Posted on Dec 17, 2023
Seven-stone turkey dog used to guard Somerset flock
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A pair of Italian sheepdogs, trained to ward off bears and wolves, have helped protect a flock of Christmas turkeys.
Farmer George Ford, from Blagdon, uses two Maremma sheepdogs - Bear and Holly - between August and December to guard his 600 free range turkeys.
Mr Ford, said: "When Bear was a puppy he would play and try and pick up a bird in his mouth but now we can leave him in with them all day and night."
He added without the dogs he would not be able to raise his turkeys outside.
Mr Ford, who runs Nempnett Pasture, got Bear three years ago to guard his turkeys which live outside 24/7.
Farmer George Ford, from Blagdon, uses two Maremma sheepdogs - Bear and Holly - between August and December to guard his 600 free range turkeys.
Mr Ford, said: "When Bear was a puppy he would play and try and pick up a bird in his mouth but now we can leave him in with them all day and night."
He added without the dogs he would not be able to raise his turkeys outside.
Mr Ford, who runs Nempnett Pasture, got Bear three years ago to guard his turkeys which live outside 24/7.
Seven-stone turkey dog used to guard Somerset flock
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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Great story but my experience with wild turkeys says they don't need help. In college I'd often help my college roommate feed cattle on their dairy farm. Out in the fields in the early morning there would be all sorts of turkeys that weren't at all bothered by our presence. Come back an hour later with guns, or bring along a gun when doing the feeding, and there wasn't a turkey to be seen.
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen I Remember the Wild Turkeys on the Cerner Campus in North Kansas City were Arrogant Obnoxious Critters. They Owned the Parking Lot.
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