Alpacamundo and Colorado Tibetan Mastiffs

05/11/2025

Quietly watching the world… a Tibetan Mastiff’s favorite activity. 💕

05/06/2024

2024’s Shearing Day was accomplished over the weekend.

Thanks to help from some of the best people I know. 💕

04/12/2024

Objective Data for how well Livestock Guardian Dogs work to protect stock AND wildlife.

03/06/2024

Wilma got some fun and unexpected mail this week… a certificate and an invitation. 😊

Now figuring out if I have enough vacation to take a roadtrip to Kalamazoo in June. 🤔

03/04/2024

I love it when I wake up and see Ramen’s face in a video (and Gunnar, and Maggie, and Wonton, and Wilma). ☺️

Zeke does a great job at DogumentaryTV. Be sure to give him a follow AND then look up the videos he has on your favorite breeds.

02/02/2024

This is why Livestock Guardian Dogs work…

An image of GPS tracking of multiple wolves in six different packs around Voyageurs National Park shows how much the wolf packs avoid each other's range

01/07/2024

Wilma: Ruby the Barn Cat! Ruby the Barn Cat! Ruby! Ruby!! Ruby the Barn Cat!! Please come down from the tree and play with me! Ple- eee-ee-ease!!! Ruby!!!

Ruby: Nah. I’m good.

01/02/2024

A secluded mountain top spot is found so that the dog is closer to the gods, and to keep people from treading over his or her bones. The dog's head is laid to rest with his head pointing in the direction of the place in which he was born. Sometimes, a last gift is given to the dog

11/25/2023

As a farmer, few things make me as happy as open water on a snowy, +14F morning.

…and since we only have wooly and feathered animals, every one is pretty happy with the weather.

10/11/2023

A great article about using Livestock Guardians in conservation efforts, featuring our friends at Apex Anatolians.

The story about in posted to the today! You might notice this photo of me and a puppy and my interview about our dogs is featured. Definitely an exciting way to start the week! Thank you and for reaching out for the article!

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/09/science/grizzly-bear-attacks-control.html?smid=url-share

02/09/2023

While we don’t have sheep, the message is true for alpaca too… everything except the lanolin. 😉

Also Stephany Wilkes’s book is very good, as are Dr. Temple Grandin’s.

Directed by Jody Shapiro, this compelling 12-minute film showcases the beautiful dance between sheep and shearer, the importance of sheep shearing to the hea...

06/18/2022

Just about ready for our first Shearing Day at the new place.