A tale of two puppies
One puppy is easy. The other has sass and intelligence to spare. Tarma Shena begins her journey in raising them both, individually, and as part of the pack.
Brains are make-or-break for livestock guardian dogs
Meet Lira. Her confidence in Tarma Shena took time to develop, but she has never questioned her own skills. Smarts that girl has in spades.
Back to when a livestock guardian dog journey began
Happy birthday, Kyra, 9 years young this month — a living, breathing representation of Tarma Shena's journey into livestock guardian dog ownership.
March musings on warm weather plans, pet dogs
People make the mistake of keeping their pet dogs away from their livestock dogs. It doesn't have to be that way, according to Tarma Shena.
