A sad thing happened to one of Mom ’s Quaker this week . Her sweet , orphan feeding bottle lamb was attacked by her neighbor ’s dog and kill . That ’s a shepherd ’s worst nightmare . And wienerwurst can obliterate other stock , too .
According to USDA figures , 39 percent of all sheep and lambs and 32.5 percent of goats and kids that died in 2009 were kill by predators . Farmers and rancher lose almost $ 100 million annually due to livestock kill , grant toaHobby Farmsarticle by Carol Ekarius . It ’s important to protect us not only from cock-a-hoop , scary orca like bear and peck lion but thing like coyotes and dog , too . That ’s where our friend Feyza derive in .
Feyza is alivestock guardian dog . ( Some folks call them LGDs . ) These are big , impregnable breed developed long ago in Europe and Central Asia , specifically to guard groups of goats and sheep . They miss the prey drive that make most dogs chase diminished stock . Instead , they bind with the animals they live with and protect . man educate them in colors to match the sheep or Capricorn with whom they live , so many stock guardian wienerwurst like Feyza are bloodless or tan .
Feyza ’s Father-God was anAnatolian Shepherd , a big , shortsighted - hairy stock developed in Turkey thousands of years ago . Her mother wasGreat Pyrenees , an every bit ancient retentive - haired strain from France . There are lots of other defender stock too , likeKangalandAkbashdogs from Turkey , Polish Tatra Sheepdogsfrom Poland , KuvaszandKomondorsfrom Hungary , Karakachans from Bulgaria , Estrela Mountain Dogs from Portugal , Maremma Sheepdogsfrom Italy , Caucasian Ovtcharkasfrom Russia , andTibetan Mastiffsfrom Central Asia .
Feyza get along to live with us when she was only 8 weeks old . She was so sweet and cute ; she see like a hazy piddling bear . Mom wanted to keep Feyza in the theater , but in social club to stick with us sheep and goat , she had to come live with us flop away .
mamma and Dad fenced off part of the vainglorious goat tax shelter for her using pipe gates . That way she could stay in her area or go out among the goats whenever she pleased . In just a few days , she started slumber cuddled up against a mamaBoer goatnamed K’ehlyr . She and K’ehlyr are like Uzzi and me : best friends .
Now Feyza is 7 years old . During the twenty-four hour period , she go out in the grazing land with our sheep and goats . At dark she stay in the Boer goats ’ sleeping paddock , but she ’s big and strong , so she can alternate over fencing if anything irritate the rest of us sheep and goats .
Uzzi and I recollect every sheep , goat or any other vulnerable little animal should have a admirer like Feyza to protect them .
