Georgia Farm Dog Up for People’s Choice Award – AG INFORMATION NETWORK OF THE WEST

Georgia Farm Dog Up for People’s Choice Award

With your Southeast Regional Ag News, I am Haylie Shipp. This is the Ag Information Network.

One Great Pyrenees in DeKalb County, Georgia has been a very, very good boy. In fact, his actions – taking out three coyotes who made it into the sheep pen he was tasked to protect – have helped to catapult him into the national spotlight just as Casper catapulted himself over the fence to go after the rest of the coyote pack.

The fluffy, white dog named after the friendly ghost is competing against four other dogs across the U.S. to claim the title of People’s Choice Pup in the American Farm Bureau Federation’s 2024 Farm Dog of the Year Contest. While Casper has the gentle, loving disposition Great Pyrenees are known for, the Georgia Farm Bureau reports that he is living proof that his breed will turn into ferocious warriors to protect any livestock or family members threatened by predators.

Want to help Casper win the title? It’s a popularity contest via online vote. Voting ends December 20. Head to https://www.fb.org/initiative/farm-dog-of-the-year for all of the details. Want more on Casper? Check out https://www.gfb.org/news/ag-news/post/georgia-dog-vies-for-national-people-s-choice-pup.

The AFBF People’s Choice Pup will win bragging rights and a $1,000 cash prize from Purina.