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Farm Dog — 145 episodes

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Ep. 145: Adventure shepherding with stockdogs and LGDs (Catie Maclennan-Dobson)

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Ep. 144: Farming with guests, sheep, wolves, and dogs (Hannah Bernhardt)

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Ep. 143: Farm dogs on safari (Tyler Sladen)

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Ep. 142: Stockdog foundations (Jared Epp)

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Ep. 141: Pastured poultry protection (George Ford)

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Ep. 140: Lights, camera, stockdog! (Louanne Twa)

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Ep. 139: Vet visits and other life skills for LGDs (Cindy Benson)

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Ep. 138: Breeds for farmstead security

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Ep. 137: 2025's most popular episode! Making cattledogs with goats (RH Whitten - rebroadcast)

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Ep. 136: Border Collies in a regenerative grazing system. (Harry Frederick - rebroadcast)

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Ep. 135: Cow dogs with "sheepy-ness" (Nicholas Mason)

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Ep: 134: Protecting the public's flock (Justin Vincett - rebroadcast)

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Ep. 133: Stockdog goes to college (Leighlynn Towne)

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Ep. 132: The McNab Shepherd revisited (Ron Prentice)

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Ep. 131: Why looks may matter in stockdogs (Robin Brown)

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Ep. 130: The most valuable farm dog? (Gareth Ronowden - rebroadcast)

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Ep. 129: OMG! Surprised by LGD DNA.

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Ep. 128: Training cattle and stockdogs in the high desert (Katie Starr)

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Ep. 127: "Special K" - Komondor and Karakachan in perspective (Cherrie Nolden)

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Ep. 126: LGDs on the homestead (Marlena Balvin)

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Ep. 125: Making cattledogs with goats (RH Whitten)

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Ep. 124: The Komondor: top notch LGD disguised as a mop (Julianna Williamson)

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Ep. 123: "My mind is always on trialing..." (Alicia Lund)

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Ep. 122: Teenage trialer to collie clinician (Derek Fisher)

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Ep. 121: On the right track with a versatile Border Collie (Trina Earl)

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Ep. 120: Speaking the LGD language (Cindy Benson)

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Ep. 119: Defining the work of livestock guardian dogs (Cindy Benson)

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Ep. 118: The Airedale Terrier is all purpose, and all that (Priscilla Mumea and Dianne Maxwell)

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Ep. 117: Thousands of sheep, countless buzzards, and dozens of guardian dogs (Austin Troyer - rebroadcast)

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Ep. 116: Real work, and sheep dogs vs. cow dogs (Haley Hunewill - rebroadcast)

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Ep. 115: Dog food is more than just calories with a price tag (John Howard - rebroadcast)

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Ep. 114: Kicking off the Livestock Guardian Dog Vocab Project

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Ep. 113: Talking German Shepherds with a German shepherd (Ulf Kintzel - rebroadcast)

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Ep. 112: The Boykin Spaniel - retreiver and farm buddy (Michael Barnes)

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Ep. 111: Waterfowl hunting with dogs 101 (Michael Barnes)

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Ep. 110: 2024's most popular episode! (Juan Reyes - rebroadcast)

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Ep. 109: Slow is fast at the stockdog trial and on the farm (Lincoln Rogers - rebroadcast)

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Ep. 108: Goats for Good

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Ep. 107: The making of the Colorado Mountain Dog (Wendy Francisco)

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Ep. 106: Is the Colorado Mountain Dog too good to be true? (Wendy Francisco)

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Ep. 105: Picking the LGD pup that's right for you (Cherrie Nolden - rebroadcast)

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Ep. 104: Border Collies for bird hunting (Garhart Stephenson)

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Ep. 103: Dogs for upland hunting 101 (Jennifer Wapinski - rebroadcast)

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Ep. 102: What's an LGD worth? (Bill Costanzo)

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Ep. 101: LGD bonding and high tech containment (Bill Costanzo)

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Ep. 100: Up, up and away with Border Collies (Rebecca Gibson - Rebroadcast)

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Ep. 99: Listener feedback and Ruby update

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Ep 98: Double your lamb crop with wolves (Janet McNally - Rebroadcast)

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Ep. 97: Getting the job done ugly with stockdogs (Jacqueline Tinker)

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Ep. 96: Selecting and dog-breaking stock for training (Jacqueline Tinker)

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Ep. 95: A new Border Collie pup, and a few LGD victories

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Ep. 94: High plains Hangin' Tree Cowdogs (David Dagley - rebroadcast)

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Ep. 93: PHARM Dog is the prescription for farmers with disabilities (Jackie Allenbrand)

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Ep. 92: Homesteading with Aussies, part 2 (Jordyn Kelly)

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Ep. 91: E-collars for gun dogs, why not stockdogs? (Nick Adair)

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Ep. 90: High stakes stockdog work (Jared Epp - Rebroadcast)

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Ep. 89: Asking a lot from Aussies on the homestead (Jordyn Kelly)

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Ep. 88: Work makes border collies (Harry Frederick)

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Ep. 87: Dog it Yourself (Nick Adair)

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Ep. 86: Border collies in a regenerative grazing system (Harry Frederick)

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Ep. 85: Protecting the public's flock at USSES (Justin Vincett)

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Ep. 84: Farm Dogs of the U.S. Sheep Experiment Station (Justin Vincett)

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Ep. 83: For English Shepherds, versatility is a specialty (Mary Peaslee and Carla Green)

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Ep. 82: What's holding back the English Shepherd? (Mary Peaslee and Carla Green)

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Ep. 81: A day in the life of a conservation dog handler (Arden Blumenthal)

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Ep. 80: Intro to conservation dogs (Arden Blumenthal)

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Ep. 79: Rooting for the under(stock)dog (Billie Richardson)

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Ep. 78: Why not the Australian Shepherd? (Billie Richardson)

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Ep. 77: Getting real with stockdog training (Jeff Christiansen)

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Ep. 76: The best trainers in the world at your fingertips (Jeff Christiansen)

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Ep. 75: Picking puppies with purpose (Haley Hunewill)

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Ep. 74: Real work, and sheep dogs vs. cattle dogs (Haley Hunewill)

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Ep. 73: Stockdogs and startups (Ross Turner)

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Ep. 72: Can all breeds be stockdogs? (Terry Parrish)

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Ep. 71: LGD training is not remotely impossible (Cindy Benson)

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Ep. 70: Bonus! The Dogs that Made Australia, Part 2 (Guy Hull)

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Ep. 69: The Dogs that Made Australia, part 1 (Guy Hull)

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Ep. 68: Border Collies at the tip of the iceberg (Juan Reyes)

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Ep. 67: Dog power vs. grizzly power - Blackleaf Guardians (rebroadcast)

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Ep. 66: Talking German Shepherds with a German shepherd (Ulf Kintzel)

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Ep. 65: These are the Days of our Farm Dog Lives

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Ep. 64 DIY stockdogs (David Neason)

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Ep. 63: The Idaho Shag, mystery stockdog (Seth Simpson)

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Ep. 62: The Australian Cattle Dog is not for everyone (rebroadcast)

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Ep. 61: Bonus Episode with Bill Costanzo on LGD's

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Ep. 60: You can raise a successful LGD. The research says so. (Bill Costanzo)

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Ep. 59: Dogs for upland bird hunting 101 (Jennifer Wapenski)

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Ep. 58: Fuel for working the night shift (Josh Michaelis)

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Ep. 57: High stakes stockdog work (Jared Epp)

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Ep. 56: How will virtual fencing change your dog's job?

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Ep. 55: Yes, livestock guardian dogs can be trained (Cindy Benson)

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Ep. 54: Highs and lows on the Steele Farm

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Ep. 53: English Shepherd, mall cop of farm dogs (Morgan Beckwith)

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Ep. 52: The quest for the all-purpose farm dog

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Ep. 51: Dog food is more than just calories with a price tag (John Howard)

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Ep. 50: Slow is fast at the trial and on the farm (Lincoln Rogers)

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Ep. 49: Confessions of a stockdog skeptic

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Ep. 48: Your dog can talk. Can you listen?

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Ep. 47: Training for the shed (it's not what you think)

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Ep. 46: Dog food sponsorship? Fat chance.

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Ep. 45: High plains Hangin' Tree Cow Dogs

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Ep. 44: Countless buzzards, thousands of lambs, and dozens of farm dogs

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Ep. 43: Sweets the Kelpie update, plus other news

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Ep. 42: Are livestock guardian dogs worth it?

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Ep. 41: Does the stockdog world understand and welcome newbies?

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Ep. 40: An Australian perspective on Australia's stockdogs

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Ep. 39: Is the Armenian Gampr the human-focused LGD?

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Ep. 38: Up, up and away with Border Collies

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Ep. 37: Getting nerdy with livestock guardian dogs and tech

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Ep. 36: Stockdog-man-ship

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Ep. 35: Farm & ranch pest control, the Farm Dog way

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Ep. 34: More Border Collies are the only prescription

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Ep. 33: Rats! Farm dogs to the rescue!

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Ep. 32: I got a stockdog!

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Ep. 31: The most valuable farm dog?

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Ep. 30: How wolves can double your lamb crop

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Ep. 29: Picking the LGD pup that's right for you

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Ep. 28: The Border Collie for farm, ranch, and trial

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Ep. 27: Talkin' tree dogs

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Ep. 26: Mining Border Collie trials for farm and ranch stockdogs

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Ep. 25: The Karakachan - challenging assumptions about livestock guardian dogs

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Ep. 24: Hangin' Tree Cowdogs, Batman, and Jared Lewis Lee

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Ep. 23: What's a stockdog clinic for?

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Ep. 22: The Sarplaninac - globe trotting LGD that's as tough as its name

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Ep. 21: Network effects of stockdogs

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Ep. 20: The Australian Kelpie - "They just suit me better..."

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Ep. 19: First steps of a novice's stockdog journey

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Ep. 18: LGD's are for the birds -- the farm dogs of White Oak Pastures

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Ep. 17: The English Shepherd - Swiss Army knife of farm dogs

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Ep. 16: Stockdogs 101

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Ep. 15: The discerning LGD - Colorado Mountain Dog

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Ep. 14: Dog power vs. grizzly power - Blackleaf Guardians

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Ep. 13: The Australian Cattle Dog is not for everyone...and that's a good thing

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Ep. 12: The farm dogs of Premier 1 Supplies

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Ep. 11: Your Border Collie is a hunting dog.

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Ep. 10: Australian Shepherd, part 2: Training, sustaining, and regaining

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Ep. 9: Australian Shepherd, part 1: Still relevant, still not Australian

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Ep. 8: Unlocking the Secrets to Successful Livestock Guardian Dogs

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Ep. 7: A McNab Dog is NOT a Border Collie

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Ep. 6: What makes a cow dog a cow dog?

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Ep. 5: Maxing out the capabilities of Livestock Guardian Dogs (LGD's) with wolves, mountain lions, bears and coyotes...and more.

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Ep. 4: Flint, 2020 Farm Dog of the Year

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Ep. 3: 93 working dog breeds for the farm, all in 1 book!

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Ep. 2: McNab Dog, Colorado Mountain Dog, and Goat Grazing Business with harmOny Davies

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Ep. 1: 25 farm dogs, 1200 sheep and goats, 1 rancher