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Crane Creek Karakachans

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Crane Creek Karakachans

Crane Creek Karakachan Livestock Guardian dogs originated from Bulgaria. They are faithful protectors, guardians of sheep, goats and other domestic animals
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06/28/2024

Crane Creek Jazelle, pure Karakachan, and Polly the cat supervising replacement of a front tire. We had another close to 2 inches of rain today. It was a long day: I would say TGIF but tomorrow will be busy too!

06/27/2024

Crane Creek Zeke, 6 yrs old, lost his sheep flock yesterday and would love new work. Located nr Andalusia IL. Contact me if you’re interested. Thank you.

06/26/2024

Amy says “Jane (Crane Creek, pure Karakachan), loves our tortoise. She loves to come over and lay with him during his morning sun time. She will lay and guard him. lol”

Thank you so much Amy in AZ for the interesting photos! 💕 this!

06/25/2024

Hotter than the dickens already today but faithful Crane Creek Hope, pure Karakachan, is on duty.

06/23/2024

Crane Creek Lexie, “the Diva”, making herself at home in North Carolina. Born 7 March 2024, Karakachan X Maremma.

06/21/2024

Crane Creek Koza, Karakachan x Maremma puppy, is doing great. Check out the Shady Oak Farm FB page!!

https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=869697615192932&id=100064581046453

A quick walk before the rain set in.
Not photographed is Koza hanging out with the baby goats tonight. He is doing a fantastic job staying calm and quiet around the babies and I am so proud of him!

06/20/2024

Puppy biting check list.

06/19/2024

Crane Creek Jazelle, pure K, keeping dry. (The nasty looking bale is a bale that was purchased some months ago; it’s not one of “my” bales.)

06/17/2024

Crane Creek Hope (left) and Crane Creek Jazelle (right front), pure Karakachans, loving the new and improved view of their kingdom.

06/14/2024

Trailer…The video could be worth watching when it is released.

The Unega Documentary edit has been completed and we created a trailer to share with everyone who has followed us along this journey.Film Synopsis:Unega Moun...

06/04/2024

Socializing your puppy is very very important!

Did you know that puppies have a critical socialisation period that only lasts until they are around four months old? Watch this video to learn what socialis...

06/02/2024

It really made my day to see that Crane Creek Koza, Karakachan x Maremma, Livestock Guardian Dog, was the #1 addition to Shady Oak Farm of all time. I 💕 to hear this!!

https://www.facebook.com/100064581046453/posts/858207623008598/?

Idgie's twin doelings are just as sweet and docile as she is. 😍
Question for my friends who also have farms; particularly with livestock! What are your favorite purchases or enhancements you've added to your farm? Below is a list of my top 5!

1. LGD (Koza!) I can't picture the farm without one now.
2. Electronet fencing - the goats are cleaning up the pastures so well!!
3. Simple Pulse Milker - I have had this for about 6 years now and absolutely love the ease of it!
4. Calf huts - they are easy to move and make great portable shelter to keep with the electronet! Bonus if you can find used and save yourself some money!
5. Spalding Labs Fly Predators/ Spartan Mosquito eradicators. These have worked well to help keep the fly and mosquito population under control in the past years. The best part its, you don't have to use any kind of spray, etc. The fly predators are a natural enemy of the fly but never bother humans or animals.

Share your favorite! Bonus if you can share a great option for outdoor mineral feeders for a small goat herd - I need a good portable option for the buck herd of 4!

06/01/2024

Crane Creek Jazelle, pure Karakachan, keeping me company while I’m trying to get some ram photographs.

05/28/2024

Crane Creek Lexi, who knows boots are not a plaything, but goes ahead anyway…. Karakachan x Maremma born 7 March 2024. Thanks to Samira in NC for the photo!

05/28/2024

Crane Creek Hope (foreground), Crane Creek Jazelle (far right) and Crane Creek Clyde (center, Karakachan x Maremma born 7 March 2024). Plus Olive the cat.

05/27/2024

Crane Creek Jazelle, Crane Creek Clyde and Crane Creek Hope on one of the few days with no rain.

05/26/2024

Crane Creek Thor, Karakachan x Maremma born 7 March 2024

https://www.facebook.com/100064581046453/posts/853912106771483/?

Raising Nigerian Dwarf Goats, Rex and Champagne D’Argent rabbits, quail, chickens and ducks!

05/25/2024

Lynette Hoover says that the whole family, especially Crane Creek Roy, are loving Crane Creek Bertha.

05/24/2024

Making friends!

Dawn Madison, thank you so much for the photographs of your beautiful girl. Half Karakachan, half Maremma. Born March 7 2024.

05/24/2024

Crane Creek Thor. Thanks to Summer W for the lovely photo of this Hope X Merlin pup born 7 March 2024.

05/12/2024

Tips for occupying a pup who is going through a biting phase.

Follow Xander as he learns bite inhibition and what's appropriate to chew on.

05/10/2024

https://www.facebook.com/100064732777660/posts/870191881815230/?

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05/07/2024

Puppies, Karakachans x Maremmas, 8 weeks, are settling in nicely and making friends with the dogs at their new locations. 💕A big thank you to Lynette, Pat and Samira for updates, photos and for giving these youngsters amazing homes.

05/07/2024

8 week males, Karakachan x Maremmas.

05/04/2024

Tired pups after a very busy week. Maremma x Karakachans, 8 weeks.

05/03/2024

Who is choosing whom? Well socialized, friendly, calm Maremma x Karakachans. 8 weeks.

05/02/2024

Karakachan x Maremmas having an excellent day! They are nice and dry despite the heavy downpours. Born 7 March 2024.

04/30/2024

Transportation available to NC and locations along the way. Pups are ready 4 May 2024.

04/28/2024

Crane Creek Hope, pure Karakachan, with a Romanov x Dorper ewe lamb.

04/14/2024

Crane Creek Jazelle (front) and Crane Creek Hope (back, left) supervising me plus the sheep! Pure Karakachans.

Address

3061 160th Street
Sumner, IA
50674

Opening Hours

Monday	12pm - 6pm
Tuesday	12pm - 6pm
Wednesday	12pm - 6pm
Thursday	12pm - 6pm
Friday	12pm - 6pm
Saturday	12pm - 6pm
Sunday	12pm - 6pm

Telephone

+15635785665

Website

http://www.ccdorpers.com/

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Videos

Crane Creek Lenna with young chicks. Hollie Allen, thank you so much for keeping in touch and sharing some of Lenna’s proud moments with me. You are such an amazing team! ❤️

Crane Creek Larry, Karakachan x Maremma, bred by Kristen and Nick Psyck, owned and trained by Aaron Kaufman, has been totally poultry safe for many months now, since 6 to 7 months of age. Larry is about 17 months old. Thanks to Aaron Kaufman for filming Larry and the chickens and for sharing this video.

Here is Larry (Karakachan x Maremma) at 7 months with his feathered friends. Note how calmly he moves. He was bred by Kristen and Nick Psyck MN and the parents are Crane Creek dogs. Owner and videographer is Aaron Kaufman in Iowa.

Crane Creek Lenna watching over the bees! Thank you so much Holly for giving this dog. Such an amazing home.

Pam Shetler from Indiana has 2 pups of Crane Creek breeding from Kristen Psyck. Here is Pam’s cure for morning inattentiveness! Pam says: This is how I treat “morning deafness” in my LGD puppies. A couple hours of creek play improves their hearing and attention span exponentially. Any training or livestock work happens only after creek time. We’ve been coming down here nearly every morning since they were 13 weeks old. Now if I could just get my husband down here in the creek maybe it would work for him too!

What a lovely partnership with Hollie Allen and Crane Creek Lenna, Karakachan x Maremma.

Dam: Crane Creek Hope, pure Karakachan. Sire: Merlin, pure Maremma. The plump little darlings arrived 17 February 2023.

1 March 2023. Crane Creek Hope (pure Karakachan) x Merlin (pure Maremma) DOB 17 February 2023. Growing!

Crane Creek Hope (pure Karakachan) x Merlin (pure Maremma) 2 day old plump contented babies. 3 F and 4 M.

Crane Creek Auntie Abbey (Karakachan) x Merlin (Maremma). Will be 8 weeks 14 December 2022.

Crane Creek Mercy, pure Karakachan, 1.5 yrs old, and Crane Creek Max, a bit older than Mercy and solid white, pure Maremma. To Noelle Nielsen, videographer, among other things!: Where did the time go? Thanks so, so much for the video and for giving these 2 an awesome home in chilly northern MN. I’m so glad to hear that both dogs are doing so well with the brand new kids.

Crane Creek Auntie Abbey (pure Karakachan) x Merlin (pure Maremma) offspring born 4 March 2022. Superstar parents! The little darlings are eating solid food and appear to be starving all the time!

****Note how well this 10 mo old puppy is doing with his chickens.**** Crane Creek Deuce and a Half, born 17 May 2021. Matt Swanson from Iowa says “he is the sweetest most gentle dog ever. Thank you so much for letting him be part of our family. The kids just adore him. He’s definitely a gentle giant. He loves his chickens.” And Di Swanson says “If you’re looking for a guardian dog I highly recommend Crane Creek Karakachans. We got our sweet boy Deuce from there and he is amazing.” (Thank you Di!) There is a picture of him with one of his beloved children in the comments.

These chubby babies were more than ready for yet another meal last night after Abbey, the dam, had been away checking on her sheep for a short time. Crane Creek Auntie Abbey (pure Karakachan) X Merlin (pure Maremma) DOB 4 March 2022.

Elizabeth Quam and the lovely Crane Creek Kalina. (pure Karakachan, dam Crane Creek A Miss Muffin, sire Dr. Phil.)

Crane Creek Beretta, who is just a baby herself, with an orphan kitten. This nurturing behavior is SO like her mother (Crane Creek A Miss Muffin). Thanks so much to Bailie Walters for the lovely video and for giving Beretta a wonderful home and farm life. (Bailie Walters did post this somewhere on this page but I can't see it so here it is again!)

Female pure Karakachans, Crane Creek Auntie Abbey X Dr. Phil. 26 August 2021

Female purebred Karakachans, Crane Creek Auntie Abbey X Dr. Phil. 26 August 2021. (The lawn damage is from a big storm several days ago and nothing to do with the pups.)

Crane Creek Milo, year old half Karakachan half Maremma, loves bubbles and his family (and of course his more serious guardian duties!) Thanks so much to Amanda W for giving Milo a wonderful life.

Crane Creek Auntie Abbey x Dr. Phil black and white male puppies. The pups are with Miss HB, not their mother.

Crane Creek Kaya, pure Karakachan puppy, is really doing well, both with obedience and poultry. Good, good girl! Thanks so much to the Gardner family for doing such a great job with her and to Jim for sharing this excellent video.