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<blockquote data-quote="puzzled in oregon" data-source="post: 1740181" data-attributes="member: 40255"><p>I don't think the average guard dog is capable of holding their own against a wolf. I would want three to four guard dogs</p><p>for every wolf I thought they might encounter. Yes, wolves are back on the endangered list. I thought ODF&W was doing a </p><p>fairly good job of dealing with wolves, but I don't live in an area that currently has a wolf population. What I read may not</p><p>be totally accurate. They had the opportunity to take out an Alpha female, and they chose not to.. I felt that was a big </p><p>mistake, she obviously was killing livestock, and that is what she is going to teach her pups.</p><p></p><p>A guy involved with Animal Control once said a dog never has to touch a sheep to kill it, just harassing and chasing can </p><p>create enough stress to kill it. I am sure the same would hold true with livestock trying to co-exist with wolves. And who </p><p>knows what all obstacles the prey literally crashes into, resulting in injury or death, trying to escape the predator.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="puzzled in oregon, post: 1740181, member: 40255"] I don't think the average guard dog is capable of holding their own against a wolf. I would want three to four guard dogs for every wolf I thought they might encounter. Yes, wolves are back on the endangered list. I thought ODF&W was doing a fairly good job of dealing with wolves, but I don't live in an area that currently has a wolf population. What I read may not be totally accurate. They had the opportunity to take out an Alpha female, and they chose not to.. I felt that was a big mistake, she obviously was killing livestock, and that is what she is going to teach her pups. A guy involved with Animal Control once said a dog never has to touch a sheep to kill it, just harassing and chasing can create enough stress to kill it. I am sure the same would hold true with livestock trying to co-exist with wolves. And who knows what all obstacles the prey literally crashes into, resulting in injury or death, trying to escape the predator. [/QUOTE]
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