The folks I got mattie, my Great Pyrenees, also raise goats.
They told me thqt efore they got the Pyrs, they tried keeping a burro to protect the herd.
That derned jack killed more goats than the coyotes! Apparently he had a decided dislike for goats.
They got rid of the burro and bought a pair of Pyrenees and had not lost a goat to coyotes or rustlers in over five years.
It would take a good sized wolf-pack or a darned big pack of coyotes to successfully tackle pair of Great Pyrenees!
They make great family protectors as well. Allegedly they have a breed tendency to sleep in doorways to protect their families. The French/Basque mountain folk called them their "mat dogs>" My Mattie lives up to the tradition.
As much as I love Pyrs, I admit they have two drawbacks and one shortcoming.
1 - They shed constantly and copiously.
2 - They bark a lot.
3 -They can be as stubborn as a mule.
Get a couple of Pyrs and you can raise all the goats and sheep you can tolerate without worry about coyotes.
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