Livestock guardian dogs: The correct behavior in front of Livestock guardian dogs

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  • @Jstck1
    @Jstck1 5 років тому +14009

    Everybody Gangsta till the sheep start barking.

    • @candykanefpv
      @candykanefpv 5 років тому +6

      Jstck1 666th like

    • @reyzephlyn105
      @reyzephlyn105 5 років тому +4

      @@candykanefpv I want to leave a like but I won't ruin it

    • @Gala-yp8nx
      @Gala-yp8nx 5 років тому +25

      Great Pyrenees are bred to look like sheep.

    • @thebirchwoodtree
      @thebirchwoodtree 5 років тому +63

      Carter Kinoy no they're just bilingual sheep

    • @Vshetty
      @Vshetty 5 років тому +9

      HAHAHAHAHA funniest comment

  • @gavinreddig3969
    @gavinreddig3969 5 років тому +12768

    Me: I'll never need to know how to behave around livestock guard dogs
    Also Me: But just incase

    • @Gorrash
      @Gorrash 5 років тому +124

      You never know....

    • @angelikaskoroszyn8495
      @angelikaskoroszyn8495 5 років тому +155

      @@Gorrash It works well with any other dog protecting something so maybe it will help you someday

    • @Gorrash
      @Gorrash 5 років тому +38

      @@angelikaskoroszyn8495 I like to be prepared for anything, especially since I do some trails in my country

    • @itsfinnickbitch63
      @itsfinnickbitch63 5 років тому +13

      that’s what i thought too until he said it was in switzerland because that’s where i live

    • @ericmitchell7586
      @ericmitchell7586 4 роки тому +7

      I live in a residential area in a city and someone has one of those dogs as a pet, it got loose and was guarding, if my pregnant wife walking by didn't act calm this way she could have been killed, worth knowing.

  • @oliverchristophergomez4642
    @oliverchristophergomez4642 3 роки тому +1946

    2:38 "A livestock guardian dog cannot be chased away"
    Translation: A fight to the death is an acceptable course of action.

    • @heyyou274
      @heyyou274 3 роки тому +27

      Make sure to bring pepper spray to the party.

    • @JaneDoe-ci3gj
      @JaneDoe-ci3gj 3 роки тому +19

      Carying pepper spray are illegal in many countries in Europe!

    • @darkiee69
      @darkiee69 3 роки тому +131

      @@heyyou274 Just get out of it's way. They're doing their job, you're intruding.

    • @CoIoneIPanic
      @CoIoneIPanic 3 роки тому +9

      It's not really true. Usually a rock or a stick does the job.

    • @darkiee69
      @darkiee69 3 роки тому +112

      @@CoIoneIPanic I see that you haven't met one of them. Try a rock or a stick and the rest of the pack will come running and they'll show you why you should've walked away. These dogs fight wolfs and bears, you think a rock or a stick will scare them?

  • @SorryBones
    @SorryBones 5 років тому +8756

    1. Pet the dog.
    2. If the dog begins to gnaw off your appendage, continue to pet them for being such a good boy.
    3. Using remaining hand, give it a treat.

    • @rosellereonal713
      @rosellereonal713 5 років тому +36

      Lol

    • @aybsselsunbeam8667
      @aybsselsunbeam8667 5 років тому +81

      Yes this is the best way ever

    • @evanstrachan9996
      @evanstrachan9996 5 років тому +265

      Your other hand is its treat lol

    • @yllbardh
      @yllbardh 5 років тому +43

      the very moment you start to approach the dog will consider you as a threat and then you'll be it's treat. slowly back off, and here i mean back off without turning your back to the dog 'cause you never know what kind of a dog you have to do with.
      _give it a treat_ lol as if you have dog treat's with you....

    • @SorryBones
      @SorryBones 5 років тому +154

      yllbardh you thought I was serious? About giving the dog that just ate your arm a treat?

  • @themainman2827
    @themainman2827 4 роки тому +2764

    Dog translator:
    DONT INTERFERE WHIT SECURITY OPERATIONS. STAY AWAY FROM THE SECURITY PERIMETER.

    • @josephmanojk2344
      @josephmanojk2344 4 роки тому +41

      Sir I'm gonna have to see your license. Put your hands where I can see em

    • @samuraijackoff5354
      @samuraijackoff5354 4 роки тому +14

      BACK OFF! DONT THREAT ME! BACK OFF!

    • @everythingsfinett3903
      @everythingsfinett3903 3 роки тому +5

      @Bryce Arnold Cringe

    • @GomulDart
      @GomulDart 3 роки тому +10

      PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT TO BOARD THE HELI COPTER.

    • @andytuesday500
      @andytuesday500 3 роки тому +4

      Carry extra beef jerky. Bribery is always an option.

  • @LouiseHultcrantz
    @LouiseHultcrantz 3 роки тому +1554

    The way the cyclist was "escorted out" of the area by the dogs😂

    • @aaronvanzile3824
      @aaronvanzile3824 3 роки тому +182

      Let's go buddy, no one needs to have any problems today. Keep it pushin.

    • @LouiseHultcrantz
      @LouiseHultcrantz 3 роки тому +17

      @@aaronvanzile3824 😂😂

    • @JaneDoe-ci3gj
      @JaneDoe-ci3gj 3 роки тому +61

      Escorted, that was a perfect explanation!😂👍

    • @Shadyinternetman
      @Shadyinternetman 3 роки тому +18

      That was the perfect way to describe it

    • @Luv-dq5th
      @Luv-dq5th 3 роки тому +14

      "Get yo ass out"

  • @MrPokesmot32
    @MrPokesmot32 5 років тому +6176

    What a great life for a dog

    • @ProCs1100
      @ProCs1100 5 років тому +852

      Exactly, out in the wild with a purpose, well fed and trained

    • @deadazzz
      @deadazzz 5 років тому +423

      Yep! Anyone who would think otherwise doesn't understand genetics. Doesn't understand dogs were created for purposes. It's a natural want for them. My neighbors have Akbash you couldn't get them in the house if you tried. I've watched them bolt out the backdoor to go be with their chickens and ducks.

    • @calipto4605
      @calipto4605 5 років тому +226

      its not even entirely training, they are pack animals anyway so the training is pretty much just nurturing their primal behaviours

    • @Lue_Jonin
      @Lue_Jonin 5 років тому +55

      Work dogs live for it.👍

    • @crestfallensunbro6001
      @crestfallensunbro6001 5 років тому +110

      @@calipto4605 a lot of dog training is just explaining to the dog who is in the "pack" and who is the boss (usually not the dog)

  • @Aguiar412
    @Aguiar412 5 років тому +5933

    UA-cam recommended this to me and it has nothing to do with me,
    Yet here I am watching this

    • @dontbesoserious1
      @dontbesoserious1 5 років тому +15

      Isabella Aguiar l-/ you never know what can happen in your live.

    • @andrewcolton7430
      @andrewcolton7430 5 років тому +3

      Same

    • @scottishjimmy9813
      @scottishjimmy9813 5 років тому +4

      Isabella Aguiar l-/ same for me but at least I know now what I should do. My wife wants us to go to this country and hey who knows we may come across this situation...

    • @Bart-Did-it
      @Bart-Did-it 5 років тому +6

      Isabella Aguiar l-/ cause your a tool being operated by a super clever company that’s brain washing you 👍
      And you will never know
      signed Google the future enslaver of the planet.

    • @GnosticAtheist
      @GnosticAtheist 5 років тому +1

      Why not, its interesting ;)

  • @jylpah
    @jylpah 3 роки тому +797

    I love how organized the Swiss are. Even dogs are marked to online hiking maps

    • @dylvasey
      @dylvasey 3 роки тому +6

      You've never been to Switzerland have you?

    • @jylpah
      @jylpah 3 роки тому +16

      @@dylvasey Once in Zurich, once hiking in the mountains.

    • @jerrygu5316
      @jerrygu5316 3 роки тому +21

      Pretty sure my neighbor is Swiss then. "WARNING: DOG BITES, OWNER SHOOTS, PRIVATE PROPERTY, NO TRESPASSING!"

    • @jylpah
      @jylpah 3 роки тому +16

      @@jerrygu5316 Sounds American

    • @samuel.andermatt
      @samuel.andermatt 3 роки тому +17

      @@jerrygu5316 I guess in Switzerland it would just be "private property" and a dog sign. Says the same thing, but friendlier.

  • @happynewfears1805
    @happynewfears1805 5 років тому +5619

    I wasn't wearing my glasses, and I was confused as to why some of the sheep were barking

    • @bananamontana3956
      @bananamontana3956 5 років тому +186

      How did you know they were sheep and not clouds with legs.

    • @generalgrevious815
      @generalgrevious815 5 років тому +26

      @@happynewfears1805 but fog is clouds on the ground.

    • @LittleBarracuda
      @LittleBarracuda 5 років тому +23

      Misshaped giant qtips

    • @bananamontana3956
      @bananamontana3956 5 років тому +1

      @@generalgrevious815 😂 thanks

    • @kazudv1071
      @kazudv1071 5 років тому +10

      @@LittleBarracuda what do you mean? That's qtip's purest form...

  • @gonzaminator530
    @gonzaminator530 5 років тому +3299

    So basically: "Oh you were heading this way? Well now you're not."

    • @JOhnDoe-nl4wj
      @JOhnDoe-nl4wj 5 років тому +2

      @@gonzaminator530 do you know how /woosh works?

    • @JOhnDoe-nl4wj
      @JOhnDoe-nl4wj 5 років тому +1

      @Heinz Kunz woosh

    • @JOhnDoe-nl4wj
      @JOhnDoe-nl4wj 5 років тому

      @Heinz Kunz oosh

    • @colin3108
      @colin3108 4 роки тому +2

      RIP dog then. Should a moved like the protestors

    • @grevoron
      @grevoron 4 роки тому +3

      @Ghost87 "No funny ideas man. I'm watching you."

  • @NaDa4swf
    @NaDa4swf 3 роки тому +122

    A friend of my father is a passionate biker (motorcycle), in his younger years he used to do tours all over Europe. He once told me about a trip from southern Germany to Barcelona. He was on that tour with a couple of friends, and when they passed over the Pyrenees they made a stop on a mountain pass at a small parking bay just at the side of the road. There was a herd of sheep nearby, and one of the guys went a few feet away from the group to have a pee. He was then about 50m away from the sheep, as my fathers friend told me. This was the moment when two big livestock guardian dogs popped out of the herd and rushed towards the guy standing there with his Wiener in his hands. The guy turned around and ran towards the group of bikers while he was still "doing what he had to do". Gladly the dogs didn't approach or follow him any further, they just wanted him off their turf :-D

    • @jamesbailand4311
      @jamesbailand4311 2 роки тому +1

      Lies.

    • @elisabethcrokaerts1980
      @elisabethcrokaerts1980 2 роки тому +1

      Haha

    • @ubelmensch
      @ubelmensch Рік тому +2

      Maybe the Paris city police would need a few thousand Great Pyrenees to prevent drunks from "doing what you had to do" in all their streets

  • @edster612
    @edster612 6 років тому +4098

    Good to put this out there. A lot of people would either run off panic stricken, or keep approaching and try to befriend the dog. Either way could lead to a bite.

    • @chrisedward7575
      @chrisedward7575 5 років тому +159

      Almost all dogs work in this manner if they are given something to protect; but very few dogs will attack people unless provoked. I've always managed encounters this way and have never had an issue. This is just good advice.

    • @scallie6462
      @scallie6462 5 років тому +14

      @@BakjeLeip would Turkey bacon be appropriate? Id rather not find out the hard way.

    • @mursuhillo242
      @mursuhillo242 5 років тому +84

      @@BakjeLeip Yeah. A FRIENDLY FACE. Tell me, what do you, as a human being, consider a friendly face? A smile, with teeth showing?
      To nearly all animals that is a sign of aggression and will most of the time result in violence.

    • @gaydummy2845
      @gaydummy2845 5 років тому +6

      @@chrisedward7575 kinda like military/police dogs, they only really attack if they are told to unless necessary.

    • @sisamusudroka3000
      @sisamusudroka3000 5 років тому +25

      @@BakjeLeip i bet you later taught a whale to do a flip

  • @imkabochan
    @imkabochan 4 роки тому +1656

    Tip: a dog wagging its tail doesn't mean it's friendly, or that's necessarily happy, only that it's excited and/or agitated.
    Which could be bad, if it's a violent dog.

    • @j22mattones
      @j22mattones 4 роки тому +25

      If a dog's tail wags to the right, it's happy, to the left means it's agitated. 😉

    • @lukasg4807
      @lukasg4807 4 роки тому +1

      Yeah, but with most dogs you can tell

    • @headphonic8
      @headphonic8 4 роки тому +37

      lioness of lechistan lol I hate when people think their dogs are smiling! It’s called PANTING and it just means your dog is hot!

    • @jetrouski76
      @jetrouski76 4 роки тому +8

      @@headphonic8 why do you hate em doe

    • @christinae30
      @christinae30 4 роки тому +3

      If it should go up and down?

  • @ChrisH78
    @ChrisH78 3 роки тому +36

    I absolutely love that guy who appreciates the place the wolves have in nature as well as his dogs place in nature as a counter.

    • @cncgeneral
      @cncgeneral 3 роки тому

      Not really nature though, he's using artificially bred dogs to protect artificially bred sheep

    • @sergeantsharkseant
      @sergeantsharkseant 3 роки тому

      And dogs themselves are one of the earliest human genetic engineering successes nature isn’t natural and technology is natural. People tend to forget that humans are also nature if we were a normal animal people would care that we eradicate species as this happens in nature too but because we can think it’s all a big problem now. Nature is change and while I agree that we need to protect our environment and ecosystems there are boundaries if an animal endangers us it will be removed where is the difference between eradicating illnesses or pests and if an animal endangers us it has become a pest.
      Of course the specific situation here is much different as Wolfes mostly fear humans. Though this wasn’t always the case and especially in the 17th century there were many reports of wolf attacks I would argue that our hunt of wolves and their eradication from much of Europe was the cause making them afraid of humans but now the wolves become bolder. So the question is what to do.

  • @junkequation
    @junkequation 5 років тому +4260

    Great Pyrenees are just the coolest dogs. Their instincts are fantastic. They naturally learn to protect whatever animal is on your property without much risk of the liability of an attack on a human or, in my experience, even another dog. I raise chickens and at first couldn't keep them alive. The biggest problem was neighbors' dogs running loose and attacking them. I strongly considered starting to shoot them. Then I found out about livestock guardian dogs and got a couple of Great Pyrenees. These dogs have never shown aggression towards my chickens and even let the chickens walk on them while they're sleeping. They will not attack a human like the mailman if he comes on my property. If loose dogs come around, the dogs will bark which 99% of the time frightens them off. In one situation, my dogs caught another small little dog on my property. Instead of killing it, they ran circles around it barking. When the dog tried to run, they bit its ankles until it cowered down again. When I got out and called off the dogs, the little dog was able to get away and go home. Obviously, I never saw it around my property and chickens again. They will even watch a hawk flying over the property and follow it barking so that it won't land. I didn't have to train them to do this.

    • @comesahorseman
      @comesahorseman 5 років тому +265

      Been in veterinary medicine over 30 years, and I like & respect Pyrs. I know of a couple that work as assistance/ seeing- eye dogs. Cheers! :)

    • @evanabbott2737
      @evanabbott2737 5 років тому +94

      Wow, those dogs do a great job!🤔👍

    • @rupertmurdoch4750
      @rupertmurdoch4750 5 років тому +88

      Life is so much nicer without Trump supporters.

    • @jonmills6927
      @jonmills6927 5 років тому +33

      I believe the ones shown in this video are a breed known as the Akbash

    • @LittleLoLo7
      @LittleLoLo7 5 років тому +47

      S L I’m pretty sure they’re Great Pyrenees because Maremmas only come in white but GP can come in tan, gray, or what they call badger style markings and you’ll see one at 1:56

  • @Omega0850
    @Omega0850 5 років тому +1099

    Imagine the conversation 10.000 years ago:
    A: "Our sheep are attacked by those terrifying predators, what can we do?"
    B: "Hm, i think we could train some of the terrifying predators to protect the sheep against the other terrifying predators."
    A: "..."

    • @hairyputter5363
      @hairyputter5363 4 роки тому +64

      Imagine conversation in 10000 years:
      A: I've heard that humans used to rule the world years ago and the sheeps used to listen to them.
      B: yea i know but right now sheeps rule everything, thanks to the predators protecting them forever.
      C: No predator ever got close to the flock for a thousand years now. Sheeps are unbeatable.

    • @Chad.Commenter
      @Chad.Commenter 4 роки тому

      @Al Debaran lmaooo

    • @swedneck
      @swedneck 4 роки тому +9

      pretty sure we domesticated dogs way earlier than we domesticated animals like sheep

    • @geraldernst2004
      @geraldernst2004 4 роки тому +16

      @@swedneck well there are different theories on the history of domestication, but long story short not necessarily, or to be precise: not everywhere.
      While there have been hunting nomads that started domesticating dogs (estimated somewhere between 15.000 and 100.000 b.c.), it is likely that wild versions of sheep, goat and cow have been held as some form of caged livestock as soon as nomads started settling down for some parts of the year.
      Chasing the herds into big caged areas was probably used as a reaction to the lowering numbers of wild animal population (caused by hunting them too much within a certain area).
      Other animals (like pigs, chicken, guinea pigs, ducks and doves) probably chose to be living near humans even before the were actually domesticated, as they were profiting off of each other, and somewhat domesticated themselves in order to have an easier life.
      Dogs partially came in earlier in some regions, but in others, they were brought in later.

    • @melissathieme9555
      @melissathieme9555 4 роки тому +3

      Well It is as the saying goes
      "The enemy of my enemy is my friend".

  • @MarkKluchnik
    @MarkKluchnik 3 роки тому +57

    I've only come across a sheepherding dog once while hiking, he was super friendly and chill. When were hiking back along the trail, the sheep broke through the fence and he was herding them back in like a good boy.

    • @MegaFregel
      @MegaFregel Місяць тому

      Herding dogs and guarding dogs are not the same.

  • @Greatanotherchannel
    @Greatanotherchannel 5 років тому +4039

    A livestock guardian dog comes up to a cyclist barking. Oh know the cyclist thinks my biking trip ruined. Then the cyclist remembers he is in switzerland and the dog barking in a neutral manner.

    • @tomg5187
      @tomg5187 5 років тому +53

      Hahaha omg I shouldn’t have laughed lol!

    • @walterkersting1362
      @walterkersting1362 5 років тому +24

      If the dog has been neutered that’s nuteral barking?

    • @Gizziiusa
      @Gizziiusa 5 років тому

      tell that to this cyclist.
      ua-cam.com/video/58XbAtthlOU/v-deo.html

    • @johnrankin7135
      @johnrankin7135 5 років тому +28

      'oh know'

    • @bigchimpin9439
      @bigchimpin9439 5 років тому +22

      The choppy English makes it even more funny.

  • @OoryanoO42
    @OoryanoO42 4 роки тому +1722

    It took this dude 3 minutes to say “leave”.

    • @TheTdw2000
      @TheTdw2000 4 роки тому +38

      And also explain what a livestock guardian dog is

    • @ananousous
      @ananousous 4 роки тому +129

      @@TheTdw2000 In all fairness, if the name wasn't enough to inform you, you probably needed that 3min explanation

    • @Azam9947
      @Azam9947 4 роки тому +15

      But this vid is really interesting though

    • @haishmaish
      @haishmaish 4 роки тому

      Lol

    • @MrCScottie
      @MrCScottie 4 роки тому +7

      You didn’t watch it if you think that’s the only thing you can do

  • @babw
    @babw 3 роки тому +25

    As a cyclist who rides alone in the wild, these are exactly what I learnt by experience. Asking the sheperd for help also works well.

  • @MrStruggle0
    @MrStruggle0 4 роки тому +612

    2:44 is what you’re looking for
    Basically:
    if angery boi, go around
    If calm boi, walk past slowly

    • @solidsneak69
      @solidsneak69 3 роки тому +9

      But can i pet it and say "good boys"?

    • @sdrfz
      @sdrfz 3 роки тому +7

      These dogs are not well trained if they can't distinguish between predators and hikers.

    • @MrStruggle0
      @MrStruggle0 3 роки тому +35

      @@sdrfz people can be dangerous

    • @sdrfz
      @sdrfz 3 роки тому +2

      @@MrStruggle0 Hikers in the mountains are there to enjoy nature, not to commit crimes against sheep and untrained dogs.

    • @MrStruggle0
      @MrStruggle0 3 роки тому +35

      @@sdrfz the dog doesn't know that

  • @TechInspected
    @TechInspected 5 років тому +1659

    This is easy just go hiking disguised as a sheep.

    • @SamaLayuca
      @SamaLayuca 5 років тому +7

      where do i buy one

    • @CarpeNoctem135
      @CarpeNoctem135 5 років тому +175

      All fun and games until the suit gets stuck and you can’t take it off, so the guardian dog won’t let you leave the flock. You won’t be free until the farmer tries to sheer you.

    • @hairyputter5363
      @hairyputter5363 4 роки тому +14

      That works a lot of times but here's a tip from personal experience if a bear attacks you make weird noises rather than running like a human.
      Cause let's be real a sheep running on two legs is one of the tastiest snack for a bear.

    • @pigeonfowl474
      @pigeonfowl474 4 роки тому +7

      @HoleyHouseOfAir hold up-

    • @td9250
      @td9250 4 роки тому +3

      And get denied exit?

  • @bleachnbones7107
    @bleachnbones7107 3 роки тому +221

    Honestly, livestock dogs will always look more dangerous to me than any "traditionally scary" breed could ever do.
    Once me and my father were out in the woods with our dogs (I live in a small town in the Alps) and all of a sudden we found ourselves surrounded by a pack of livestock dogs, two border collies and four maremmani (they look like golden retrievers but bigger and way less friendly).Where we live it's not unusual to see herds of sheep chilling in the fields around our town, so we know how to behave around guardian dogs, but that time there were no other animals in sight and we were basically right next to a river shore, far away from the areas where they're usually found. The dogs were clearly not well kept and really aggressive (luckily we had put ours on a leash as soon as we saw the first one coming out) and they started to launch themselves at us with clear intention to bite. At that point we couldn't really run away so we grabbed a couple sticks and backed away slowly while making ourselves look as big and menacing as possible, shouting every time one got too close, trying to get the fuck out of there as soon as possible. One of the scariest moments of my life.
    We later learned, by talking with people that lived in the area, that the pack had tried to attack other people and had been wandering around without an owner or livestock for some time. We, as well as many others, informed local law enforcement of the situation but I have no idea of what happened to them after that.
    Very weird situation. Over here we know that sometimes especially older hunters/shepherds still have the disgusting habit of abandoning their "working dog" as soon as it gets too old to do the job but this was a very large pack of young healthy dogs and I swear they were out for the kill, they would have seriously hurt us had we not been quick enough to reach the road. Still have no idea what was up with them.

    • @katkitty104
      @katkitty104 3 роки тому +14

      Sounds like a movie where there's a prologue about a young family tragically killed after they find their barn in the property they just bought is full of dogs. They end up dying from a bear attack and a few dogs die as well. The dogs without a master return to a feral state and roam to survive. They're told the dogs need to be put down but this old Clint Eastwood says he's never had to put down a dog and that's humans giving up on them because they're lazy . Cause hes this old country guy who is a dog whisperer. But he's older and has no flock anymore in his retirement. Just like a blind dog that's also old. And they take the dogs out to his farm after live capturing them. He buys a flock of sheep and gets to work. Especially with the dog that was previously injured and scarred by the bear who is most skeptical, stubborn and aggressive. And he works with them a lot, getting bit a few times and such. And the old dog works with him to whip them them into shape and they're now a pack of good doggos. The old man loses his dog to a wolf while protecting a sheep with a newborn lamb. The old man later dies as well leaving the pack and flock alone, supposing they revert back to normal once they again have no master. But years later a local guide is going through the same general area of the farm and they hear barking in the distance. The tourists then are concerned about a possible confrontation with the dogs. The guide informs and what they're hearing is the "Ghost pack" where an old man once had this crazy idea of taking feral LGD and giving them purpose again. This is that pack. They grow even more concerned but the guide interrupts and tells them they're in no danger because even after the old man died they continue to protect a flock of sheep and generations later they still do, sustaining a sustained population of dogs and sheep and never again having attacked a person again, just loyally guarding the flock. They roam the mountains with this flock now, even masterless. The dogs are rarely ever seen and recent sightings have stopped years back, only barks sounding from the forests and mountains. Some say they have since passed away from natural causes, the ghosts of the dogs barking as if to continue their work in the afterlife, never forgetting the second chance given to them. Cut scene to the flock and sheep living happily. Then to where the old man buried his dog, the collar hanging on a cross to mark the grave. Then to the post on the old man's porch where he cut a notch for every dog he ever fully trained , about 15 of them newer than the others but still somewhat faded with time. The end

    • @hukihuki4135
      @hukihuki4135 3 роки тому +1

      Salut, ça s'est passé où ça?

    • @erinaa9486
      @erinaa9486 3 роки тому +2

      @@katkitty104 beautiful 😭

    • @bleachnbones7107
      @bleachnbones7107 3 роки тому +15

      @@zanguusu Probably not. Still, when you find yourself in the middle of fucking nowhere surrounded by a bunch of growling polar bears I guarantee you that a pit bull is gonna look about as dangerous as a Labrador puppy 😂😅

    • @thornprick2645
      @thornprick2645 3 роки тому +2

      My first thought is that these dogs were somehow abandoned, even if that's bc the owner died, and formed a pack. Packs of stray dogs can be really dangerous. In areas where stray dogs are common, the behaviors of the dogs will be monitored to make sure they don't form too strong a pack and if they do, people will break up the pack so as to prevent harm to humans.
      When my sister was in medical school in Dominica, she received an urgent message from her school like one would receive a weather alert notifying her that a pack of dogs was forming and how to keep safe.
      Stray dogs themselves were everywhere and of no concern. It was the packs.

  • @yoggz
    @yoggz 4 роки тому +910

    The dogs body language doesn't seem aggressive, they are just barking. "Stay back till I know you aren't gonna kill everyone"

    • @headphonic8
      @headphonic8 4 роки тому +49

      Drinker_Of_ Milk it’s not staged, those are real guardian dogs working with their real owner who speaks in another language in the video. The narrator literally explains why the dogs are vocal yet not aggressive. Instead, they’re very vocal to alert both the herd and humans while discouraging predators. Guardian dogs aren’t vicious snarling guard dogs or pit bulls, they’re just very loud barkers. Snarling and baring teeth doesn’t make for loud alarm barking

    • @MelbourneMatty
      @MelbourneMatty 4 роки тому +25

      Just for the record, and just because I don’t think anyone else mentioned it; a wagging tail on a dog, does not necessarily mean “let’s play”, it’s just a physical display of excitement. What the actual form the excitement may take, is usually displayed in other physical displays of the dog - eg. head down/head up, ears back/ears up, hackles presented/or not, foot-work, and other submissive or dominant displays within the situation.

    • @AnonyMous-jf4lc
      @AnonyMous-jf4lc 4 роки тому +23

      I have a CAS guardian dog. Yes, they warn without a ton of aggression. However, they will rapidly escalate should you choose not to follow their instructions. The last few people that decided to disregard the warnings have some nice scars. They also got pinned into a corner until I arrived. Its all tough talk until 140lbs of eff you and teeth are teaching you a lesson.

    • @azoth._.
      @azoth._. 3 роки тому +4

      When a dog wags their tail from one side to another (like the guard dogs in the video were doing), it doesn't just mean they're happy. It could mean they're ready to take action or another indicator that they're aggressive/ready to behave aggressively. Some dogs may wag their tail before or during a fight with another dog/animal/human.
      Along with warning/aggressive barking these dogs definitely portrayed aggressive behaviour.
      But if a dog is wiggling/moving their butt from side to side along wagging their tail in a circular/helicopter wag, this most likely means they're happy and/or friendly.
      As well, the interactions in the video are most likely real, even if they knew about the guard dogs & how to act around them they would still have been in danger had they not followed the direction given on how to act around the dogs.

    • @adama4791
      @adama4791 3 роки тому +12

      @@AnonyMous-jf4lc 100% so many morons making these comments think they can fight off a LGD. While they are generally not aggressive towards humans, if you continue towards their herd and they don’t want you to or if you try to “assert dominance” that’s a whole lot of dog that’s ready to fuck you up. Most people don’t realize that for these dogs their whole goal is to keep their herd safe so if you’re going to interfere with that, they’ll interfere with you. My Pyr makes certain everyone knows that

  • @opiwaran354
    @opiwaran354 5 років тому +876

    Take a shot everytime he says "livestock guardian dog"

    • @Vemppu_Lutku
      @Vemppu_Lutku 5 років тому +4

      Welp..

    • @madman2u
      @madman2u 5 років тому +4

      Now there are no more Swizz guard dogs.

    • @ChiquitaSpeaks
      @ChiquitaSpeaks 5 років тому

      This is a good challenge, anyone have a count of how many times he says it in the video?

    • @psychobeam99
      @psychobeam99 5 років тому +15

      I tried the challenge but I ran out of bullets. The range target is Swiss now though.

    • @Gorrash
      @Gorrash 5 років тому +2

      I'm dying of alcohol poisoning

  • @therealcoppercab7491
    @therealcoppercab7491 3 роки тому +30

    "Let me show you the door" the dog said as he lead the human

  • @SirPrizeMF
    @SirPrizeMF 4 роки тому +558

    Me: trying to go to sleep
    UA-cam: OK but first let me show you how to behave in case you come face to face with a dog guarding sheep in a country 1500km away.

    • @autumnleaf2976
      @autumnleaf2976 4 роки тому +4

      *livestock guardian dog

    • @ChristinaChrisR
      @ChristinaChrisR 3 роки тому +2

      @@autumnleaf2976 🤣

    • @Emily27587
      @Emily27587 3 роки тому +6

      I actually encountered a guardian dog in the states! They’re huge and scary so you probably don’t want to mess with them. I don’t know how they train them here in America but definitely stay away

    • @darkiee69
      @darkiee69 3 роки тому

      @@Emily27587 They probably train them just as they do in the video. Let them live with the sheep.

    • @Emily27587
      @Emily27587 3 роки тому +4

      @@darkiee69 I’d say that is a pretty fair assessment. This particular dog ate and slept with the sheep and acted as though the sheep were a part of his pack. The dog was essentially the head of the pack in charge of keeping his pack safe and out of harm. I see this dog quite a bit as it lives in a farm not too far from me. There are a lot of bears in the area and I’ve heard that this dog has fought off a number of bears, as well as coyotes, hawks, and other predators that try to prey on the young sheep and goats. If the dog views you as a threat to his pack, he has all the right to protect himself and the rest of the animals.

  • @ilove2929
    @ilove2929 5 років тому +911

    I always find offleash working dogs in the nature is fascinating...

    • @commenteroftruth9790
      @commenteroftruth9790 5 років тому +23

      @J K just 2 eskimo kids? Epic

    • @shremastergeneral7523
      @shremastergeneral7523 5 років тому +4

      @J K where do I find me an Eskimo and can I train him to club baby seal's?

    • @snuffying
      @snuffying 4 роки тому +2

      come to eastern europe then hahaha

    • @alexanderhowarth6460
      @alexanderhowarth6460 4 роки тому +4

      I think the people of the past who bred dogs in the first place would find the idea of keeping a dog for no other read than to feed it and pick up it's shit unbelievably bizarre

    • @kade1348
      @kade1348 4 роки тому

      Me too because my dog runs away and becomes a 3 year old child as soon as he’s off leash

  • @Jersey.D3vil201
    @Jersey.D3vil201 2 роки тому +1

    The landscape is absolutely beautiful!

  • @iamthefirsttosecond
    @iamthefirsttosecond 5 років тому +1155

    livestock guardian dog: WOOF
    Narrator: *LIVESTOCK GUARDIAN DOGS*

  • @slinky6481
    @slinky6481 4 роки тому +680

    Ahhh, the Great Pyrenees... such a loveable and majestic dog! I once lived with a host family in northern Italy that owned one named Buzz. They lived on a hilltop outside a small village and had a few donkeys and some chickens, in addition to owning some farmland in the valleys below. Every day, Buzz would sit on the hillside, barking down at hunters or other animals and the like. They hadn't trained him to do so, it was just instinctual. Every day he would sit there, vigilantly watching and protecting the homestead.
    He was a very friendly dog, but had some funny quirks. Any time I would be outside playing with their 8 year old son, Buzz would make sure that the playing wouldn't get too rough. If I chased him, Buzz would come after me barking, and might even timidly nip at my pants leg, although he would never harm a hair on you.
    A few times we'd take him hiking. He never needed a leash, as he always maintained a perimeter around us, always as if to ward off any would-be threats. We even took him to a town across the French border near Monaco on one trip, and despite the big crowds, he stayed calmly right by our sides, even without a leash.
    Those were some of the best days of my life, living in Italy with this small family to teach them English. They are still close personal friends to this day. And I have no doubt that Buzz is still keeping watch over them!

    • @eatwhatukiii2532
      @eatwhatukiii2532 3 роки тому +15

      Thank you for sharing that story! :)

    • @kevinfelton689
      @kevinfelton689 3 роки тому +18

      Pyrenees are great dogs. A little too hard to keep fenced for my taste, but if you've got the land for em they'll watch your herds day and night.

    • @anyexpat
      @anyexpat 3 роки тому +2

      @@kevinfelton689 Problem is in Italy they just wander freely along public country roads and are a total pain in the ass... there was a point where I had 8 to 10 of them sleeping 1.5 km from my house each night if i wanted to walk my dog it was impossible..

    • @Astro_touches_children
      @Astro_touches_children 3 роки тому +22

      A neighbor had a great Pyrenees about 1/2 mile from my pasture and often I would pull through the gate to find the dog napping under a shade tree with several cows and calves napping all around him. I never lost a calf to coyotes in that pasture.

    • @Danno382
      @Danno382 3 роки тому +2

      Awesome story! Thanks 😊

  • @glitch314
    @glitch314 3 роки тому +11

    The fact that they have a map of areas with guardian dogs is amazing. This is one of the scariest aspects of mountain biking.

    • @fredrikbystrom7380
      @fredrikbystrom7380 3 роки тому

      Yeah it's very helpful. I think I'd more rather see areas of wolves and bears though. If you run into a guardian dog, just walk away, you're not going to get harmed. If you run into a pack of wolves, things might get a bit more scary.

    • @glitch314
      @glitch314 3 роки тому +1

      @@fredrikbystrom7380 Thanks for stating the obvious but, You obviously never ran into shepherd dogs in Turkey and alike.. They are vicious dogs that can take on wolves one on one. Hence my comment.. Wolves and bears are definitely not the subject of this video or my comment.

    • @uteriel282
      @uteriel282 2 роки тому

      @@fredrikbystrom7380
      wolfs have an instinctive respect for humans and would rather keep their distance than attack even when in a large pack.
      bears are naturaly shy towards confrontations and are easily scared off.
      a guard dog on the other hand will never back off or avoid confronting you to the death if youre on its turf.

  • @temporality_
    @temporality_ 4 роки тому +1026

    Switzerland: "The correct behavior in front of Livestock guardian dogs."
    Me, who lives in the United States: Yes, these skills are useful.

    • @foreignfat6009
      @foreignfat6009 4 роки тому +39

      You can use it around PC people, same thing.

    • @foreignfat6009
      @foreignfat6009 4 роки тому +13

      @@Legogreens Nah, that won't help you in there.

    • @Jake-rj6ql
      @Jake-rj6ql 4 роки тому

      @@Legogreens nope.

    • @ohno9311
      @ohno9311 4 роки тому +46

      Wyoming actually has more sheep than people. I've been ran at by three sheep dogs and I was freaking tf out. Luckily the shepard was there and called the dogs off.

    • @no1caresanymore
      @no1caresanymore 4 роки тому +50

      Lots of these guardian dogs working to protect livestock in the US, too, so who knows if you get into a situation where this could help you

  • @isme2711
    @isme2711 5 років тому +1403

    "Hes a livestock guardian dog" wrong. He's a good boy.

  • @Puck-tu9zb
    @Puck-tu9zb 3 роки тому +9

    My parents have owned Kuvasz dogs for 21 years and they were both so protective of the garden. One time someone wanted to enter by stepping over the fence and their dog immediately chased them away. They're so big and guarding, but also super sweet, friendly, reliable and independent. Unlike many people think, they are like any other dog and can live in a relatively small house, as long as you know how to take proper care of them. The reason I say this is because I often see these type of dogs end up in a shelter and are only given away to people with huge plots of land, thinking that'll be best for them, but anything is good for them when they have a good owner who understands them.

  • @KingGrio
    @KingGrio 5 років тому +79

    I'm happy UA-cam recommended me out of nowhere a short documentary on guardian dogs with stock music and a narrator with a deep epic voice.

    • @ViperliciousOG
      @ViperliciousOG 4 роки тому +2

      Is it stock music? I tried to Shazam what I could but no luck :c I really like the two songs they use and wish I could find them.

  • @SAMMIsLIFE
    @SAMMIsLIFE 5 років тому +1484

    This is a lot better than killing off the predators and messing up the ecosystem.

    • @k-mdn4905
      @k-mdn4905 5 років тому +2

      SAMMIsLIFE
      Hey, you should make more videos

    • @SAMMIsLIFE
      @SAMMIsLIFE 5 років тому +12

      @@k-mdn4905 lost motivation and im lazy lol,but im trying to get back into it

    • @blondemommyvomit
      @blondemommyvomit 5 років тому +57

      Now if we can only come up with an honorable and peaceful solution to the unending stream of immigration from incompatible 3rd world people into Western countries.

    • @diegobotto6245
      @diegobotto6245 5 років тому +111

      @@blondemommyvomit
      I have the solution, stop bombing them. People from the third world dont want to leave their homes, they are forced to because of famine or war, if you stop bombing them they wont leave their homes.

    • @blondemommyvomit
      @blondemommyvomit 5 років тому +37

      @@diegobotto6245
      If "they" have the resources to come here by the millions every year, they have the financial ability to tell their government to get off their backs and stop creating conflicts which will get you bombed.

  • @Setnja92
    @Setnja92 3 роки тому +3

    I like the detail when the man not only dismounted of the bicycle, but he also carried it. I have seen quite a lot of times, that the spinning wheel of bicycle disturbed or overly interested the dog. For some reason, they don't like the motion of the wheel.

  • @bow2theprincess
    @bow2theprincess 6 років тому +282

    1:58 can we pause for a moment and check out that background?! Holy damn.

    • @bandobaby6881
      @bandobaby6881 5 років тому +12

      Beautiful

    • @dekocklukas
      @dekocklukas 5 років тому +35

      Fck maybe i should dress up as a dog and go protect that farmers herd just to experience that scenery

    • @Archonch
      @Archonch 5 років тому +6

      Looks like Valais, Switzerland.

    • @GnosticAtheist
      @GnosticAtheist 5 років тому

      Yeah that pretty extreme. Its like the maximum possible ;D

    • @paulwyleciol3459
      @paulwyleciol3459 5 років тому +3

      @@GnosticAtheist actually not that beautiful, if you live here, there is much better and more of it ;-)
      For sure sheep are not common in the middle of a major city (if they have 4 legs)

  • @LittleLoLo7
    @LittleLoLo7 5 років тому +484

    I feel like this would probably never work in the US lol someone entitled person would figure out a way to sue even though there’s a sign

    • @DanDan-ov2bk
      @DanDan-ov2bk 5 років тому +186

      Or just shoot them and say they feared for there lives

    • @LittleLoLo7
      @LittleLoLo7 5 років тому +91

      Dan Dan exactly I totally see that too! I’m an American, but damn it feels like so many (thankfully not all) people in my country are self-centered assholes

    • @Naiadryade
      @Naiadryade 5 років тому +152

      Livestock guardian dogs are absolutely used in the US by some farmers. The difference is you won't see many people hiking through where animals are grazing, which in the US is generally private pasture land.

    • @ashantal5172
      @ashantal5172 5 років тому +2

      Right.

    • @jackielana9993
      @jackielana9993 5 років тому +48

      Honudes Gai i think the saddest thing is that people would actively antagonize dogs that are way far away from wherever they’d actually be a bodily threat, then as soon as the dog gets close they’d get shot. Americans have a weird obsession with “standing your ground” and have a habit of creating the ground that needs to be stood on, so to speak.

  • @dominikschrotter5258
    @dominikschrotter5258 3 роки тому +1

    UA-cam algorithm shall be blessed once again for bringing us together to view this important piece of information 🙌

  • @Guy1105Fawkes
    @Guy1105Fawkes 4 роки тому +196

    Useful knowledge. I am used to this since I was a child, here in Central Italy.
    I only have one thing to say that the video "got wrong", in my opinion. If the dogs keep being aggressive, and you back off, DON'T turn your back to them. It might trigger his instinct to chase you

    • @DreamskyDance
      @DreamskyDance 4 роки тому +25

      Yup.. backing off slowly with a non threatening stance is the best in that situation ( not raising your arms or making sudden movements ). Basically if you were another dog you would lower your tail and back off slowly... or there would be a fight... you need to do same thing only as a human. Some dogs and some humans dont like the idea of lowering their tail ( judging by comments here ) ... then there would be a problem.

    • @gatesofhades534
      @gatesofhades534 3 роки тому +8

      @@angeltzepesh1 You need to eat.

    • @angeltzepesh1
      @angeltzepesh1 3 роки тому

      @@gatesofhades534 ?

    • @gatesofhades534
      @gatesofhades534 3 роки тому +7

      @@angeltzepesh1 They are making food. You need food.

    • @angeltzepesh1
      @angeltzepesh1 3 роки тому +1

      @@gatesofhades534 i dont eat sheep

  • @ghuegel
    @ghuegel 5 років тому +351

    This video is amazing! Score one for the UA-cam algorithm!

    • @dainos7_0_13
      @dainos7_0_13 5 років тому +4

      Yeah, it must be improving´・ᴗ・`

  • @susansuewwilliams
    @susansuewwilliams 2 роки тому +2

    What wonderful information regarding the livestock Guardian dog.
    Thank you

  • @FMHikari
    @FMHikari 4 роки тому +65

    "Lynxes were reintroduced decades ago"
    I see someone's ticket to the devs worked.

    • @MrJamespcastle
      @MrJamespcastle 4 роки тому +2

      Lynx is both singular and plural. 'Lynxes' sounds like a 5 year old speaking. And... I live with lynx in Alaska, I see one per week at least in my yard each winter. They do not usually hunt large game, unless they are starving. Their diet is +90% rabbits. My neighbor has goats and chickens/ducks and (like an idiot) has terrible fencing, just bent up floppy chicken wire, and no Lynx has eaten or attacked any of his animals in the 5+ years they have had animals. Now Bears..... that is different.

    • @FMHikari
      @FMHikari 4 роки тому +7

      @@MrJamespcastle I thought you could appreciate the joke. I still enjoyed the story about them, though.

    • @j03man44
      @j03man44 2 роки тому

      r/outside is leaking...

  • @NarffetWerlz
    @NarffetWerlz 4 роки тому +202

    Be warned: as a last-resort measure, livestock guardian dogs have been bred to kamikaze and explode on impact. This might also occur if they feel particularly insulted. Please observe proper social protocols when dealing with livestock guardian dogs.

    • @ViperliciousOG
      @ViperliciousOG 4 роки тому +17

      That’s how my great grandpa died back in Nam 😞

    • @daniel_960_
      @daniel_960_ 4 роки тому

      Is this some cod zombie mode reference?

    • @jaysea5939
      @jaysea5939 3 роки тому +3

      That's a grand idea for a Bosnian Ape Society bit

    • @Ass_of_Amalek
      @Ass_of_Amalek 3 роки тому +7

      that is basically good advice. livestock guardians are the most dangerous dogs to fuck with. some other breeds more than these in the video though, since there are bigger ones. I chuckled when the video said "a livestock guardian dog cannot be chased away" - that's the point, even a bear or pack of wolves won't chase them away.

    • @CoIoneIPanic
      @CoIoneIPanic 3 роки тому

      Nuh uh.

  • @johnleach7879
    @johnleach7879 3 роки тому +1

    That was a wonderful demonstration of their worth. CARRY ON...

  • @rosewaters2533
    @rosewaters2533 5 років тому +151

    No wonder there are random videos of cyclists suddenly being surrounded by dogs on hills like these barking non-stop. There must have been a herd around.

  • @TheCaymanRasta
    @TheCaymanRasta 4 роки тому +200

    Thus farm owner had the right mindset, it makes me sick when people want to irradicate native species because they don't do what they want

    • @foreignfat6009
      @foreignfat6009 4 роки тому +4

      If bear can't learn that Human+sheeps+dogs+gun=Herd
      Herd+Bear= Dead bear
      That that is natural selection.

    • @Gustav_Kuriga
      @Gustav_Kuriga 3 роки тому +14

      @@foreignfat6009 That's not the issue though. People will actively go to kill the predator before even trying taking precautions such as this.

    • @K26650
      @K26650 3 роки тому +4

      @@foreignfat6009 and that's a good enough reason to kill the rest?

    • @florenciahoracio8517
      @florenciahoracio8517 3 роки тому +1

      They are actually trained to try and chase the predator away instead of attacking, they are a great alternative to protect a herd because of that reason

    • @boydgrandy5769
      @boydgrandy5769 3 роки тому +2

      Even as late as 150 years ago, in the US, wolves in packs could and would kill you and your family for lunch if they could. Not to mention what they would do to livestock, which humans depended on for survival. People who bemoan the fate of apex predators have never actually ever seen one, let alone lived near them.
      Humans have competed with better predators during our entire history. One way to eliminate that contest, which we often lost, is to kill them all.
      Let me know how you feel about reintroducing apex predators into your living area after they kill and eat one of your young.
      The Gods of the Copybook Headings note your concern with interest, and amusement.

  • @mike_oe
    @mike_oe 3 роки тому +21

    Good and informative video, and also nice to hear a shepard 1:50 promoting a balanced co-existence with wolfes. A link in the description to the mentioned map of the guarded areas would be nice.

  • @jive3341
    @jive3341 5 років тому +239

    *EPISODE 34*
    *OY YOU WANT TO LEARN SOMETHING?*

    • @blackturbine
      @blackturbine 5 років тому +3

      copypaster final boss

    • @WoWBaxter
      @WoWBaxter 5 років тому +3

      UA-cam Recommendations oy vey?

  • @kfcspartan
    @kfcspartan 5 років тому +12

    Several of these look like great pyrenees dogs. I had one growing up and they're known as wolf killers. They will fight to the death a wolf and drag it's corpse all the way back to the owner to show it protected the flock. They also have du-claws that help tearing targets throats open.
    They're big babies and super adorable. They also need space.

  • @Hootyhoo-jq9vq
    @Hootyhoo-jq9vq 3 роки тому +1

    The landscape is lovely.

  • @silviac6120
    @silviac6120 5 років тому +18

    Only in Switzerland livestock areas are mapped on a website.

  • @altergeo5322
    @altergeo5322 3 роки тому +31

    *Absolutely do NOT try this at home!!*
    I was in a mountain side town once, and had a very strong and disturbing psychedelic experience, so much so that the next morning I went into the woods to find and fight a brown bear (don't ask).
    Walking along the road to the next town, but about 50 yards into the forest, I came across a farm and 2 huge guardian dogs (Raven Shepherds) came at me barking very aggresively, and stopped 7 feet in front of me. As much as I was "prepared" for a fight to the death with a bear (I was pretty much insane), I knew they were just doing their jobs, so I couldn't even think to hurt them (not that I could anyway, but I didn't know that at the time). So after a minute of shizzing myself (I had a big fear of guardian dogs from stories I heard) I just said to myself and God "whatever happens happens" and I dropped to my knees in front of them.
    They fell silent and came closer to sniff me, and when I sensed that they bared no ill will, I reached out and touched them. The younger one got the instant zoomies, with the tail between his legs, while the older one was very stoic like "you're good".
    And then the best part happened - I got up, and proceeded on my way to the next town. They both accompanied me in my travel, the younger one till the next town, and the older one came with me for 3 more towns, for about 10 miles, right till I crossed the street to get to the train station! Judging by their behavior, I'm pretty sure they thought to guard me from bears and what not.
    That had a profound impact on me, it felt like a hug from the universe - I went into that forest thinking only of death, and came out on the other side with a huge appreciation for life, and 20 pounds of trash I collected along the way stemming from it.

    • @ocjok3r
      @ocjok3r 2 роки тому +2

      You write very well. Please if you’re willing, explain the psychedelic experience that made you wish to fight a bear!

    • @oliveroshea5765
      @oliveroshea5765 2 роки тому +1

      I think I’d rather take on a bear than Jean-Pierre, the farmer

    • @feliciacoffey6832
      @feliciacoffey6832 Рік тому

      Quite a story!! It's quite compelling!

  • @lotuseater7247
    @lotuseater7247 3 роки тому +2

    I went from never hearing the term ‘live stock guardian dogs’, to hearing it a dozen times in the space of a few minutes. Now it’s all I can hear. In his voice too

  • @timeshark8727
    @timeshark8727 5 років тому +138

    They are just protecting the herd... the correct behavior is to ... not mess with the herd. duh.
    its not attacking you, its telling you to leave its sheep alone

    • @Anna-tc6rz
      @Anna-tc6rz 5 років тому +4

      Yeah but most people would run away like idiots, not back away slowly

    • @MrAnticlimate
      @MrAnticlimate 4 роки тому +3

      They don't always escort you out quietly. Sometimes they mock-attack you, running towards you, then stop a few meters away.

  • @dw2062
    @dw2062 4 роки тому +4

    We have one of these dogs in the UK. He was rescued from Romania and we ended up with him. Very, very defensive of the house but a very loving dog and a thoroughly good boy!

  • @adnan_velic
    @adnan_velic 3 роки тому +1

    The scenery is absolutely incredible wow!

  • @fredEVOIX
    @fredEVOIX 3 роки тому +38

    1 year later I had my encounter, one charged me from half a mile, really long distance I didn't expect that, weird thing he saw me and came to see me while climbing up the mountain (road side) but coming down of the mountain side (official hike path but on the wilderness side) he charged me in a quite scary way I just continued along the path which was going away from the herd luckily but that interaction was really weird to me...I later learned wolves had been spotted in the region 1 week earlier and 1 month prior 20+ sheeps were killed by wolves...that also explained why a few minutes later I was charged by a cow, which actually moved toward me rather than stay where it was far away

    • @twoseventhree
      @twoseventhree 3 роки тому +1

      peletons graphics are getting pretty good now.

    • @stevem815
      @stevem815 3 роки тому +11

      Cows always come to see what's going on, then crap themselves when they realise how close they got to the thing they really wanted to see.

    • @dxfvgyhjh
      @dxfvgyhjh 2 роки тому

      The probabilities of you reading this comment and being charged by a cow are very low.
      But they're never zero

  • @ccb6013
    @ccb6013 3 роки тому +11

    This is information that I've never considered, yet am grateful they put it out there. Especially the part about being mindful of your own pooch around the flocks and LSGDs.

  • @EnchantedSmellyWolf
    @EnchantedSmellyWolf 2 роки тому +2

    Funny how the hikers get spooked when the dog looks adorable and life-affirming. 😊

  • @Oegonblick
    @Oegonblick 4 роки тому +6

    Planning to hike in Central European wilderness in near future, this video was actually helpful. Thank you for putting this video up on UA-cam!

  • @birdgvee4982
    @birdgvee4982 3 роки тому +8

    2:58 "Yeah, that's right. Keep going. Nice and slow. Keep walking. I gat ma eye on ye!"

  • @MR-vj8dn
    @MR-vj8dn 3 роки тому +2

    I’m not even close to planning such a trip as above but still appreciate the info and pace of this infomercial.

  • @FunkBastid
    @FunkBastid 5 років тому +11

    Had this problem while hiking a few years ago. The trail went right through the middle of the heard, and as I was walking the heard began to split into 2 groups around me. Then the dog sprinted up to me and started barking. I tried to play nice and get by, but he wasn’t having it. I ended up turning back very frustrated because I was almost at the end of the trail. Good vid.

  • @IanRoach17
    @IanRoach17 5 років тому +63

    I'm not Swiss, a hiker, or even related to herding and here I am wtf

  • @MelliaBoomBot
    @MelliaBoomBot 2 роки тому +2

    Brilliant, I live in La Creuse in France and it’s very rural. I spotted these dogs in a field on our way shopping. I had never seen them before, it was amazing, two of them. They looked so happy and content with the sheep…And now I know what they are! 😊

  • @christinaatwell6338
    @christinaatwell6338 5 років тому +16

    Friends of mine in Oregon have Great Pyrenees guarding their sheep, I use to feed them when I lived there for a few months. I use to get worried when I heard them bark and would go check all the time until I learned to trust that the dogs knew there jobs very well. 😊Once in blackberry season I was out picking, and had gone around the back of the herd, the dogs heard me making noise in the bushes and charged, barking furiously! Until i called out and said “Sorry! It’s just me” they both stopped in their tracks wagged their tails and lay down. I made sure to give them love and pats back n my way back. I was l, surprisingly, able to make friends with them quickly. The owners of the farm were surprised that the dogs took to me so quickly so they had me feed them (all chores are shared there, I was only to happy to help). I take pride in being able to get animals to trust me. The horses on this farm would also follow me around like puppies! I loved it. Nobody else outside the family could get the dogs to trust them around the sheep. 😁

  • @otto3619
    @otto3619 3 роки тому +4

    Can someone name the song at 1:27 ? It would be much appreciated!

  • @user-dd7kk9cs9m
    @user-dd7kk9cs9m 3 роки тому +2

    I have a merammano and can confirm they bark at everything!!! Any noise any small creature ANYTHING! we are her flock :)

  • @sethc6663
    @sethc6663 2 роки тому +4

    We have a working Maremma, he's very loyal and protective but they need lots of exercise. He protects our sheep
    There is a good family movie called 'Oddball' based on the true story about a Maremma protecting the penguins from foxes on Middle Island in Australia

  • @michalrzmichalrz6656
    @michalrzmichalrz6656 4 роки тому +25

    When all else fails, go through the mines of Moria.

  • @casperwallace9685
    @casperwallace9685 2 роки тому +2

    That was really interesting, I didn't realise they blend with their herd. Love how the tail is wagging as they bark at you. Great to see.

  • @grandad1982
    @grandad1982 4 роки тому +3

    I met some of these in Bulgaria. I had been walking for a few hours alone up into the hills. They wouldn't let me pass and I have never felt in such a threateing situation before or since and I'm a dog lover! Had to turn back and just retrace my route.

  • @johnb6692
    @johnb6692 4 роки тому +13

    This is the kind of video they play in dog schools when the dogs are deciding what to be when they grow up

  • @spacebinoculars
    @spacebinoculars 2 роки тому

    Livestock guardian dog is such a fun string of words to say

  • @anonbee9726
    @anonbee9726 5 років тому +10

    THANK YOU!! We need more LGDs in the world as natural predators are allowed to return. This will create a perfect balance in our ecosystems and support beautiful local businesses.

    • @marymacdonald2379
      @marymacdonald2379 2 роки тому

      Agree! These dogs are guarding herds and flocks in New Mexico and SW Colorado.

  • @deadvodka
    @deadvodka 4 роки тому +6

    The hills are alive with the sound of livestock guardian dogs ♬

  • @The_Youtube_Winner
    @The_Youtube_Winner 2 роки тому +1

    imagine being born and your name is your occupation.
    “hey i’m welder human.”
    *“i’m guardian human.* I just really like protecting and watching stuff. always have

  • @ClearlyVague1
    @ClearlyVague1 5 років тому +5

    Grew up with a great pyrenees, the most loyal and patient giants. Once you have one no other breed can really live up to them, rip misty. We miss you.

    • @brbneedchimes8915
      @brbneedchimes8915 3 роки тому

      R'amen to that^ no dog since Falcor has been near the same

  • @Spooms1961
    @Spooms1961 3 роки тому +2

    Amazing animals. Wonderful beings that clearly need to be trained in recognising the situation properly.

  • @acommunist1607
    @acommunist1607 5 років тому +33

    This didn't help, couldn't manage to remove the dog off my leg

  • @garthdownton8645
    @garthdownton8645 5 років тому +12

    These dogs demand their personal space and will not come close unless they are 100% confident that you are trustworthy! Their bark is a clear message to give them their space! Beautiful dogs that once won over are one of the greatest breeds.

    • @juliemead7366
      @juliemead7366 4 роки тому

      LGDs are the best! I adore mine :)

  • @linkderp
    @linkderp 2 роки тому +2

    I’ll probably never encounter a livestock guardian dog but this was still so interesting and frankly helpful to watch! Just remain calm and even backing away is good advice when approaching any dog of any size honestly

  • @autumngalix4616
    @autumngalix4616 3 роки тому +3

    Really cool seeing these dogs in action. My grandpa had a Pyrenees Newfound mix named Rusty. Amazing dog once we got used to each other.
    He was really good at protecting us and the farm.

  • @WhoThisMonkey
    @WhoThisMonkey 5 років тому +139

    He protecc
    He attacc
    But most importantly he got sheeples bacc

  • @InfernalPasquale
    @InfernalPasquale 3 роки тому +1

    I've been recommended this video 3 or 4 times over the last couple of years. I DON'T KNOW WHY!?

    • @InfernalPasquale
      @InfernalPasquale 3 роки тому

      Dear UA-cam. Please stop putting this on my front page. Yes, it is very interesting but I know the advice off by heart now. Thank you.

  • @Grace-kq1wv
    @Grace-kq1wv 3 роки тому +7

    I’ve got a LGD that protects my goats and chickens, She’s half Kangal and half Anatolian shepherd

  • @phasst
    @phasst 4 роки тому +19

    Keep in mind that that the Great Pyrenees has an incredibly strong bite. My dog's sire killed a coyote with a single bite to the throat, breaking its neck instantly and tearing out the front of its throat. They are estimated to have a bite strength of 900 PSI. For comparison, a pitbull only has a bite strength of 225 psi. If they're warning you, take the hint.

    • @skycaptain95
      @skycaptain95 2 роки тому

      I call bullshit on 900 PSI. Where's your source?

  • @wonderwend
    @wonderwend 3 роки тому

    It's great that you have highlighted the need to be respectful of the animal and its territory! More people should learn that

    • @wonderwend
      @wonderwend 3 роки тому

      @Demon Slayer this behaviour is natural instinct in this breed. Humans have, admittedly, exploited them for this trait .
      That isn't my point, my point is that humans should learn to respect these dogs and learn more about the way they communicate to avoid conflict.

  • @davethomasdude
    @davethomasdude 5 років тому +10

    Very informative video. Thank you.

  • @mr2octavio
    @mr2octavio 5 років тому +140

    I'm paralyzed from the legs and yet I watched the whole freaking video WTF

    • @ProCs1100
      @ProCs1100 5 років тому +7

      Because dogs

    • @augia5051
      @augia5051 5 років тому +77

      Who knows, maybe you'll be rolling through Switzerland on a wheelchair. Just remember to get off and walk it through the heard

    • @LoneCoolBeagle
      @LoneCoolBeagle 5 років тому

      that means that your eyes work, congratulations are in order for this monumental feat

    • @madman2u
      @madman2u 5 років тому +7

      Maybe you'll doing some low altitude paragliding in the future, who knows.

    • @oldsagerat
      @oldsagerat 5 років тому +2

      Sitting on the loo, watching UA-cam. My legs go completely numb !

  • @chytruseczek
    @chytruseczek 3 роки тому +2

    The elder guy is so happy to be in that infomercial lmaoo so cute

  • @yamilcoloma6677
    @yamilcoloma6677 3 роки тому +8

    Doctor: why didn't you back away??
    Me: i wanted to pet the barking sheep

  • @BruneSixtine
    @BruneSixtine 3 роки тому +9

    These dogs live with the livestock in complete freedom, the sheppard meet them on a regular basis, but it's not rare that they're left on their own during days.
    I've met them on hiking trails in the massif des écrins in the French Alps, and of course in the French Pyrénées. There are signs like this everywhere, hikers tend to respect the rules, the dogs are really deterrent.

  • @GravitasZero
    @GravitasZero 3 роки тому +2

    The second breed you see (after the first time you see the puppies) are Anatolian Shepherds, also known as Turkish Shepherds. They are very loving and do well with families.
    Ours is already 12 years old and getting on in years, but she is the best dog we have ever had the pleasure to live with.

  • @forty9r9r7
    @forty9r9r7 5 років тому +45

    wait so the advice is literally just to slowly walk away? And that took 6 minutes?

    • @GnosticAtheist
      @GnosticAtheist 5 років тому +14

      Well, it was in informative and interesting video. It would probably be better to have a more general title to the video though...

    • @sleep3417
      @sleep3417 5 років тому +1

      @lalybum That's just one of the reasons why it's appropriate to carry a weapon, just in case of emergencies

    • @evelynwaugh4053
      @evelynwaugh4053 5 років тому +2

      @lalybum I think they made the point that while they will move into position between the `threat' and the flock, they are discriminating and behave differently with animal threats like wolves, bears, and lions, and humans. And that the principle defense is actually very loud barking, which deters most predators. I have a 10 year old Akbash who is bonkers on the issue of coyotes, but not about people. With people, she is watchful, and not friendly, but not aggressive. We hike (off leash) all the time, and she has never threatened or even barked at anyone on the trails. And she actually has always been very cordial to strange dogs, because LGD are very discriminating and able to exercise independent judgement. So far, she has never observed a threat from a strange dog, and her judgement so far has been 100%. This is not too say they would be great pets for most people: they are huge barkers, cause that is their main warning strategy for warning potential predators. And this behavior is hardwired, it isn't a training issue. I live in an isolated area and barking isn't a nuisance here. But for those suburban settings, it would be a nuisance. On full moon nights, when coyotes are very active, I have had to use lots of white noise and music inside so she doesn't get disturbed by the coyotes:) But of course, even tho breeds have traits in common, every dog is an individual.

  • @Dover939
    @Dover939 5 років тому +40

    L I V E S T O C K G U A R D I A N D O G

    • @vividc0877
      @vividc0877 5 років тому +4

      Does whatever Livestock Guardian Dog can