Meeting of livestock guarding dog breeders

In March 2019, we
held a meeting with livestock guarding dogs (LGDs) breeders and cynology
experts, who participate in the project activities for prevention of damages on
livestock caused by brown bears. Despite we are regularly in contact with each breeder,
it is very important that the knowledge and experience are being discussed among
all experts in the field of LDGs.  

Together we
examined, how the pups, distributed from breeders’ working lines, have been integrated
in their new environments. Our breeders have also the role of consultants to
the new dog owners, as they are all very experienced, so they presented the
challenges the new dog owners are facing when adopting a LGD. We also talked
about the future and the role of LGDs in agriculture in Slovenia and how to
maintain the quality of breeding of these dogs. Definitely, there is still much
to talk about, so we all agreed that such meetings are more than needed.