Dogs Protect Herd From Wolves Caught in Night Vision | BBC Earth

When protecting a herd, a barking dog can scare off a lone wolf. But what about when a whole pack of wolves attack? These dogs raise the alarm and the mounted camera allows us to follow alongside the tense canine stand off…

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[bbcearth]

On a scale from one to ten, how tense did you find this video? 😂

[stevebennett]

The BBC kills it with their clips, they're always awesome.

[nzrockboi]

They don't need money, recognition or rewards, they just do their jobs and if u treat them good they are happy.

[americaanimalwildlife]

The mighty four-legged warriors. The true protectors of the flock will stay and fight to the last breath for their flock. God bless them🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[mho...]

just imagine how it would feel as a sheep in the wild at night without these "loud sheep" around!
pretty scary

[anyascelticcreations]

This is exactly what my fiance and I have talked about (in fun) regarding our 3 dogs. His Labrador is shy and submissive. But she's 85 pounds and has a huge bark.

My Boxer/Great Pyrenees is bold and protective. He's a big boy, too, though he's not fully grown. But he's my service dog. So I don't want him to stray far from me. He will definitely posture and bark and growl. And he'd leave my side to guard if I asked him to. But I prefer him by me.

Our third dog is a Black Mouth Curr mix. She's a puppy still, but she's absolutely fearless. She's very bold and assertive already. From her size already she will probably be fairly large too. And there will be no stopping her from charging out to warn the intruder that ... she has a big brother and a big sister behind her. 😂

[cabane]

I thought dominant, fearless and ruthless dogs like Beaucerons would be the only reliable solution to manage a tense situation like this.
But the expert says wimps are useful too, to sound the alarm. 😂
Quite enlightening.

[davidpak]

Must be sad for the wolves to see a whole buffet they can’t eat

[TV-Animales]

¡Es sorprendente cómo los perros pueden proteger a los rebaños de los lobos, demostrando su increíble lealtad y valentía! ¡Estos guardianes no se echan atrás cuando se trata de mantener a salvo a su ganado! 🐕🐺

[arkonshaw]

Had to do with one of these unintentionally. I was visiting a friend on her farm. On arrival, I was greeted very friendly from one of the big guys, while my friend came out of the house to welcome me. .. So far so good. But when I wanted to leave and got out of the house and my friend was not beside me, that big dog fellow decided, that I was not allowed to leave... The way to my car was blocked. 10 feet away from the car..no problem... 8 feet ... kind of a growling and a look like "dont try it". 6 feet away..."you really should not get any closer".. So, I waited... five minutes...the dog did not move an inch.. and I had to call my friend..she came.."Oh, I forgot, sorry.... :)" Then the dog let me open the door of my car an I could drive away.

[Synthetic_colors]

This is a job that he loves and he does it very well. 👍

[Bricklobitte]

Wolves: We could kill you.

Dog: You could. But it’ll cost you. At least one, I promise you that. Would you sacrifice one a you to fill your bellies? If so, mighta well jus’ pick that one now and eat ‘em.

[afterthought]

This reminds me of that one video about a livestock dog having a conversation with wolves.

"No monsters here. Just some poor critters"

[Jfunk]

A peaceful moment for this kind of situation, but there are also instances where the packs will fight it out with the guard dogs, and the result is a stark reminder of how savage the wild world is - it's a really brutal and gut wrenching result. These canines are either being put in harms way to protect our resources, or they are fighting against starvation every day - please respect them and respect nature.

[wotan]

It looks like the Great Pyrenees breed, and they specialize in protecting animals. I have two of them as pets: the male is afraid of everything, but the female is very bold and she leads the pack. We have a German Shepherd as well.

[galaxys]

Now show us the cute little wolf puppies, that are starving to death because they have nothing to eat.

[edyr]

They going to want to owe me $trillion today 🌛💫👋 thanks

[oneeyedman]

Sooner or later the wolves are going to figure out "OK, you go to the north side and get them to chase you, then we'll go south and grab lunch."

[tymonmunene]

There so brave. even my chihuahua can't scare off a cat🤣🤣

[mariadaluzmoutinho]

Os cães são extraordinários!! Os cães carregam ADN dos lobos e talvez haja comunicação entre ambas as espécies parentescas?!! Não será esta uma boa solução ...para evitar a lei da bala contra os majestosos lobos?!?