Livestock guardian dog training for modern shepherds
Tarma Shena is an accountant, homesteader, certified dog trainer, behaviorist and livestock guardian dog breeder. In many ways though, a lifetime of working with animals and farming off-the-grid has influenced her LGD training approach.
The key to working herding dogs and LGDs
Tarma Shena shares about her journey with herding dogs and LGDs. The key? Expect better, from them both.
The tale of a livestock guardian dog and a cat
Tarma Shena shares how Bridger, her good, veteran livestock guardian dog, was bad. All because of a cat.
Preparing livestock guardian dogs for lambing
Winter and spring are unpredictable these days. With predators pushing in and lambing season starting early, the livestock guardian dogs are on their toes.
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.
When training livestock guardian dogs, keep an open mind
With her two new livestock guardian dog puppies in training, Tarma Shena works to adjust expectations and methods to fit their learning styles.
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
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.
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.
What we owe our livestock guardian dogs
What we owe the animals in our care is the ability to succeed, should they ever need to do it without us.
