I received a most lovely note over the weekend, from a retired sheep industry professional who had finished reading my book, Brave and Loyal: An Illustrated Celebration of Livestock Guardian Dogs:
"A very special book---Brave and Loyal; great in-depth assessment of guardian dog and predator behaviors. A wonderful read with specifics that could only be offered by one who has lived with the dogs and predators. Enjoyed reading about your visits to many countries that have for generations relied on guardian dog for protection against predators. ... "Where would the U. S. sheep range industry be today without guardian dogs – somewhere in the "history books!" He's right. Guardian dogs keep us in the sheep business. I also found a wonderful review of the book on Prairie Mary's blog. She took issue with the dust jacket classification as a book on "pets." "There are great dog stories and most pet owners will love the book, but it should properly be classified as 'pastoral ecogeography.' It is about the synergy among landscapes with indigenous predators, people who raise herds of animals there, and the guard dogs that make it possible." That's just an excerpt, so take a book at Prairie Mary's full review here.
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