Welcome to the blog and photo album for Angel's Haven Farm! We raise and run livestock guardian dogs and Nigerian Dwarf goats in Odessa, Missouri on 6 acres of gorgeous pasture surrounded by corn and cattle as far as the eye can see.
We are a Christian homesteading family with 8 children (and one on the way!) whom we homeschool. We raise Anatolians Shepherd dogs with our livestock, which currently include goats and ducks, with plans to expand our homestead this fall with the addition of a family milk cow and a flock of egg-laying hens.
Our dogs have free run of the property, and faithfully patrol and protect our livestock, and just as diligently, our family. Sugar, our foundation dog, is 3 years old, and is fawn with a black mask. She is currently expecting her second litter on August 25th, and we look forward to a large litter of gorgeous little fluffballs. Samson, our foundation male, is growing into his large frame at 14 months old and as graceful and handsome as they come, with flashy biscuit-and-white markings and a dark mask. Holly, also 14 months, is Sammy's sister and her shimmering all-white coloring and strong, compact build makes her a fantastic and unique animal. We have plans to keep several of the puppies from our upcoming litter, and are acquiring an Anatolian X Great Pyrenees pup from a farm north of Kansas City.
We raise our Anatolians to conform to the ideal physical and behavioral traits of the working class of the breed. Our females are 85-100lbs, agile and powerful. We breed for calm temperament, respect for the animals, independent thinking and problem solving skills, a keen sense of alertness, wariness of strangers and unusual events, and strong bond to the flock. Our females are 85-100lbs, agile and powerful. Our females have excellent mothering ability, and are diligent teachers of their pups as they learn to grasp the demands of their working environment. Our males are bred for speed and agility, not just sheer mass. Weighing in between 100-130, they possess a threatening presence and the strength to take on and defeat any predator they might meet in the region, yet they still maintain the physical build to chase down the fastest coyote and the endurance to keep up with the most mobile of their goat charges. Our dogs spend 365 days a year outside with their flock. They are fed top quality grain-and-filler-free food and raw meat, are wormed and vaccinated routinely, and are kept in top shape so that they can withstand the deadliest summer heat, the harshest winter snow and ice, the wettest and windiest spring weather, all the while protecting even the most vulnerable of our goats. The dogs work in teams, and we have had no losses from predators on land or in the skies.
Check back within the next week for the announcement of the arrival of Sugar's puppies. And don't forget to LIKE us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Angels-Haven-Farm/133445290060996
We are a Christian homesteading family with 8 children (and one on the way!) whom we homeschool. We raise Anatolians Shepherd dogs with our livestock, which currently include goats and ducks, with plans to expand our homestead this fall with the addition of a family milk cow and a flock of egg-laying hens.
Our dogs have free run of the property, and faithfully patrol and protect our livestock, and just as diligently, our family. Sugar, our foundation dog, is 3 years old, and is fawn with a black mask. She is currently expecting her second litter on August 25th, and we look forward to a large litter of gorgeous little fluffballs. Samson, our foundation male, is growing into his large frame at 14 months old and as graceful and handsome as they come, with flashy biscuit-and-white markings and a dark mask. Holly, also 14 months, is Sammy's sister and her shimmering all-white coloring and strong, compact build makes her a fantastic and unique animal. We have plans to keep several of the puppies from our upcoming litter, and are acquiring an Anatolian X Great Pyrenees pup from a farm north of Kansas City.
We raise our Anatolians to conform to the ideal physical and behavioral traits of the working class of the breed. Our females are 85-100lbs, agile and powerful. We breed for calm temperament, respect for the animals, independent thinking and problem solving skills, a keen sense of alertness, wariness of strangers and unusual events, and strong bond to the flock. Our females are 85-100lbs, agile and powerful. Our females have excellent mothering ability, and are diligent teachers of their pups as they learn to grasp the demands of their working environment. Our males are bred for speed and agility, not just sheer mass. Weighing in between 100-130, they possess a threatening presence and the strength to take on and defeat any predator they might meet in the region, yet they still maintain the physical build to chase down the fastest coyote and the endurance to keep up with the most mobile of their goat charges. Our dogs spend 365 days a year outside with their flock. They are fed top quality grain-and-filler-free food and raw meat, are wormed and vaccinated routinely, and are kept in top shape so that they can withstand the deadliest summer heat, the harshest winter snow and ice, the wettest and windiest spring weather, all the while protecting even the most vulnerable of our goats. The dogs work in teams, and we have had no losses from predators on land or in the skies.
Nigerian Dwarf goats are a lively, hardy, nimble breed of miniature milk goat. These colorful and entertaining animals give up to a gallon of delicious, high-butterfat milk a day, yet they stand only 21" high at the shoulder! Our kidding seasons are in spring and fall, and we breed for feminine body conformation, udder structure and capacity, color and three standards of temperament (friendly, excellent mothers, who are gentle and cooperative milkers). Our flock descends from sites of dozens of champion milk goats from around the country, and our closed-herd breeding program is selective for outstanding all-around conformation.
Check back within the next week for the announcement of the arrival of Sugar's puppies. And don't forget to LIKE us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Angels-Haven-Farm/133445290060996
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