When it comes to livestock guardian dogs, it's easy to find plenty of oft-repeated advice about breeds, working styles, training, socializing. But how much do we actually know? Bill Costanzo, a livestock guardian dog researcher, is helping us all know more about the dogs our farms, ranches, and homesteads rely on. Welcome to Farm Dog.

Farm Dog is presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder, Aaron Steele (aaron@GoatsOnTheGo.com).

The Guardian Way blog: https://sanangelo.tamu.edu/author/bill-costanzo/
Texas A&M Agrilife LGD YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF7YbP6bNDV7___6H8mifBA
Texas A&M Agrilife LGD Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/TAMUlivestockguarddog/
Texas A&M Agrilife LGD on Instagram: @TAMULivestockGuardDog

Creative Commons Music by Jason Shaw on Audionautix.com

Ep. 9: Australian Shepherd, part 1: Still relevant, still not Australian

The podcast about the working dogs of farming, ranching, homesteading, and rural living. Presented by Goats On The Go® and hosted by its founder, Aaron Steele.

We discuss the fascinating history and current practice of humans working with dogs to make a living from the land. Our chats with experts cover breeds, training, on-farm experiences, and more. Herding dogs (stockdogs) and livestock guardian dogs are frequent topics, but terriers, hunting dogs, and good ol' all-around farm dogs are up for discussion, too. If it produces, protects, or provides for our rural lives, we'll talk about it.