Part of it with both the St B and Irish is where they come from. You get a St B from parents the you can see, that you can watch interact with people that acts liek you want and you have a lot better chance of not getting an aggressive dog. Get one from a pet store or puppy mill, all bets are off. Same for the Irish, get a pet store/puppy mill dog and you'll likely have a brain dead moron that bites. Find a field bred Red Setter (I think that's what they call the field bred Irish Setters) and you may well have an old style Irish like from the 40's. Go to a reputable breeder or people you know if you want a decent dog.
As far a farm dog, no I don't think a St B is a great choice. Pyrenees have been mentioned. We have 3. Smart, loveable dogs that don't eat all that much. 2 of our live with the sheep 24/7/365. The problem is if a fence goes down. Within 4 hours we'll be getting calls that our dogs showed up 5 miles away or they show up 24 hours later at the barn after covering a huge area crisscrossed with roads. I worry greatly they'll get hit and I really dislike my dogs not being where I want them. They wander and they aren't great on coming when called. I hate people who inflict their dogs on other people. So if you're fenced, they make a good dog. Ours are not aggressive towards people, but you don't want to be anything that might be a coyote!
A better choice might be an old style Lab, Shepherd or Collie if you can find one. Something with a bit of territorial instinct, a moderate barker at the unusual and something that likes being around the house/barn. But there is no certainty in any breed.
This post was edited by Bret4207 at 04:28:48 05/23/14.
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