Appendix A

Summary of 1986 survey characterizing livestock guarding dogs.

USDA Pub #588 - Benefits and Problems (Percents)
Breed No. of Dogs Effec-
tive-
ness
Eco-
nomics
Stays with SheepAggressiveto... Dog Injures....OtherProblems
VerySomeNotAssetEvenLiabilityMstlyUsulyRarlyPredDogsSheepPeopleNoneMajorMinor
Grt. Pyr4377122783116532423956774424711
Kom138691128281050232794772417384814
Akbsh626922971121271121710092206361915
ASD56771310828106916156986149424810
Marema2070201084511791659494205582418
Shar114030305005030205088893325404020
Kuvasz7572914800203333341006740008614
Hybrid238749845117013179585180433819
Other9432928202060331750831004329175033
TOTAL7637121882995522229574147414613
Data collected from 399 livestock producers. With the exception of "number of dogs", all numbers are percentages.