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.
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.
Planning never stops with livestock guardian dogs
A busy spring has Tarma Shena considering the next steps for her livestock guardian dog pack.
A young livestock guardian dog finds his calling
Tarma Shena's addition of a dairy cow herd ushers in a new calling for one of her young livestock guardian dogs.
How to add a new livestock guardian dog to the pack
Tarma Shena discusses why a solid, healthy livestock guardian dog pack is important, especially when adding an outside dog.
We need more versatile livestock guardian dogs
Tarma Shena shares how "what we’ve always done" with livestock guardian dogs isn’t going to cut it any more, especially as farming continues to change.
Expect more from your livestock
Just as environment and expectations are key for livestock guardian dog training, Tarma Shena says these aspects are crucial for livestock selection, too.
Preservation breeding vs. purpose bred LGDs
Does the term "preservation breeding" work for livestock guardian dog breeding? Tarma Shena takes a closer look.
Don’t pigeonhole a livestock guardian dog’s intelligence
Bridger is in charge of our unruly, free-ranging, tree-sleeping poultry, the house, yard and us. Although she has filled many positions on this farm, part of having an intelligent dog is respecting that intelligence, and Bridger has had a hand in selecting her duties.
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.
