[quote=Shred]sure they can be livestock guards, you just gotta raise them with livestock from early puppyhood and encourage their natural bond and protection drive with also some training.. after all our great bulldogs have been used for many of jobs, mainly on the farms, be it guarding cattle or taking care of coyotes and everything else on the ranch. not sure about some of the so-called ambulls today tho, but if you get a nice oldschool one, it can be done..[/quote] I beg to differ. If a pup lacks generations of working lines,it will be very difficult to find the right balance that is necessary in order to be a trustworthy livestock guardian dog. Even pups out of working parents doesn't necessarily have what it takes to be a reliable LGD. Pups must be imprinted (scent on mother) to livestock as of birth,as of 5 weeks they ought to follow their mother to sheep/goat and stick nearby in order to socialize instead of following human handlers or have a rump with their littermates. Furthermore,good pup is the one who displays submissive position to livestock at all times. That means,when pup comes face to face with livestock,they must roll on their back and avert any sort of eye contact. My experience with LGD's are 2 Akbash,Maremma,2 Gr.Pyrr's,Anatolian mutt and 2 Kangals. Success rates were 1 Akbash and now 2 Kangals. Rest were complete failures as LGD's and now are entertaining their new masters as big lovable pets...All these worthless LGD's were out of so-called working parents.Guarding someone's backyard,porches or properties does not equal to a LGD. Navajo Indians raises mongrels as Livestock Protection Dogs,pups are socialized strickly with sheep and goats as of 5 weeks and their success rate is around 15% and that figure is reported with full time supervision of the pups. Regards.