{"id":5892,"date":"2015-10-09T09:00:03","date_gmt":"2015-10-09T15:00:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/?p=5892"},"modified":"2015-10-08T12:39:48","modified_gmt":"2015-10-08T18:39:48","slug":"worth-sharing-predator-friendly-ranching-puppy-talk-and-how-it-relates-to-lgd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2015\/10\/09\/worth-sharing-predator-friendly-ranching-puppy-talk-and-how-it-relates-to-lgd\/","title":{"rendered":"Worth Sharing: Predator Friendly Ranching &#8230;: Puppy talk and how it relates to LGD"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Approximate Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5895\" src=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-09-29_16-26-45-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"2015-09-29_16-26-45\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-09-29_16-26-45-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/2015-09-29_16-26-45-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>This is a very well-written post. The advice applies to other breeds besides livestock guardians too!<\/p>\n<p>Source: <em><a href=\"http:\/\/predator-friendly-ranching.blogspot.com\/2015\/10\/puppy-talk-and-how-it-relates-to-lgd.html\">Predator Friendly Ranching &#8230;: Puppy talk and how it relates to LGD<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div class='wp_likes' id='wp_likes_post-5892'><a class='like' href=\"javascript:wp_likes.like(5892);\" title='' ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-likes\/images\/like.png\" alt='' border='0'\/><\/a><span class='text'>Be the first to like.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class='like' ><a href=\"javascript:wp_likes.like(5892);\">Like<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='unlike' ><a href=\"javascript:wp_likes.unlike(5892);\">Unlike<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Approximate Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> &lt; 1<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minute<\/span><\/span>This is a very well-written post. The advice applies to other breeds besides livestock guardians too! Source: Predator Friendly Ranching &#8230;: Puppy talk and how it relates to LGD Be the first to like. Like Unlike &hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2015\/10\/09\/worth-sharing-predator-friendly-ranching-puppy-talk-and-how-it-relates-to-lgd\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[351],"tags":[71,37,110],"class_list":["post-5892","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nature-animals-urbanrural-life","tag-animals","tag-living-with-nature","tag-rural-life-2"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p4Hsb6-1x2","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":86,"url":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2009\/03\/15\/new-puppy\/","url_meta":{"origin":5892,"position":0},"title":"New Puppy","author":"Katrin Becker","date":"March 15, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"We are getting a new puppy this week. 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There are the horses and donkey\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Nature, Animals, &amp; Urban\/Rural Life&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Nature, Animals, &amp; Urban\/Rural Life","link":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/category\/nature-animals-urbanrural-life\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2007-11-06_16-35-50_001_wm.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2007-11-06_16-35-50_001_wm.jpg?resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/2007-11-06_16-35-50_001_wm.jpg?resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4501,"url":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2014\/09\/13\/predator-control-alternatives-to-just-killing-them\/","url_meta":{"origin":5892,"position":2},"title":"Predator Control: Alternatives to Just Killing Them","author":"Katrin Becker","date":"September 13, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"There are ways to reduce livestock losses that are both better and cheaper than killing coyotes. They include: Livestock Guardians (like my friend Odin here) and good fencing. Hard to believe, but it's cheaper than killing coyotes. Ending America\u2019s War on Wildlife | Earth Island Journal | Earth Island Institute\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;General&quot;","block_context":{"text":"General","link":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/category\/general\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"2014-06-14_16-35-35b_wm","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/2014-06-14_16-35-35b_wm-300x293.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":6625,"url":"http:\/\/minkhollow.ca\/beckerblog\/2017\/08\/13\/on-grief-and-farming-a-k-a-me-and-my-arrow-pt-5\/","url_meta":{"origin":5892,"position":3},"title":"On Grief And Farming (A.K.A. Me and My Arrow) Pt. 5","author":"Katrin Becker","date":"August 13, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 Once we knew we would not be able to keep Rubic, we started looking for a replacement. 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