Bill Costanzo
Program Specialist III, Livestock Guardian Dogs

Visit Bill’s Livestock Guardian Dog Blog: The Guardian Way

Meet the AgriLife LGD Crew

LGD Research:

• LGD Literature and Studies Archive
• Livestock Guardian Dogs: NWRC Research Through the Years
• Can Old Dog Learn a New Trick Efficacy of LGDs

Factsheets: 

• How to Make Dangle Sticks & Drags
• Livestock Guardian Dog Feeding Stations
  
• How to Make a Livestock Guardian Dog Yoke
• How to Select a Livestock Guardian Dog Puppy
• Livestock Guardian Dogs:  An Overview
• GPS Technology to Aid in LGD Management Factsheet
• Coping with Coyotes
• Managing Conflict with Black Bears in Texas
• Living with Black Bears in Texas
• Managing Coyotes with Snares
• Managing Rural Vultures in Proximity to Agriculture
• Managing Suburban Coyotes
• Trapping Coyotes
• Predator Factsheet EWF-101
• LGD Bonding & Training
• Proper Grooming of LGDs

Other LGD Information:

• A Neighbor’s Guide to LGDs
• First Aid Kit for LGDs
• Examples of LGD Feeding Stations
• Evaluating Your Dog’s Body Condition – YouTube
• Dog Tether Laws by State
• Monthly Broad Spectrum Parasite Control Products for Dogs in the USA
• Topical Flea Control Products for Dogs in the USA
• GPS Tech to Aide in LGD Management
• Working Dog Liability Insurance (WDLI) – Liability Insurance for Livestock Protection and Herding Dogs

News Articles:

• From the Ground Up: Proactively protesting livestock
  KBTX 3 News
  July 4, 2024
• From the Ground Up: Bonding Guardian Dogs to their livestock
  KBTX 3 News
  June 27, 2024
• From the Ground UP: Breeding dogs to protect livestock
  KBTX 3 News
  June 20, 2024
• Livestock guardian dogs: Unsung heroes of the livestock protection business
  October 23, 2023
• When Guardian Dogs Attack
  Sara Ventiera – Ambrook Research
  September 2023
• You can raise a successful LGD. The research says so.  
  Farm Dog Podcast
  September 2023
• Livestock Guardian Dog Feeding and Feeding Stations
  Southwest Horse Trader (page 18)
  February 2023
• How many Livestock Guardian Dogs Do you need?
  Southwest Horse Trader (page 26)
  January 2023
• How many Livestock Guardian Dogs Do you need?
  Southwest Horse Trader (page 18)
  December 2022
• Characteristics to Watch Out for When Purchasing an LGD
  Southwest Horse Trader (page 18)
  November 2022
• Getting Nerdy with LGDs and Tech
  Goats on the Go podcast
  October 2022
• LGD Identification Methods
  Southwest Horse Trader (page 26)
  October 2022
• Tracking Livestock Guardian Dogs with the Oyster3
  Lonestar Tracking
  October 2022
• Roaming vs. Patrolling Behavior
  Southwest Horse Trader (page 18)
  September 2022
• Bonding vs. Socializing vs. Acclimating
  Southwest Horse Trader (page 19)
  August 2022
• GPS Technology to Aid in LGD Management (part 3)
  Southwest Horse Trader (page 19)
  July 2022
• Something to Graze on Podcast
  Episode 4: Livestock Guardian Dogs
  June 2022
• GPS Technology to Aid in LGD Management (part 2)
  Southwest Horse Trader (page 21)
  June 2022
• GPS Technology to Aid in LGD Management
  Southwest Horse Trader (page 26)
  May 2022
• What Are the Top Qualities of a Livestock Guardian Dog?
  Southwest Horse Trader (page 32)
  April 2022
• San Angelo Studies LGD Bonding and Early Training Procedures (part 5)
  Southwest Horse Trader (page 26)
  March 2022
• San Angelo Studies LGD Bonding and Early Training Procedures (part 4)
  Southwest Horse Trader (page 22)
  February 2022
• San Angelo Studies LGD Bonding and Early Training Procedures (part 3)
  Southwest Horse Trader (page 24)
  January 2022
• San Angelo Studies LGD Bonding and Early Training Procedures (part 2)
  Southwest Horse Trader (page 24)
  December 2021
• San Angelo Studies LGD Bonding and Early Training Procedures
  Southwest Horse Trader (page 22)
  November 2021
• The Secret to Successful Livestock Guardian Dogs
  Goats on the Go podcast
  September 2021
• Texas A&M Launches Multi-Year LGD Research
  Goat Rancher Magazine
  December 2020
• Livestock Guardian Dogs, For the Love of Goats
  Thrifty Homesteader.com
  November 18, 2020
• Standing Guard
  from Texas Farm Bureau, vimeo.com
• Results of A&M Guard Dog Study Described at Recent Field Day
  Colleen Schreiber, Livestock Weekly
  June 8, 2017
• Large Crowd Assembles to Learn About Guard Dogs for Livestock
  Colleen Schreiber, Livestock Weekly
  June 1, 2017
• Ranchers Hope Livestock Guardian Dogs Can Protect Their Sheep and Goats from Predators
  Texas Standard – National Public Radio
  Broadcast May 26, 2017

Livestock Guardian Dog Case Studies:

NSIIC Grant 2017

• Jernigan Ranch – Pecos County
• Lewis Ranch – Val Verde County
• Caldwell Ranch – Sterling County
• Lone Wolf Ranch – Coke County
• Dobbins Ranch – Val Verde County
• Price Ranch – Coke County
• Zuberbueler Ranch – Val Verde County

NSIIC Grant 2021

• Trans Pecos Ranch – Pecos County
• Balch LP – Chadwick Ranch, Sutton County
• Campbell Mayer Live Oak Ranch – Edwards County
• Rafter O Ranch – Kimble County
• Dubai Land and Cattle and Junfin Farms– Maverick County