How To Train Your Great Pyrenees Dog To Guard Livestock On The Homestead
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- today we're talking about How To Train Your Great Pyrenees Dog To Guard Livestock on your homestead!
Getting a new Great Pyrenees puppy is so exciting and the prospect of having a dog guard your live stock while you sleep is awesome!
BUT
You have to train and think of your new puppy in the correct way: this isn't a normal dog! This is a working member of your farm and needs to be treated as such. Its pretty simple but if you do the wrong things your dog can become confused about his or her role.
We're with Mark from Bakers Green Acres to discuss how he trains and uses his dog on the homestead.
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My Peraniese is very aggressive tward people he doesn't know but I have a very large family and he knows all of there vehicles and when they come on the farm he clears the area for them making sure they are safe, he is VERY protective best dog I have ever owned
The HOW to have a Pyrenees is least understood. Knowing that bred-in- the- bone inclination of a Pyrenees solves many issues owners have. You very concisely answered the causes of problems owners complain about and 99% of the time it's because they didn't appreciate the dog's nature. Pyrenees breeders should require potential owners to attend a class and to fill out a questionnaire regarding what the dog will be used for and even the landscape like fencing, shelter, animals, acreage, etc. I wouldn't want any of my dogs to live without the structure Pyrenees require for their health and well-being. Thanks for the excellent and well thought out video.
I had my second shipped to Florida from Ohio…so that would have been impractical.
@@handsonhomestead8461 with Zoom, it would be easy.
Excellent video. Your advice about not letting other dogs come onto the farm is good.
I simply have a sign that says not to bring any dog in with you
Yet one guy thought he had a great fighting dog and would kill my dogs
He left mad and his dog was laying in pickup bed dead 😢
So if we have little chihuahua, cats, pomeranian already in the home but want to get a livestock guardian dog, we introduce early to the home dogs too just like any other animal or is it not a good idea all around?
Just got one on accident. Long story short he just showed up at my Ranch and is now officially mine. Great info thank you!
Our pleasure. Good luck with your guy!
Really good video people have a hard time distinguishing working dog and pet you explained it well.
Glad it was helpful!
You are spot on! I wish all people could see this video to understand the nature of these dogs. We have a Great Pyrenees/Maremma cross and she’s such a sweet dog with people and our friends don’t understand why we won’t let them bring their dog over to play with her, some actually feel sorry for her that she can’t socialize with other dogs. You explained it perfectly and we are definitely on the same page. Love the video and will be sharing with my uninformed friends!
I have 3 LGD adults - one is an ire Pyrenees, the other two are Anatolian/Pyrenees. Then we recently obtained Maremma/Spanish Mastiff mix pups - we live in Wyoming with a lot of coyotes, Golden Eagles, bobcats, mountain lions, and of course the bane of everyone’s existence: neighborhood dogs that pack up and harass/maul/kill livestock and wind up being shot.
Not taking dogs out is a myth. If you have a working dog they prefer to stay at home but there are occasions when they have to go to the vet and meet other dogs. They are capable of doing this. And a pyr also makes a good companion dog if it's not a working dog. As long as the owner knows what they are really like.
I absolutely agree! My friend, who breeds champion Pyrs takes some of his to parades and they do very well around other people, as well as wirh his sheep and cattle.
We live along a highway and getting two pyrs next year for goats. That’s when I can afford the 5000 through the breeder I’ve chosen. I had thought about privacy fencing along the highway so the pyrs won’t see everything on the highway. Also people are such busy bodies and report you if they see a dog out in bad weather - “If you’re cold, they’re cold.”🙄 Of course they will have shelter.
We had a significant cold snap a few years back here in Texas. Single digit temps and I forced the dogs to come in over night out of fear of suburban Karens. Living in the city, one must make adjustments.
Have read Phyrs can distinguish between threatening predators on friendly dogs. Sometimes they’ll guide other dogs further from livestock through play - though misbehavior may result in extreme deterrence.
Good film Good teacher thank you.
Thanks!
Yes!
Thanks. Lots of important detail on directing/deflecting the dogs' attention.
Glad it was helpful!
One of the best video I have seen about guardian dogs. Thank you!
I picked up a puppy a year ago that had been dumped by my house. Thought it was a shepherd husky mix. Took her to the vet, was told she was a Pyrenees mix, probably shepherd. She is an amazing dog. Hair of a Pyrenees, ginger and white but has stand up ears and is only about 60 pounds right now.
And here I thought your dog....was just your favored family pet; and now I know they are your 'working' farm dogs. I should've known. :-) Your 2 babies are beautiful too.
One of the best videos on training I have watched (as I prepare for my LGD next week).
Glad it was helpful! Best of luck with your dog!
Great information I’m glad I found this , butt I have a question a friend of mine give me a 1 year old is it possible for me to train her?
This was extremely informative. Thanks.
Thanks for this very informative video! You did a great job defining LG’s and their functions on the farm!
Glad it was helpful!
A Chihuahua he won't do anything bad but it won't do anything good........, I own land in Arizona I have three chihuahuas and a Great Pyrenees German Shepherd mix my three chihuahuas are great alert dogs they can alert me of an animal or a human being at my front gate or on the land, so a my opinion chihuahuas are an asset on the property along with my Great Pyrenees mix being my property and livestock protector I do have to agree with this gentleman with everything he said about the Great Pyrenees, great video
This is incredibly useful and has taught me more (halfway through) than 10 other vids I watched. We got things right (let our puppy sleep in the kids room a few nights to bond) and got things wrong (a couple walks in the neighborhood and 2 car rides). But thankfully I think we watched this before we messed up too much. I do have a question but will ask separately...
What type of electrical fence and collar do you have?
Enjoyed the video a lot! Thanks for the tips!
I am thinking about getting a LGD for my place and holding off until my personal dog (dutch shepherd) gets to be about a year old, I want to go slow and steady instead of reacting to emergencies, we have enough of those. Anyway, my main goal is to protect my pigs (someday goats as well) while also protecting the chickens. The current layout is I have a ~5ac hillside I fenced in with 5' woven sheep and goat fence where the pigs and future goats will live. Then the chickens are in a separate area which is close but outside the pig area. I assumed the LGD needs to be in with the pigs to protect them, or at least be able to get in/out so they can also watch the chickens?
How does one let the LGD get into and out of the fence in areas?
Wealth of knowledge. Good job!
Thanks Mike!🤘
We jusy got 2 Great Pyrenees/Australian Shepherd mix puppies thst are 9 weeks old now. We live right off a highway (on a hill though). Would you recommend putting in an underground fence at the front of our property to prevent the dogs from running down to the highway?
First month in with chickens period
After that I turn them out with other LGDs
Great tips! Thx
Very very good advice
I will not let anyone bring other dog on our land
Period
Starys are killed
Nonsense. Why do you want to kill strays. Your dogs will keep them at a distance and that is all the lesson they need.
Great video! I have chickens but my Pyr doesnt stay outside with them because I live near too many neighbors. and they call animal control on me. My dog does get to run around at my hunting cabin and barks at coyotes and bears. He loves it. They are great with other dogs and cats and kids!!
Finnegan, Our Great Pyrenees and his companion Faith are family.
Dude slays
What you said about dogs coming onto the property of a livestock guardian dog, my Anatolian shepherd has always been the sweetest girl to me and my parents and all my friends, but my aunt brought her nice Pitbull over one time, and (this was my mistake because I was young and naive) I figured hey how about they meet? As soon as my dog saw my aunts dog she just started lunging at her, barking, growling, and showing her teeth, so I had to get her away from the situation and calm her down. I’ve never seen her like that before so it was a shock to all of us. (My aunts dog wasn’t hurt she just got really scared because she is about 50lbs maybe even less and about 1 1/2 feet tall, and my dog is easily 120-130lbs and about 3 1/2 feet tall)
That sounds scary! They can be so sweet, but they are guardians and that's good to remember. Glad your story ended well!
Mine is 5 Months old but I’m scared to leave him out when at night he’s not big enough to defend himself fully so I put him in a pin when should I start letting him out at night and I’m just afraid he’ll run off
Very helpful! Thanks
Glad it was helpful!
any advice on how to get the dog to stay when you drive away in the truck? and what do people do when you go away for a vacation? how does that work out w people farm sitting?
I NEVER find anything on them following your vehicle as your driving away. I don't know why because this is a big problem! I guess if you have an underground fence that shocks them at a certain point down your driveway that might work. I'm at this point because ours loves to follow and get on the road and mainly just me since I'm the only one that has any bond to with them. But they have followed random people's vehicles to the road. They can be extremely stubborn but I love them and just want to help them, but it's difficult to find answers to certain problems we have.
I am only 10-minutes into the tutorial, and I have never hit the "subscribe" button so quickly. Bravo!!
Welcome aboard!
Can you use an e collar for the corrections with the pup and the chicks?
You bet! Anything that lets you reach out and they connect chasing the chicks with that discomfort is a win win. We've found the tone and vibration are more effective than the shock. They figure things out quick, including whether or not you're around to discipline them, so reaching out without being close is an advantage.
Love the video help me a lot got two dogs one jumps the fence the other digs out can't take that
Just got our puppy and you were one of the only good videos on this breed.
Thanks we do our best!
What brand collar and invisible fence is that if you don't mind me asking? I need to grab one for my new pup.
Hey there friend I have a weasel that keeps getting into my chickens I have a pyraneese to guard my sheep. Are they also good for guarding small animals like chickens?
I have a poultry farm. We have had Great Pyrenees for 25 years. The only time we have problems is when the dogs go through the teenage stage. Like all teenagers, they become defiant. This is a thinking breed. We go out with the dogs during that stage. If necessary we will put them on a rope when they are out with the flock. I tell them you chased the birds. They learn fast. The females tend to want to licker and try to poop the younger birds. Eventually the dogs are great with our flocks.
My two month old puppy killed some chicks. Any tips?
Can you put them in a .25 are half acre electronic fence thats around my chcikens are would it be better to let them roam around that fence
Either way works. If you can contain them in a larger area, though, they'll be more effective and less likely to get bored and play with the chickens. Thanks for watching!
How can I go by my dogs not digging holes? They are 9 mo old. I initially supposed to get animals for the farm, but life took a different route, and I don't have that. I do have my pyranese but they don't have a job to do.
Mine protects a little too well. When my Ram tries to mount my ewes she attacks him thinking hes hurting them. 🤦🏼♂️
My male Pyrenees hates if when my geese are mating. He freaks out trying to break up their shenanigans 😂
Good explanation. I don’t have a farm or dogs but it was interesting. I did once see a dead dog with that collar on
I'm sad that I might not be able 2 have LDG now, 2 protect my ducks. 😕
Bc my mom is my dog sitter. They go 2 her house during our vacations. 😕
We have friends bring their dogs over bc they can't leave them alone 2 long. 😖🥵😵
& our underground fence goes in the front of the house. 😞
So they can patrol the whole perimeter. Still 30 + feet from the road but they could easily see & hear & might be distracted. 😖🥵😵
Thanks 4 all the info. 💩🙃 *Jen *
Awesome content
My ( half) chihuahua saved me from an intruder.
The front door was unlocked as I came in with him from the backyard. The little 16 lb rocket blew as we entered and charged the front of the house . There was a guy in the living room. He panicked and ran out the door. Thanks, Huckleberry.
I'm sure they did help you, but that's the same as one of my rabbit hounds "saving me" from an attacker. They helped, but if the attacker had been motivated, both she and I would have died that night. Don't let your love blind you to reality.
Thank god chihuahuas don’t come in pit Bull size!!!!😂
@@SN00PICUS
Revisiting the video, and lol no, I'm not blind. I would never trust him for protection. I was negligent ( unlocked door) and he and the grace of God saved me.
I don't have space or finances for a big dog. I generally consider any size dogs as security. They're a great warning and time buyer when the attacker is human.
The defense is small, black, inanimate and has explosive teeth.
About other dogs, we're getting 2 pyrenees and a border collie puppy at the same time -- border collie will be a house family pet dog as well as herd. But mentioning 'other' dogs you just mean new to the property right?
You should be fine in that situation, usually problems start when you have new dogs introduced as adults
So, we have 4 other dogs and 5 cats. We don’t have a farm, just love pets. Will she later on hurt our other animals because she WILL be the biggest animal?
Pyrenees are the best dogs ever!!
Does getting your GP neutered change their will to protect ?
Not sure we dont have any neutered dogs. They will probably still do there job, its really engrained in their nature!
I’ve always wondered how a livestock dog would do with my blue Heeler.
We got our first LGD when we had a heeler. When her guardian instincts started to kick in, she would run with him but looked puzzled. Within a couple of months she let him chase things while she slept the day and patrolled the night. The instinct is strong in these guys! Thanks for watching and asking a great question.
@@TheAnyoneCanFarmExperience thanks for helping clear that up!
Any tips on how to stop my 4 month old mareema chasing my ducks? He hasn't been properly socialised with livestock whrn we adopted him
My only tip is being consistent until they are two. telling them no whenever they lunge at them or even look at them. It really does take until they are two to be trusted alone with livestock. I feel like the males take longer than the females from what I’ve seen
Excellent video.
Thinking of bringing one or two to my farm.
How do I deal with the two home pups I already have if I don't let anyone else bring there's?
Is this just a matter of function and they understand that the two pups are okay but no others?
Sound parochial but it is a deeper question that I've been struggling with.
Thanks for video. I have a Great Pyrenees. I just can't handle shock devises. Other info was great. 😊
I'm living with my older mom and dad now and they already had 2 grown blue heeler mixes that have a lot of bad habits. So my brother got 2 Pyrenees puppies and he's still working on getting his farm ready to move to so he left them with us about 6 months ago. I believe they were like 3 to 5 months old then and have grown dramatically...but anyway...they were very good puppies or have been very good puppies but they are doing everything the other 2 do. They are tight, the 2 Pyrenees brothers, but a couple months ago since the heelers were fighting the sensitive one the other one has now began to fight his sensitive brother to the death! I have to step in...he poops on himself and goes into shock and sometimes the heelers wanna jump in. Other times they're all back to buddies and once again tight with each other. Lately though the sensitive one won't come around and hides all day and night. I'm trying to find out what to do before this ruins both of them really. I would just make sure the 2 dogs you already have don't have extremely bad habits because they will pick them up and make the OG dogs look like angels. Otherwise they're both very sweet natured. One wants hugs and attention, sensitive one just wants some peace I'm sure but from me, just a petting or 2 a day and that's about it. He's just a dog that is very reserved...I am too so I understand him very well. They're good w kids but the one has boundary issues and may be a bit much (right now anyway) for a child and only because he doesn't realize he is a giant. He's a giant puppy. We have cats and they're good w them mostly but the other 2 have been bad influences on that. When I moved in the cats were always hiding couldn't be around the original dogs except for one cat...but I have changed that and they get along or co-exist. This could be due to the puppies' rapid growth and being uncoordinated at times, a bit rough. The Pyrenees loves our horses! The heelers bite their noses. Never seen the Pyrenees do anything! They will nose them gently and almost admire them lol it's very sweet. We have coyotes all around us and neither pup is afraid they protect.
Oh yeah, they kill large rodents, birds etc...and drag anything and everything out, watched the heelers do it. I believe this may be boredom though, they need more distraction. They are working breeds and need the discipline and training or boredom, as I'm sure you know.
I have a gp and he won’t hurt the chickens but now all of sudden he wants to eat the eggs. What should I do?
Ours are scroungers, too. They get an egg a day when we collect. Discipline is one option: "no stealing eggs". He may also be looking for some nutrition. A meaty bones or pigs ear might satisfy what he's craving. They are an independent and strong minded lot!
Excellent video, thank you for sharing.
I am worried I won't get it right. The puppy I am possibly picking up this weekend is a great Pyrenees. But she is already 16 weeks old. Is that too old to start training? Would you anticipate any problems with her being that age already?
We have foxes taking our chickens......fun fun
Is there preferred sex for a lgd? Or do both female and male equally work?
Any thoughts you have are appreciated.
That's great you're getting a Pyrenees! 16 weeks is not too old to start training. Talk to the about what they've done so far and then be consistent with what you do. They are very smart, and independent and stubborn. She'll be a great asset to you.
Males and females do well. The females are sometimes more vigilant and watchful. A fox is tough either way, but hopefully her presence alone will deter it. She won't go into full guardian mode until about 9 or 10 months.
Good luck!
My husband and I have two Pyrs. Ever since we first saw this video, we take every excuse to say "You can't take them to the parade" or "They ain't no parade dogs," etc. Too funny.
Ok I wont bring my spoiled poodle over😝Her Dog Dad passed away and I took over...Hardly been anywhere without her since🙃She is the best guard dog with a high pitched bark My first encounter I called her "cute little Girlie." She is a cute miniature apricot poodle🤗Much Love Baker Family💜Always appreciate vids about your farm life👍🏾
No one wants it at their farm anyways
@@jameschampion4781 I had a bear hound once that loved a certain poodle that would visit the farm. lol
@@SN00PICUS my dogs rip apart anything that comes too close
how do you feed them chickens and not have them kill them themselves afterwards? I would think if I feed my chicken by products to my dog that they would kill them if they had the chance on their own. My chickens get out sometimes...
Do you have any recommend place to get Pyrenees?. I heard some people have behavioral problems with their mutt Pyrenees because their bloodline has been so deluded
Right now I don't have a recommendation for you but try and find farms that are currently using the parents as guardian dogs they will produce better pups that know their jobs
@@TheAnyoneCanFarmExperience thank you for the info, for some reason that didn't cross my mind 😅
We have GP’s if you have a farm or a homestead- they are the best dog 🐶- but they do bark a lot!!! ( it that is what makes them so useful )
Not useful to the neighbors if you live on a smaller land plot. Dealing with that issue right now. Their dog barks all day long while they’re at work and we have had enough of it. My understanding is these GP are supposed to be protecting at night when predators are out not sitting out barking all day long. The hours of barking is indicative of them putting it out 5:30am-6am then going to work then bringing it in 7 pm. I could understand an occasional barking when a predator comes by but all damn day long, nah the dog is bored while it’s humans are gone all day. Responsibility should come with having these dogs or use only on large homesteads.
I need help keeping our new puppy I thought would learn from our old one from killing (instead protecting) chickens.
Any tips for dealing with a Pyrenees that hurts livestock playing with them? Currently will be cracking down hard on obedience training so it hopefully helps. Especially since we just got a new born sheep.
If you can, get another dog so they can play together and run off that excess energy. Keep them separated from the livestock but keep them contained until they are older. Or just keep them separate. They will still do their job as guard dogs. My girls aren't in with my chickens but they still do their job. Just like his dog did with his chicks. My new Anatolian Pyrenees came from a working farm and all of their livestock have their own pens. My girls mom just saved her owner from an attack from a mountain lion,thus saving everyone on the farm. Good luck
A grown LGD will attack any dog that attack or play with goats
I just let the dogs teach it a lesson quickly and for a couple of months and let owners pick it up and suggest other dog also
Have you resolved this?
You keep someone else's dogs to "teach it a lesson and for a couple months"??? Is that what you meant to say? @@philliphall5198
Because the possum you know...(idk what they do?)
They play possum...
Well I feel set up now lol
Help! My neighbor's GP mixes think my yard is part of their territory, and try to defend my shop from me. My dog is old and can't move around; they came for him. They run through my shop teeth bared. What can I personally do as their owner is uncooperative?
Get a cattle prod and touch them when they get near you. It'll be a one time thing
Taser just the noise alone usually scares them off ( Do not taze the dog )
Shoot it
Call the sherriff for their warning. Then you will have to kill the dog the second time. If you dont want to do that you might as well get ready to bury your dog because it WILL happen.
@@scottieshawn4814 our situation turned for the worse.... our neighbor is a lying psychopath. We actually called the sheriff and gave warning shots. It went down hill from there...
Hmm. Would it be impossible to keep the young puppy in a pen in a pasture with livestock, and then train them to go on trips and walks? There are some dangerous folks nearby and I'd like me to pour in a lot of training to have a walking buddy who lives with the livestock.
Who's going to watch the livestock when you are walking it? It's better they stay with the livestock they are bonding and you ultimately got it to protect them.
My pup isn't socialised 11weeks should I socialised it with other dogs it's mareema
We don't recommend socializing guardian dogs like a normal dog, if you want to have it protect your livestock it should view other dogs coyotes foxes ext. as a threat to the animals its supposed to protect
I hardly ever pat the puppies
There job is to protect my heard of goats
As they get older I do brush them some and I never take them any where
Vet comes to farm
No you don't have to hit them. You could grab there muzzlen hold it while you say no.
I heard that electric fences are no good with GP. That their neck is too thick and the electric prongs doesn't affect them so they don't react to it and pay it any mind. Is your system a electric? What system brand do you use?
The underground fence and shock collar worked fine until the GP learned that there is a safety feature built in to it. The collar buzzes before the dog gets to the zap distance. If the dog stays at the buzzing distance for a certain time period, the system shuts off as a protection. My GP would sit at the buzzing distance until it shut off and then make a run for it, right over the gate. They are incredibly intelligent dogs. My solution was wrapping the top of the gate with barbed wire.
So i understand the no friend's dogs, but what about house dogs?? Obviously they would need trained to be safe near livestock
At what age can I let our pup freeroam the yard during the day (chickens everywhere) and at night? We have a mareema so it's close to a GP, and will be getting a second soon.
It really depends. Our puppies are currently 95% trustworthy at about 9 months, but other ones would still occasionally chase a bird till a year. When you can trust them in the day, they'll be ok at night. Just have to remember they really are "children" until a year or a little better older. Good luck!
@@TheAnyoneCanFarmExperience thanks! Our 5 month old girl seems 99% trustworthy during the day (she occasionally chases but it seems more playful). Working hard to get her to the point I don't need to cable or pen her during the day. (Right now we cable her in an area with chicken traffic, but they can escape in a chase).
Hi, can you please tell me what to do if your Great Pyrenees killed a live chicken and started eating it? I am walking her near the birds everyday to get used to their sounds. But if I had a chick close to her like here, she would grab it.
We have a video on our channel on what to do if that happens, don't worry its super common!
I have a question, we have two Pyrenees dogs not old enough to guard yet, is it ok to take them to the river about a mile away or would that confuse them
My guardian dog has been very mean to visitors... He wanted to bite my mother in law when she touching him and then he wanted to bite my brother when he came to visit started growing.. how can I fix this issue and train him not to hurt our visitor.. we don't live on a farm in a house with a yard .. I rescued him at the age of 6 months
Be very carful if hes aggressive toward humans even more if hes a rescue, I can speak on aggression with other animals but that kind of behaver is above my pay grade
How is it a rescued? A lot of rescues are just lost dogs that wandered away from their job. If it's a LGD breed might try finding it a farm these type of dogs really don't make great pets they do make great livestock guardians but that's it.
What if you already have indoor dogs but are looking to getting a farm dog. Do you need to keep the separate? Or can you teach your farm dog your indoor dogs are a part of the pack as well, just like the other animals on the farm they’re trained to protect?
other dog can certainly live with a Live stock guardian dog, the problem is when you have dogs coming and going.
they'll just look at your other dogs as part of the pack.
My GPs bonded fine with house dogs. I just put them together when GPs were puppies, after the initial slow getting to know each other.
Would be nice if he would have mentioned the brand of dog collar/invisible fence he’s used for so long .
Just any of them I'm sure. They have a lot on Amazon.
Hes just probably not trying to advertise.
I have 2 great pyaraness and they have been on the farm here. Now I'm having issues with my first MY female , when I first got her at 6wks I kept her with me on my semi til this last February she was around 23wks when I came off road to take care of farm. Now she was interduced when we did our home times and she was around our chickens & goats she never tired hurting them .But now at 32wks old and with them daily she will chase and attack my chickens. My male is 23wks now he was 6wks also and been only on farm , he would walk unleashed at my side all the time never going after any of the animals , but after he started getting put in goats incloser with Lovely ,I went out one day & brought them in to feed and I left to go store came back and found he thre up in kennel and it was the insides of a chicken .I went out and found one half eaten . How do I stop Lovely from attacking the chickens,ducks,turkeys cause I free range all my birds cause now Teddybear can't be unleashed most times . Please help me with this .I've tried many things
Did you solve this problem? We are training a livestock guardian pup who will be around chickens and don't want to mess up
I have heard to tie the chicken carcass, or what's left of it, to the dogs collar and leave it there for 2 or 3 days. They'll never mess with a chicken again. I haven't tried this, but it seems harmless and couldn't hurt to try
Can you combine a LGD and a German Shepherd for guarding livestock?
Organs are great for dogs.
Yes they are! Ours get some now and then along with lots of bones and other raw food. They love it all!
Two strange dogs (Great Pyrenees) showed up at my farm and attacked one of our cats.They left , about 20/30 minuets later one showed up as my husband was getting a cat out of a tree and charged at my husband . Is this normal for this breed? We are very worried for our animals and our own safety should one come back again.
When they are allowed to roam with no training, yes this can and will happen, as it can with any breed . Have some protection when outside. A gun, bear or wasp spray. A taser or bat will work in a pinch, but I prefer something with a longer range, and get animal control on board now
I'd say not normal, but any dogs can be guilty of these things, especially if they're running as a pack like these might be. Pyrenees do like to roam. But always be careful of strange dogs.
@@TheAnyoneCanFarmExperience go to a Pyrenees group like I did and you'll see the damage that has been done by out of control Pyrs. No it's not normal but it happens more than I would have thought. One woman continued to walk her Pyr in public knowing she was a threat to others and the dog not only attacked another woman but turned on her owner as she was trying to break it up. None of my Pyrs ever showed this kind of aggression so I was surprised. I finally had to leave both FB groups because I just couldn't deal with the stupid owners, it was too stressful. And I forgot to mention I personally know a Pyr pup that was already growling at people at about 8 weeks old. The people that own her have never owned a dog, only cats and they chose a Pyr as their first dog. Definitely not a good idea, I fear for the outcome of that situation. In my opinion they don't have the right personalities to own any kind of dog. Cats are fine, but not a dog, especially a strong willed one
Not sure if this has been asked but if you have “pet” dogs can you have guardian dogs on your farm as well?
Yep they can exist together pretty well but they have different rolls and should be treated accordingly
I know your point, but I've had Labrador hunting dogs my entire life, and never had one bother livestock.
The retriever we had as a kid tried to kill the neighbors' baby goat.
@@claudinew8840
Different training? IDK. Ours were trained hunting dogs.
Good training is worth all the time! Thanks for your perspective.
What if you have other dogs? Is it OK for them to be all together. I have 1 Pyrenees and 2 border collies.
What kind of invisible offense do you have?
We got the petsafe stubborn dog one. It's worked well!
I have yet to see any dog training videos on this dog .It may be because they are meant for a specific purpose .I coparented one years ago . We tried going to the fancy trainers but it never got very far . That may have been our fault but it seemed she was committed to doing her thing .She had a massive hillside yard and roam of a house and she patrolled with military diligence .Not a great dog to take out and about, we learned that quickly . she once attacked a vintage Volkswagen as it was passing on a nightly walk, literally head butted the front fender .Everything said here makes perfect sense in relation to her behavior . All that said , she was a great dog . A big loving bear that was happy to see and be with her people
Had to get rid of ours. They were trying to kill our sheep and killed some chickens.
I would say if you get a pup put it in close to whatever it's going to protect immediately don't pamper the pup don't keep it in the house
My Pyrenees almost killed my rooster twice. Not trying to kill him, but playing with him.
Was he young? I had a similar issue until a friend with an older pyrenees basically did some day sitting with my puppy. Someone correct me if I say this wrong, but keeping an older mature dog to help educate the pup seems to be a huge benefit.
Doesn't feeding them the live stock trigger hunting instinct. My malinois killer two of my goats I buried those goats instead of feeding to dogs
How do they react to human strangers - like mailmen?
They’ll get used to anyone and are generally very friendly dogs.
They seem to have a good sense of if someone or something is supposed to be there vs not
How do you keep your Golden Retrievers safe from you LGD? My Golden is very excited about the chickens, etc. and wants to play with them. I am afraid that a LGD will protect the chicken and hurt my Golden.
How can I show him to protect my rabbit,pig , and other dogs.. he got into rabbit cage and killed my rabbit 🐰 😭😭😭😭 he didn't tear him apart he just played him to death
we have another video detailing how we deal with that do a quick search on our channel
My Chihuahua saved my life 3 times. She woke me up when my blood sugar was dangerously low.
I don't think he means that any animal is "useless" but rather that, as a livestock guardian dog, a Chihuahua isn't going to be useful. Predators can tell a lot from urine.. just as other dogs can, which is why most LGDs are LARGE dogs, and from what I have seen, most get males first, because of the testosterone and size.
Don't worry little Beagle friends, come to my farm and we'll go rabbit hunting, chickens are nasty little cluckers anyway. Jokes aside, wonderful video, thank you. I've always kept hounds and i'm trying to bridge the knowledge gap for livestock and their care & protection.
Shock collars don't always work. Very rarely. A dog will overcome it if he really wants to.
I have a dog Her name is Elsa. She is a mix black lab ,German shepherd , mastiff and pitbull And who knows what else is in her. She also has a lot of personal problems She knows how to fart when it's in inappropriate times She loves chewing on trees That was a great help when you remove them. One of the biggest problems I have with her is that she chew on sticks and they get caught up in my snow blower she leaves them laying around all over. Oh she loves watching Baker's Green Acres on TH-cam too she put her head On my lap And then she starts snoring.She is very ferocious Dog she's been known to kill animals like squirrels , rabbits and even now and Then a mouse . She has one of these problems that when you're eating she'll sit there and drool. When we have visitors she is very ferocious she'll bark so loud and let me know when people are here run right out there and beat them with her tail And then listen to death. Then she has this one big downfall That is her beautiful Brown eyes when you look into them you'll find a lot of love and your heart just melts.😊🐕🐾🐾🐾
What a great dog! She sounds perfect. Thanks for telling her story!