Quote Originally Posted by AlfaEric View Post
The predators might effect the sheep population (and herding competitions) in the area.

---Eric
Thats why you have Llamas or guardian dogs Great Pyrennes, Maramas, Kuvacz or Kommondors(no not the group). Lionel Ritchie couldnt protect anything. Some of the larger herding dogs can also acts as guardians like collies, tervs and mals but a few pyrs is more effective. But the predators should be full from little kids and foo foo dogs like Lhaso Apsos, Toy Poodles, Yorkies etc. Since foo foo dogs cant really do anything being a meal for a predator seems like a good option. We already have coyotes in as close Fairfax and Alexandria in VA. And Eastern Red Wolf was trapped and killed last year in Montgomery County. You usally got your losses to zero with guardian dogs. Best scariest guardian dog I saw was a South Russian Ovcharka they are black to dark gray stand 27in at the shoulders or taller and weigh 175lbs and up according breed standard. The two I saw were both 32in at the shoulder and weighed about 225lbs. Real working dogs.

Bill Scott needs some Scottish deerhounds to control the deer population
and then he could serve venison stew at the track or venison chile.

Although with predators at Summit Point the instructors at the skidpad might need a couple guardian dogs for protection.

Dave Apker and the collies.