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They must be smart to be able to tell the difference between friend and foe. I am thinking about expanding into sheep and would be getting a couple of guard dogs, but not untill my old dog passes on. She is 17 and deserves to be the only dog on the farm.

Instinct is amazing with a smart dog. My dog loved catching and eating pheasants.She was absolute murder on them. But she never ever killed a chicken. Oh, sure, she would pounce on one and lick it for a while, but never eat one. You could tell she wanted to eat it, but knew it was not worth it!

Good luck with Samson Stephen.
 
They aren't very good at that, really. Not compared to a real herder like a Border collie.
Their job is mainly to guard the herd.
They are extremely independent dogs, and will not obey willingly if they find the order stupid.
Bred to think for themself and it sure shows.
First thing Sam does in the morning is walk the perimeter of my property, same thing before going to bed at night.
Gotta keep an eye on them wolves and stuff.

Here is one at work:

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Experience, maybe.
When I looked for the video, I searched under Herdenschutzhunde, since I knew there was a Swiss video of dogs scaring a bear away on Youtube.
Apparently it isn't there any more.
But I did find an interesting one about wolves and herd dogs ( In German, so I didn't post it here) one of the interesting things it said was that old wolves who know what it costs to tangle with big herd dogs will check out a herd of sheep and if dogs are present, mosey off with their pack.
Normally there are several dogs working together, and if that bear has messed with herd dogs before, he might know that they are bound to show up, once one starts barking.
 
Stig is spot on about the herding. More of a herrd protector. My comment is meaning more that one might be trained. Better off with a bit border collie or some type of cattle dog if you want a herding animal. Samson will replace the job of our deceased llama
 
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Momma milked the goats and treated the boys :)
 

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Went riding today and remembered to bring the camera.
Coming home is always neat, because the faithful doggies wait at the end of the 250 meter driveway. There is a rock which they aren't allowed to pass unless in my company ( Sam did pass it when he was hanging from the ass of one of the two burglars I sicced him on last last year, but that was ok:))
Then when we ride into the driveway and I whistle, they come racing up to meet us. Always cheers me to watch.

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