The story of Caspar, the 21-month-old Georgia Pyrenees, who fought off a pack of eleven coyotes closing in on the sheep he was protecting and killing eight in a fierce and bloody struggle, is one of the best dog tales I remember reading.
It is all true. Caspar barely survived the struggle, but he is alive and well, still nursing some horrific injuries. A local animal shelter raised $15,000 to pay the vet bills it cost to save him.
You can read the details of this remarkable dog story from the Washington Post here.
Pyrenees guard dogs rarely have to fight; their size and the noise they make usually scare predators away. This pack of coyotes didn’t run, they were coming after the small herd Caspar and some other Pyrenees were protecting.
While the other dogs herded the sheep into a corner and stood between them and the sheep, Caspar jumped a four-foot fence and went after the pack by himself.
Eight of the coyotes were dead when it was over, and the rest ran off. Caspar was grievously injured and near death.
Thank you so much for sharing this story with all of us. It is truly a remarkable story and dog. My nephew has these kind of dogs for his sheep also and I plan on sending the story to him.
Thanks, Marsha, it makes me want to get one (I won’t)
Pyrs are truly amazing dogs. We have a wonderful Great Pyrenees/Komondor mix who protects our little flock of hens, and I have no doubt that she would take out any coyote that got near them. The story originally ran on decaturish.com, which provides more interesting details: https://decaturish.com/2022/11/livestock-dog-saves-sheep-kills-8-coyotes-in-laurel-ridge-neighborhood/
Jon,
Thanks for sharing Caspar’s story.
It’s inspirational. It inspires me
to not give up. but do what I can do can, while dealing with my life’s challenges.
All of today’s posts have included what I’ve needed.