Guardian propspects

[seth s]

If sound is an issue, any livestock guardian dog or donkey will be problematic. Our Anatolian (a.k.a. Kangal--they're practically the same breed) is the one that howls/barks the most at night. Our Pyr cross usually only barks when there's actually something there. However, they are both very LOUD, and at night there's almost always something there to bark at. The predators don't come close, but that's because the dogs bark to warn them away. If the dogs didn't bark I'm not sure how useful they'd be. Llamas are quiet and I hear if you find a really good one they will keep coyotes and domestic dogs away but are not good on other types of predators. With llamas you have to be careful of your own dogs. I don't think they learn to "adopt" any dog--even the ones you own. But I don't really know a lot about llamas. 

How are those breeds around rabbits and deer?  My property has tons of deer and rabbits.  We even have one buck that visits my goats on a daily basis to look at them through the fence line.