The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) names Casper The Nice Pyrenees as this yr’s Individuals’s Alternative Pup.

Final month, the Nice Pyrenees from Georgia, who’s finest recognized to have killed 8 coyotes to guard its proprietor’s flock of sheep, was nominated for the Farm Bureau’s Farm Canine of the 12 months award.

Whereas Casper didn’t win the coveted title, he was a licensed fan favourite and was named “Individuals’s Alternative Pup”.

The competition is a part of the general Farm Canine of the 12 months competitors. And members of the general public have been invited to vote for his or her favourite pupper. By the top of the competitors, over 100,000 votes have been casted.

Casper will take house a trophy, a present basket, and a $1000 money prize for the award. And in keeping with the AFBF, the doggo’s proprietor, John Wierwille, donated the money prize to LifeLine Animal Mission.

LifeLine Animal Mission tended to Casper’s accidents and cared for him after his encounter with the coyotes in 2022.

On AFBF’s web site, Casper is claimed to be “finest recognized for heading off coyotes to guard his flock of sheep.”

On January 22, Wierwille shared the information about Casper’s “Individuals’s Alternative Pup” win on Fb. He wrote, “Thanks additionally to everybody who voted for our courageous, decided, and goofy livestock protector.”

He continued, “We’re happy with Casper and glad he has a protracted lifetime of doing what he loves forward of him.”

The coveted “2024 Farm Canine of the 12 months” title went to a Border Collie, Catahoula Hound, and Australian Shepherd combine named Skippy.

Based on the AFBF, Skippy helps his proprietor, Donald Adams, who was injured on the farm, proceed to do what he loves.

“Due to Skippy, Donald continues to farm, rising stronger every single day,” AFBF wrote.

The Farm Canine of the 12 months contest celebrates farm canines and the varied methods they help farmers and ranchers throughout the nation produce nutritious meals for households.