{"product_id":"livestock-guardian-dogs-an-illustrated-celebration-9781510774926","title":"Livestock Guardian Dogs: An Illustrated Celebration","description":"\u003cb\u003eLearn about the brave dogs who help guard livestock around the world!\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Wolf populations in the Rocky Mountains have reached recovery goals due in large part to an environmentally friendly method of predator control now in use on western ranches: livestock protection dogs (also called livestock guardian dogs). Although these dogs have been used around the world for thousands of years in primitive systems of livestock production, it's only in the past four decades that they have been put to work in America in a systematic manner. Guardian dogs were imported to the United States, and their use has allowed the expansion of predator populations into areas where the animals were previously subject to lethal control. The use of guardian dogs is typical wherever livestock may encounter predators--from fox and coyotes, to wolves and grizzly bears. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eLivestock Guardian Dogs\u003c\/i\u003e, Cat Urbigkit tracks her journeys from a Wyoming sheep ranch to learn about working livestock protection dogs around the globe. Using historic accounts, published research, personal interviews on four continents, and her own experience on western rangelands, she provides the reader an intimate look into the everyday lives of working livestock protection dogs. Previously published as \u003ci\u003eBrave and Loyal\u003c\/i\u003e and now available for the first time in paperback, \u003ci\u003eLivestock Guardian Dogs \u003c\/i\u003eincludes details on raising successful guardians, their behaviors, a discussion of breeds and historic use, an assessment of numbers for various predator challenges, the adoption and spread of programs to place guardians on American farms and ranches, problems and benefits associated with guardian dogs, predator ploys, and matching the dog to the predator challenge. Urbigkit's work provides the best information on working livestock guardian dogs around the globe, accompanied by more than one hundred beautiful color photos.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCat Urbigkit\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning author and photographer with three adult nonfiction titles and seven nonfiction photo essays for children in print. A former reporter and newspaper owner, she is editor and co-owner of \u003ci\u003eThe Shepherd\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, a national sheep and goat industry publication. She has raised and worked with livestock guardian dogs in large carnivore country for decades, and she has coauthored several papers about their use. She resides in Pinedale, Wyoming.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Skyhorse Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50525861118226,"sku":"9781510774926","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_43171b22-163b-4535-aeb9-042239fe71ef.jpg?v=1731245477","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/livestock-guardian-dogs-an-illustrated-celebration-9781510774926","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}