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Wolf Predation Links - From Save ‘Em All to Shoot ‘Em All

Northern Rockies Conservation Cooperative

http://www.nrccooperative.org/newniche.html 

People and Carnivores
http://peopleandcarnivores.com/

Defenders of Wildlife Wolf Conservation Program

http://www.defenders.org/programs_and_policy/wildlife_conservation/solutions/index.php

Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife Wildlife Division Gray Wolf Page

http://www.dfw.state.or.us/Wolves/ 

Oregon Wolf Program Update - June 2011

http://www.dfw.state.or.us/Wolves/docs/oregon_wolf_program/June_2011_Wolf_Report.pdf 

Idaho Fish and Game Wolf Management Plan

http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/public/media/fgNews/2011june.pdf 

Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks - Wolf Program

http://fwp.mt.gov/wolf 

Utah Wolf Management Plan

http://wildlife.utah.gov/wolf/

Wolf/Livestock Conflicts - Utah

http://wildlife.utah.gov/dwr/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&catid=43:utah-animals&id=312:wolf-conflicts-what-a-utah-livestock-owner-should-know-

Lobo Watch

http://www.lobowatch.com 

Save Elk

www.saveelk.com 

Western Wolves

http://www.westernwolves.org/index.php 

Idaho for Wildlife

http://idahoforwildlife.com/ 

Gray Wolf News

http://graywolfnews.com/ 

California Wolf Center

http://www.californiawolfcenter.org 

Wolf Crossing

http://wolfcrossing.org

Livestock Guardian Dogs - General

*Note there is a growing trend to refer to LGD’s as Livestock Protection Dogs (LPD’s) however, I prefer and will continue to use the term LGD.

US Dept. of Agriculture Brochure on Livestock Guardian dogs

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/publications/wildlife_damage/content/printable_version/fs_livestock_protection.pdf

Paper on the use of LGD’s

http://www.lordsofnature.org/documents/LivestockProtectionDogs.pdf

USDA Page on LGD Use and Resources

http://www.aphis.usda.gov/wildlife_damage/dogs/information.shtml

Livestock Protection Dogs: Lessons From the Old World; Slide Presentation by Cat & Jim Urbigkit

http://www.sheepusa.org/user_files/file_832.pdf

Friends & Fellow Breeders

 



Above: an Ed Bernell bred Kangal sporting a working style Coban Collar in Canada
Coban Collars

Livestock Guardian Dog Collars Custom Made for Working LGD’s

www.cobancollars.com 

Renowned author and LGD Researcher Cat Ubrikit
Cat Ubrikit's Page
http://www.paradisesheep.com/

 Kangal Mex - Turkish Kangals

Trefino Trefis, Mexico

http://kangalmexico.wordpress.com 

Tornado Erben Kennels

Spanish Mastiffs - Lenka Erbenova, CZ

http://mastinespanol.com/ 

Viejo Paramo Spanish Mastiffs

Zaragosa, Spain - Lourdes & Oscar Ruano Pach

http://viejoparamo.blogspot.com/ 

Puerto Canencia Spanish Mastiffs

Klaus Jurgen Martinez, Criador - Spain

http://puertocanencia.webnode.es/

Mastines de Abelgas

Gregorio Fidalgo Tejedor - Spain

http://www.mastinesdeabelgas.com/quienessomos.htm 

Ed Bernell Kangals
Laurel, Montana, USA
www.lgdmontana.com 

Lu'Dareva Spanish Mastiffs
http://www.ludareva.com/
Ewa Jasińska - Poland

Ranch, Farm, Livestock Related

RANGE Magazine

http://rangemagazine.com/

Working Ranch Magazine

http://www.workingranchtv.com/ 

The Cowboy Way

http://paragonfoundation.org/ 

Ranch and Reata

http://ranchandreata.com/ 

Western Ag Reporter

http://westernagreporter.com/ 

Goat Rancher

http://www.goatrancher.com/ 

The Shepherd Magazine
www.theshepherdmagazine.com/


Events

Trailing of the Sheep Festival - Cinco Deseos Ranch is a proud sponsor!

http://www.trailingofthesheep.org/index.php 

 
Spanish Mastiff (Mastin Espanol)

Because there is such a plethora of mis-information produced in the USA about the Spanish Mastiff,
I recommend going to Spanish and European sources for the most accurate and unbiased information available, rather than reading
some of the pulp fiction and inaccurate breed information produced here by some self-proclaimed 'experts'.  Other than the excellent
works of Cat Ubriikit, most of what is out there on the SM in America in writing, and especially on the Internet,  is very sketchy,
extremely wrong, or written by breeders who's only intent is to promote their own dogs and increase puppy sales.  These are the same people
who claim the SM does not need much exercise, makes a great pet in a small yard, or are only concerned with breeding for show, not work.

Consider the source carefully.  The breed has enough problems already without Americans adding to it, as they already are by mass producing inferior specimens
and emphasizing show conformation and use as pets, instead of promoting the Mastine for its true use as working dogs.

Owning a breed for seven years does NOT make one an expert, nor does it mean they are a good breeder but you'd never know it by reading some US breeder's websites.

Your best bet is using a translator, and getting your information from the country of the breed's origin: SPAIN.

I strongly urge you to go to ORTROS's website, a group which supports the true working Mastine in Spain and everywhere else.  I proudly support their efforts, and own dogs from two of the board members,
Viejo Paramo Kennel and Mastines de Abelgas.  
http://mastinesibericos.es/

AEPME

http://www.aepme.org/

Spanish Mastiffs and Wolves (In Spanish)

http://www.elcotodecaza.com/reportaje/caza-mayor/relacion-lobos-mastines-montes-peninsulares 

La Trashumancia - Breathtaking videos of the movement of sheep herds across the land in Spain with the use of Spanish Mastiff LGD's

http://vimeo.com/25853205

http://vimeo.com/26099421

http://vimeo.com/25021887

http://vimeo.com/25970933

Pyrenean Mastiff (Mastin or Mostin de los Pirineos)

Informative links on the Pyrenean Mastiff Breed that will answer most, if not all, of your questions about this magnificent dog.
You will also be able to see the large variety of types of PM’s as you look at these websites, and learn about its history and use. I hope this helps folks make informed choices about the breed. 

Karen Graffe’s site - she first brought the breed to the USA over from EU in 1996
http://pyreneanmastiff.com/index2.html
Tehachapi, California

I don’t belong to this club mostly because my dogs are bred for working, but here is the link to the PM Club in America. I really don’t know how active it is.:

http://pyreneanmastiff.org/ 

Some very informative kennel links in Europe. Some are in English.

Alto Aragon in Italy, where Alma and Atena came from (my two young females).
http://www.allevamentoaltoaragon.it/sito/index.php

Kennel Murtois
http://www.murtois.com/

Pyrenean Mastiff Book on Amazon.com
http://www.amazon.com/Pyrenean-Mastiff- ... 488&sr=1-1

Australian Kennel Breton info page on PM’s - brief but informative:
http://www.bretonmastiffs.com/pyrenean_ ... mation.htm 

Wikipedia info on PM:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pyrenean_Mastiff 

History of the PM courtesy Gran Plerla in Denmark Kennel:
http://lagranperla.com/english/pyrenean ... f/history/


Turkish Kangal

Kangal Mex Videos by Trifino Trefis, Mexico

http://www.youtube.com/user/TRIFINO10 

Coban Collars and Cinco Deseos Ranch LGD's booth at the Winnemucca, Nevada

Western States Ranch Rodeo Association Finals Rodeo, November 2011:

Article written about Cinco Deseos Ranch LGD's in Farm Show magazine is here:  http://www.farmshow.com/view_articles.php?a_id=1391

Articles I have written on LGD's:

My article from WESTERN AG REPORTER (WAR) is online now at WWW.WESTERNAGREPORTER.COM:  Livestock Guardian Dogs vs. Wolves: Don't Take a Knife to a Gun Fight.  

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My article for Goat Rancher Magazine December 2011 issue is now available online at WWW.GOATRANCHER.COM:  Livestock Guardian Dogs from the Old World Gain Popularity as Non-Lethal Means for Predator Control

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