Georgia Farm Dog Up for People’s Choice Award
With your Southeast Regional Ag News, I’m Haylie Shipp. This is the Ag Information Network.
One Great Pyrenees in DeKalb County, Georgia has been a really, superb boy. In truth, his actions – taking out three coyotes who made it into the sheep pen he was tasked to guard – have helped to catapult him into the nationwide highlight simply as Casper catapulted himself over the fence to go after the remainder of the coyote pack.
The fluffy, white canine named after the pleasant ghost is competing in opposition to 4 different dogs throughout the U.S. to assert the title of People’s Choice Pup within the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 2024 Farm Dog of the Year Contest. While Casper has the light, loving disposition Great Pyrenees are identified for, the Georgia Farm Bureau reviews that he’s dwelling proof that his breed will flip into ferocious warriors to guard any livestock or relations threatened by predators.
Want to assist Casper win the title? It’s a recognition contest by way of on-line vote. Voting ends December 20. Head to for the entire particulars. Want extra on Casper? Check out https://www.gfb.org/information/ag-news/submit/georgia-dog-vies-for-national-people-s-choice-pup.
The AFBF People’s Choice Pup will win bragging rights and a $1,000 money prize from Purina.