These dogs have been tasked with looking after 5000 chickens, and they're doing it superbly

By Kimberley Le Lievre
Updated March 20 2017 - 9:43am, first published February 13 2017 - 7:10am
Chicken farmer Bruce Gibbs with one of his eight Maremma dogs. Photo: Elesa Kurtz
Chicken farmer Bruce Gibbs with one of his eight Maremma dogs. Photo: Elesa Kurtz
Chicken farmer Bruce Gibbs is unhappy with the new free range egg labelling. Photo Elesa Kurtz Photo: Elesa Kurtz
Chicken farmer Bruce Gibbs is unhappy with the new free range egg labelling. Photo Elesa Kurtz Photo: Elesa Kurtz

When Bruce Gibbs first owned Maremma sheepdogs at his home in Tharwa, the neighbours complained so much he had to rehome them.

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