Is this a Guard Dog?

[RoyalValley]

"Catahula/Black Mouth Cur Pup FREE
Black and White docked tail
AWESOME PUP!
All siblings sold for $100.00
Wanted to keep her but have 6 dogs already
Only serious calls please, to a good home only
She will be an excellent hunting or cattle dog!
Born the week before Thanksgiving."

This was on craigslist today, is it a good guard dog??

[Bearfootfarm]

It's not a "guard dog " breed, but mutts can sometimes make good pets.
They were bred as hunting dogs, so may not get along with other animals.

And it's definitely NOT an LGD

[RoyalValley]

Thank! That's what I was wondering!

[cur huntin' kid]

They are hunting/cattle dogs like the add says.

[LoneStrChic23]

Any dog can be a guard dog.... My Great Dane was our house dog, guardian, livestock dog and when visiting my mom he even gently picked up chicks who got out of a box and gently put them back in and laid there watching them...lol But he really was more of an exception than the norm...

BUT, if I were to try and get a guardian for livestock I would get a breed bred for it or a very young puppy who could be trained & socialized to livestock (while keeping in mind I wouldn't have a useful guardian until after the pup matured...2+ years)

Not to mention that pup is over 3 months old, probably hasn't been worked with and is a lil brat they wanna give away just to get it out of their hair, lol

[Creamers]

It isn't very likely that pup would be a good guard for livestock

[romysbaskets]

I don't know about the guard dog requirements. We have a purebred Pug who is quite a good watch dog.... Then there is the Sheltie/Australian mix, the best watch dog we have ever had and not to mention this silly puppy of my daughters....he actually attacked her boyfriend who had to climb in his own window when he got locked out! That puppy is a mix and he is Pomeranian/Doxie/Terrier! At five months old he is very protective and alerts you do any knocks on a door, sounds in another room..sounds outside. What type of protection does the dog need to provide? That would help narrow this down for the experts who come on here...me...I have had a Siberian husky, Malumute, St Bernard, German Shepard, Etc....every dog we have had was protective enough for us.

[Creamers]

Pug who is quite a good watch dog

When I think of a Livestock Guard Dog, I assume you mean an animal meant to guard the flock - but if you mean an animal safe dog to guard your property. . .these pups might be fine if raised with the livestock.

[RoyalValley]

Nope, I meant to guard the flock. I have a big black lab that guards the house, but I need something to guard the sheep/goats from coyotes.

[Cannon_Farms]

curs often have the bulldog mentality which makes them great for the job they are meant to do, but not so much for out of that. The can and should have a healthy prey drive which doesnt make them good for livestock unless you want them to chase them

[CaliannG]

Then a Catahula isn't going to be it. There might be individuals that would work, but down here, they are used mainly as hunting dogs and heeling dogs for livestock that is large enough not to be seriously injured by them if the owner is present.

They have a high prey drive as a breed and are not suitable for guarding livestock.

[hyamiranda]

The lady we bought our goats from had a catahoula at one time and in her opinion it was the worst when it came to guarding or associating with her goats. A lot depends on the dog and how it is brought up, but catahoulas are hunting/tracking dogs and cur dogs are heeling cattle dogs used for driving and herding, not protecting. I would say one of the more typical livestock guardian breeds like Great Pyrenees, Komondor, Anatolian Shepherds, Akbash, Maremma, to name a few of the breeds. You can also go to Wikipedia to get a list of other guardian dogs. The following URL provides some interesting information about LGDs.

http://www.nal.usda.gov/awic/compani.../guarddogs.htm

[RoyalValley]

Thank you! I will look into that and see what I can find around here.

Thanks All!

[tnd5]

Too bad you are not closer! I have a 4 month old Anatolian/Great Pyrenees pup for sale. He was born in the pasture and still lives there with goats, and 3 other Anatolians!