She has been raised with goats and is now 6 months old. She is picking on the younger, less aggressive goats. nipping their back legs and tearing on their ears. I haven't caught her in action. Other from that, she is an excellent dog.
2006-12-07 01:11:34 · 7 answers · asked by Chub-a-lubby 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
An Anatolian is good flock guardian breed. I think the reason she's nipping at your goats is because she is still a puppy and is wanting to play with them. I have a Great Pyrenees with my goats. She didn't really require any special training, but when she was a puppy we kept her in a separate pen from the goats except when we could keep an eye on her. Her pen was inside the goats pen, so that she could always see them and bond with them so that she would instinctively guard them as she got older. She now lives in the pasture with them at all times and is a wonderful guardian for them. I'm sure your dog will settle down and do the same, with time, she just need a little extra care and watching right now until she gets past the "puppy" stage.
Another option would be to move the less aggressive goats to a separate pen and let the more agressive ones teach her not to nip at goats. Then try putting the more timid ones back in when she is a bit older and less rambunctious.
Anatolians are not like Aussie's. Aussie's are a herding dog and will naturally try to herd goats and nip at them, Anatolians are livestock guardian dogs and will bond to the herd and protect them but should not chase or nip.
2006-12-07 08:20:27 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
These dogs do have a ability to be rather aggressive.
Your pup sounds like what our Aussies do. Nipping there back legs and also making them move by getting at there ears.
Watch her some day while she is doing this. She is not necessarily trying to hurt them, she just wants them to move where she wants to go. She is also a pup so practicing is very important for a herding dog.
If you do not want this dog doing this (I do not see why for when this pup grows up she will protect these goats from predators) keep her away from the goats. Keep a eye on her.
This is a natural thing for some dogs.....
2006-12-07 09:22:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your dog has a natural instinct to run goats. Just like Aussies, Collies, Healers and Shelties.
The best way to handle it is to obedience train her. She will then act on your commands. Enlist the help of a trainer if need be. But, you can research training tactics and implement them yourself. Repetition is the key.
Good Luck.
(by the way, she's not hurting the goats.)
2006-12-07 09:25:02 · answer #3 · answered by Smurfetta 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
she is still a pup and lots of pent up energy .Anatolian are supposed to be good guard dogs for live stock , If she is from the working stock she will learn gradually. Reprimand him with voice commands everytime she does these stupid stuff
2006-12-07 09:20:55 · answer #4 · answered by shubn_nandy 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I think she just wants to play, try getting her another dog or other pal that she won't be able to hurt without getting an equal reaction. Just don't get another female dog, they will fight for territory, which never leads anywhere good.
2006-12-07 09:15:52 · answer #5 · answered by yaz 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well this is easy .keep her away from the goats.
2006-12-07 09:18:52 · answer #6 · answered by bassetluv 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Get a shock collar and zap it every time it goes near one.
Coach
2006-12-07 09:18:44 · answer #7 · answered by Thanks for the Yahoo Jacket 7 · 0⤊ 3⤋