Welcome to

Newhope Crossfire

The Guardians

Sheep are pretty helpless in the face of danger. 

Their only natural defense is to run faster

than a predator.  For many years,

shepherds have partnered

with specially bred guardian dogs,

with donkeys, or with llamas. 

These animals are all very anti-predator.

 The big dogs challenge wolves, coyotes,

 or stray dogs

with a resounding bark,

 and place themselves

between their flock

and the invaders, tail raised to indicate

it is not wise for them to come closer.

 

Newhope’s first guardian was Roy, a purebred Great Pyrenees, followed by Indy, and recently a new Great Pyrenees puppy, Chienne.

Sunset patrol

“Varmints, beware, for the Great Pyrenees are on the job”

“Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds”  Proverbs 27:23 KJV

All photos by Helen Dunning