To the casual visitor it may look like all the guardian dogs do is lay around all day and occasionally wrestle with one of the other dogs. Most of their work is "night shift" when they patrol the farm boundry fences. They may look like they are off duty during the day but just let a red tailed hawk or a turkey vulture fly to close and you will see them bound into action. Kidding season brings additional duties for the hard working mature dogs. The seasoned guard dog will pay close attention to the doe as she kids and help with "clean up" duties.
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| Sparky with "his goats" |
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| Heidi assists at kidding |
