guard llama and boer goats

[Great Trail Goats]

i'm looking for a guard animal to put in with my boer goats, i'm not sure about a llama, the goats head butt each a lot, would it upset the llama if it got head butted? would this behavior make the llama act aggressive? some of my goats are aggresive espically if they have kidds.

[GoatTalker]

If I was in your situation, I would get a Great Pyranees or GP mix, to live with the goats. Llamas and Alpacas are great guardians, but they need a barn where they can herd the goats into and block the entrance to be really, really effective. Getting a big herd of goats gathered and ushered into a structure is not always an option when you have packs of coyotes roaming, or loose dogs.

[Sondra]

Yep and GR PYR's don't spit on you Thought you had alpacas  already and they are supposed to guard.

[Batman]

We have had up to four Llamas here in with our goats. For almost six years. I have never been spit on!! They used to spit at each other. Now we are down to one. And the goats all lay with her in the barn. And sometimes the Llama will lay out in the field all by herself. I would highly recommend getting a female. Dogs are good protectors but they need alot of attention where as a Llama is in with the herd and very self efficient.