As you research the literature, limited studies, and first-hand accounts of livestock guardian dog use in North America, you may notice a chasm forming between 2 primary LGD camps: Hands-Off and Hands-On. I want to address both camps as I’ve seen them presented over the last decade and a half. This doesn’t mean that all hands-off LGD folks own a section or more, nor that all hands-on LGD folks live on a smaller plot. Generalizations fail to capture the complete picture, after all. For the sake of this post, I will present the *typical* differences between the two camps, and you can decide wherein you feel the most comfortable. Chances…