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Consider a Pyrenees dog
Posted on 2/20/24 at 8:05 am
Posted on 2/20/24 at 8:05 am
Folks, I have one and it's my second Pyr mix. The shelters, especially in Texas, are overflowing with them. It's not a dog for non-dog people or folks living in small homes/big cities. They bark a lot and can be stubborn. But if you have a larger lot or house and are patient with dogs, they make a really good pet and there are plenty for the taking. They are very good with kids and other dogs. They are a decent guard dog but very tolerant of neighbors and family.
Pics taken from "SPIN Saving Pyrs In Need" on facebook.
Pics taken from "SPIN Saving Pyrs In Need" on facebook.
This post was edited on 2/20/24 at 8:07 am
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Posted on 2/20/24 at 8:12 am to tadman
Hope you don't have too many cockleburs in your yard 
Posted on 2/20/24 at 8:29 am to tadman
And if you live in the south you can stuff your pillows with the hair you sweep up.
They are great dogs, and they produce an amazing loyalty in their owners. My sister had mutts her entire life, got one Pyr rescue in her 50s and now she helps coordinate and transport rescues. She'll never own anything else.
They are great dogs, and they produce an amazing loyalty in their owners. My sister had mutts her entire life, got one Pyr rescue in her 50s and now she helps coordinate and transport rescues. She'll never own anything else.
Posted on 2/20/24 at 8:39 am to tadman
We've been looking at getting one to protect our barnyard animals.
Posted on 2/20/24 at 8:52 am to rented mule
If you want to train one to be a working dog there is one group in particular on facebook (the name escapes me) where the admins have extensive experience in training working dogs and will do realy good q&a sessions on bringing a dog up to speed as a working LGD.
My dog is not a working dog, she is a couch potato.
My dog is not a working dog, she is a couch potato.
Posted on 2/20/24 at 8:55 am to tadman
My very Indian neighbors in a Houston suburb got one (I think its the first dog they've ever owned) and that son of a gun barks the whole time it is outside anytime they let it out. I don't think they knew what they were getting themselves into with that thing. When we had our company ranch in the hill country, the ranch owner had 2 flocks of goats. He had a Pyrenese for each flock and the dogs lived in the pasture with the flocks. Talk about some bad mothas. If we got close to either flock, the dog would come out to the front immediately and start chasing any threat.
Posted on 2/20/24 at 9:18 am to tadman
How are they with tolerating the heat? I live out in the middle of nowhere south Texas and I am raising rabbits and chickens and want to get a good guard dog. My future project is going to be raising goats. I also hunt right behind my house, would I have to worry about a Pyrenees running off the deer?
Posted on 2/20/24 at 9:22 am to Marlo Stanfield
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that son of a gun barks the whole time it is outside anytime they let it out. I don't think they knew what they were getting themselves into with that thing
Definitely a dog that one should research first. It is not an oversized retriever as so many mistake it for.
Posted on 2/20/24 at 9:24 am to mtb010
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How are they with tolerating the heat? I live out in the middle of nowhere south Texas and I am raising rabbits and chickens and want to get a good guard dog. My future project is going to be raising goats. I also hunt right behind my house, would I have to worry about a Pyrenees running off the deer?
They do prefer a colder environment but there are thousands in Texas, so I would find a local owner and talk to them first. Provide some shade and maybe a kiddie pond for sure.
The deer question is a good one. Also they can be tough with small game like birds and rabbits. They are great with goats. But I'd join the facebook group and ask about chickens and rabbits as well as deer.
I know a bit about them as guard dogs but I have no firsthand experience as mine is a lazy bum.
Posted on 2/20/24 at 9:30 am to tadman
I know somebody with goats who had a stray Pyrenees show up and start protecting his goats. He went outside one morning and the dog was sleeping with them. He's been around for 2 or 3 years now. He never could find the owner and thinks it was dumped. Really good dog but doesn't really give a damn about people other than his kids.
Posted on 2/20/24 at 11:13 am to tadman
this picture makes one look like it's a Golden Retriever size dog. upon further research, they're about the size of a Grizzly Bear.
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Posted on 2/20/24 at 11:50 am to tadman
Excellent choice
If possible, raise them around the critters you want them to protect
If possible, raise them around the critters you want them to protect
Posted on 2/20/24 at 2:25 pm to finchmeister08
They have a big frame but also a lot of fur. My female is 100lbs and can stretch out as long as me when she gets in bed with us, which are nights that end in "Y". Such as monday, tuesday, wednesday... You would think she is more like 150 or 200 based on her size but its fur weight.
Posted on 2/20/24 at 2:42 pm to tadman
Just got an Anatolian Shepard, another breed of Livestock Guardian Dogs, similar in size to a GP, it has already started bonding with our goats and I am excited to watch him mature and protect
On the job
On the job
This post was edited on 2/21/24 at 7:11 am
Posted on 2/20/24 at 2:59 pm to tadman
I've had my Pyr about a year. He's huge, but very docile with family, kids, even the outside cat. He works the night shift around my house, patrols the treeline looking for coyotes all night long, sleeps all day. Anytime a coyote makes a peep he runs WFO into the woods to run it off. Every time I go outside, he'll run to the woods barking like mad, then come sit in front of me to get a petting for being vigilant.
Great dogs if you have room for them.
Great dogs if you have room for them.
This post was edited on 2/20/24 at 3:00 pm
Posted on 2/20/24 at 4:34 pm to tadman
They are working dogs, I've had 3 and my brother several others. We both raise meat goats, no better dog for that job. They are gentle a great majority of the time but can be absolute killers when they need to be as well, coyotes don't stand a chance against one. Personally I couldn't see bringing them indoors and making them house pets, just doesn't seem like what they are made for but to each their own I guess.
Posted on 2/20/24 at 4:39 pm to tadman
Posted on 2/20/24 at 5:40 pm to klrstix
Guy that lived down the road from my parents has 6. We call them Yote Killers. They come out around 4 pm and roam the countryside all night. Super nice dogs. They have decimated the yote population.
Posted on 2/20/24 at 5:50 pm to beebefootballfan
I've always thought about getting Pyrenees as an outside working dog but I keep sticking with having 2 donkeys. They're just so low maintenance.
Posted on 2/20/24 at 8:06 pm to Flats
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And if you live in the south you can stuff your pillows with the hair you sweep up.
As a Newfoundland owner in TN I can confirm this, the hair these suckers produce is absolutely insane.
If you allow a dog this size with this type of coat to live in your house, plan on vacuuming twice a day, and budget for a new Dyson every year. My house is 100% wood and tile, I can’t fathom what it would be like with carpet.
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