Johnny Schmidt visits Kangal guard dogs at his ranch near Walden on March 13, 2023. Schmidt has the near-150-pound dogs, which stand as tall as a humans on their hind legs, to help prevent wolf depredations.
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Johnny Schmidt visits Kangal guard dogs at his ranch near Walden on March 13, 2023. Schmidt has the near-150-pound dogs, which stand as tall as a humans on their hind legs, to help prevent wolf depredations.
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Ranch hand Lane Martindale pets Kangal guard dogs on Johnny Schmidt’s ranch near Walden on March 13, 2023. Schmidt has the near-150-pound dogs, which stand as tall as a humans on their hind legs, to help prevent wolf depredations.
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A kangal guard dog exits a kennel at Johnny Schmidt’s ranch near Walden on March 13, 2023. Schmidt has the near-150-pound dogs, which stand as tall as a humans on their hind legs, to help prevent wolf depredations.
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Livestock guardian dogs Blondie and Monkey walk between corrals at the Farrell family ranch headquarters east of Kremmling, Colo., on July 31, 2024. The Farrells brought the dogs to their ranch to protect their sheep from wolves.
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Nellie Farrell holds daughter, Hillie Jo, 3, while bottle feeding a calf named Orange Chicken as one of the family’s guard dogs moves in for some milk at the family’s ranch east of Kremmling, Colo., on July 31, 2024.
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