Finally, I find someone in Texas, I have a Great Pyrenees, Blu is he’s name, and I also live in TEXAS, I keep my baby inside in the summer, even though we have a creek at the end of our property, and with all this rain, that we’ve been having, he’s in heaven, Following you guys from now on 👏🏼
We live in the Salem Plateau of Missouri. It gets hot AND cold. The Pyrenees rescues WE get, have different coat thicknesses. Our last one, Rae Dawn Chong, had an extremely thick coat. Our current baby…Polar Bear, has a much lighter, straighter coat. Our dogs roam and get a good sprint on 3 of the 6 acres. With deciduous trees, dug holes, porch skirts, and Doggie doors...the dogs take care of themselves. Polar won't stay inside, so I hose her belly and feet. The other dogs go into the watering hole but she doesn't like heavy water on her fur. She also does not like to step over and into the Kiddie pool wall, so I have to have a very shallow or sloped pan of water for her to cool off in.
Our dogs dig dirt bath holes… shade, water,water and water. They are pretty slow moving when hot. The undercoat also acts as an insulation… never ever shave or clip. If you pat them they feel warm if you reverse Pat them you can feel the coolness underneath. Nature is amazing.
Godzilla sounds like he lived his best life, living 17 years long, I can imagine he filled your family with so much love and so many memories. I’m so deeply sorry for your loss 😢❤️🩹 RIP Godzilla 🙏🏼🤍
FACT = ALL DOGS suffer in heat & humidity days ..... BUT, Darker dogs unable to get shade and enough water will suffer more. People who think they have OUR ISSUE with sweating are WRONG .... dogs have NO SWEAT GLANDS and rely on Panting - rapid respiration to cool their core temperature ! They must have what is critical ... FOOD, WATER & SHELTER .... to survive ... and PERSONAL INTERACTION from their humans is ESSENTIAL ! Especially with Pyrs !! The Pyrenees is a very smart, cunning, observant & emotionally dialed in creature .... He or She will depend on those that CARE FOR THEM whether inside or outside dogs they may be !!! Mine is a female and the best dog I have ever known, had and I am very much her best friend. This video is very good in it's showing the Breed and it's overall tendencies and attributes .... adding to it I would say PYRENEES NEED ROOM TO ROAM, GUARD & PRACTICE LONE OR SOCIAL BEHAVIOR INTUITIVE TO THIS BREED. Love them, just love them. jj
I came to this video because my mother is always texting me telling me she seen on the news about dogs dying outside in the heat and that our great Pyrenees can't be outside more than 20 minutes. We've went back and fourth about this and I figured I had to find a good video to show her explaining the breed more. Ours was born on a farm and she was born outside in Virginia. We live in Pennsylvania, it does into the high 90s but she has shade and water, and when I try to bring her inside she will push to stay outside. She's loves it. We brush her everyday or so and they do shed a ton!!
Thank you for this! I live in south Florida and just got a 12 week old Pyr, and I was worried about that. I do notice she loves to lay directly on the tile or in the dirt (when outside). She doesn’t love her dog bed. I did get her a cool pad, which she does seem to like.
I live in south Texas and my pyre loves sunbathing in the middle of the day during the summer… she also loves to come into the ice cold AC when she’s had enough . Best dogs eve
@user-xw3uu9ju3v when they are done and want to come inside they will let you know. However I found out that the more they stay inside the more they will get used to it. Keep luring them with treats but lower your expectations.
We have the opposite weather questions up here, how cold is too cold? Our Great Pyrenees looove the cold and snow. Their winter coats are so full and beautiful. They are such a smart breed and great pets.
Ah yes! Our Great Pyrenees love it when it gets cold here! And yes, we've done a video on "how cold is too cold for Great Pyrenees" as well. We gave your channel as subscribe! Looking forward to seeing more videos of your pups! ❤️
I'm glad I ran across your channel!! I'm getting 2 pups the end of this week...and checking on another 5 that need to be rehomed. I currently have chickens, ducks and turkeys but want to include goats/sheep & a couple cows!
Glad to see this video. I appreciate this video! I have a great pyreenes in Arizona and I always worry about her because Of the heat. I don’t keep her outside but the tips are great for me and also the brush recommendations!❤
Home Depot sells these giant metal things they fill up with water for cows and that they have all different sizes you should get one of those fill it up with cold water for him
I'm in Ohio. I've had three Pyrenees. None of them liked water, for anything except drinking. All three of them have been pets, so guarding livestock was unnecessary. All three of them avoided going out in the rain. A trip to the dog beach doesn't involve a towel; as long as the land side of the beach is fenced in (and whoever maintains the beach has been diligent about clearing the last vestiges of poison ivy out of all recesses). I think, as puppies,they disliked getting baths. Later, as adults, their baths became harder to manage and infrequent. As a result, an inside pet reaches an equalibrium, where they don't accumulate dirt, any faster than shedding occurs.
My son just went and purchased a kiddie pool for our new 6 month old pyranee pup and our other dog lollll. Our other dog does not like water at all!!! Hopefully the pup will enjoy it lolll
I use 2 buckets side by side for my dog. He stands in one bucket and drinks from the other one. He likes to shove his whole face in the water to drink, so a bucket works best.
Their sweat glands are in their feet, so having a trough where they can get in and cool their feet is such a benefit to them! Our big Toby likes to get in and dig dig dig the water! 😅 The benefit for us is that he's washing all that NC red mud off his legs!
I have a question….we are fostering a huge 1 yr old just neutered male GP. In your experience, can he make a livestock guardian dog if he was a pet as we suspect? And how would one go about trying to make that happen? Thank you!!
Don't shave her! If she's got the double coat from her GP side, her hair may not grow back the same or it may grow back patchy if you shave her. Brush your baby everyday, and invest in a GOOD slicker brush with long bristles! 😅 It's a lot of hair but trust, it helps to brush everyday!
Sure, you could try that. Although none of our Great Pyrenees seem fond of being sprayed with the hose, so I don't know if it would be an effective way to cool them off.
@@WillowRidgeAcres Mine doesn’t either but I was wondering if I should do it anyway for their own good. Just like we don’t like some things that are good for us.
Well I rescued mine and she was awful and had to have all her hair cut off it was sad she was abused bad now she doesn't leave my side ever she is just over 1
What do you do about mosquitoes with the water troughs? I'm considering moving somewhere warmer but trying to figure out if it's suitable for my boyyyyy. And mosquitoes in standing water is a big concern.
In the summer we have to change out the water in their troughs just about once per day since the dogs get in the water to cool off, they get the water pretty dirty. Since we change the water out that often we don't have much of an issue with mosquitos in the water troughs. We do get mosquitos pretty bad from the dense woods next to our property though.
That is so awesome I'm starting my farm here in Sierra Blanca Texas and I would like to purchase two of your Great Pyrenees I would like a male and a female for next year of 2023 if you can have some by then or maybe put me on your list please contact me so we can discuss your procedures of adopting two beautiful puppies
Video is a waste of time. Simply give your dog the opportunity to choose where it wants to be. Make sure there is plenty of shade outside as well as clean water. Install a doggie door so that the dog can come and go as he pleases. I've had double-coated dogs in the tropics for years with no issues.
The problem with this is that not everyone can let their dog come inside. Mine has to be outside where I live and he’s a Pomeranian. That’s why I’m concerned
In hot weather,.. You keep the undercoat brushed out if you can. Their bodies DO KNOW the environment they are in. And react to the same. Pyrs have been working from Newfoundland (a breed they are part of) to Texas. And have been doing it for some thousands of years. Climate is not our problem really. People knowing we are Nocturnal, and Awake All Night IS 😏 ... people are New, Pyrs Aren't 🥰🐕🦺🥰 THEY ARE A SPECIAL BREED 🖖
I have a Pyrenees from texas, seems like a lot of rescue dogs come out of texas. I thought it was because they were ill suited for the climate, must just be shitty breeders and lazy farmers.
Hey bud, what are you doing about their hair with them being used for what they’re meant for because mine seems to matte up three or four days if not brushed for 2 hrs lol
Hello from the South of France ! I put my Pyr (2 years old) indoor with the air conditioning as it is the canicule this July (32-34 degrees C.) Thanks for the tips !
#1 DO NOT SHAVE THESE DOGS, their undercoat insulation works both ways, not only does it keep them warm, it also keeps them cool. #2 BIG ASS FAN, I leave a 3ft diameter fan blowing across the porch in the shade where they can cool off (and across their water to keep the bugs out) #3 Kiddie Pool, keep a kiddie pool full of clean water in the shade. (if it's gonna be real hot, throw in ~50# of ice!) #4 if you can, LET THEM IN THE AC!!! Do you like being outside on a 100 degree humid day?!?!?!?!? #5 Rake out that undercoat! Get the loose hair out, lowers matting and helps their underecoat do it's job better! Truthfully, if you need a LGD in a hot environment look at a breed better suited for the heat, like a Anatolian Shepard, Pyrs aren't good hot weather dogs!!!! (mine spend the summer pretty much inside on the couch by their own choice.)
Great video for a beginner like me. My first summer with my Great Pyrenees and the 3rd tip I am not worried because she hates going into water and a challenge to bath her 😂 she would never sit down like your dog 😂
@@WillowRidgeAcres I learn from you. I have a Pyrenees. Stays inside but goes outside for the bathroom. A male dog got to her last season, I now have four pyr/lab puppies 8 months old. I always had smaller pups. They are about 75 pounds and are precious. Wouldn't trade them. See ya Tuesday
Thanks for the great video. Im in North Texas and thinking about getting some Great Pyrenees. Do you ever have to bring them into an air conditioned space?
Finally, I find someone in Texas, I have a Great Pyrenees, Blu is he’s name, and I also live in TEXAS,
I keep my baby inside in the summer, even though we have a creek at the end of our property, and with all this rain, that we’ve been having, he’s in heaven, Following you guys from now on 👏🏼
We live in the Salem Plateau of Missouri. It gets hot AND cold. The Pyrenees rescues WE get, have different coat thicknesses. Our last one, Rae Dawn Chong, had an extremely thick coat. Our current baby…Polar Bear, has a much lighter, straighter coat.
Our dogs roam and get a good sprint on 3 of the 6 acres. With deciduous trees, dug holes, porch skirts, and Doggie doors...the dogs take care of themselves. Polar won't stay inside, so I hose her belly and feet. The other dogs go into the watering hole but she doesn't like heavy water on her fur. She also does not like to step over and into the Kiddie pool wall, so I have to have a very shallow or sloped pan of water for her to cool off in.
Our dogs dig dirt bath holes… shade, water,water and water. They are pretty slow moving when hot.
The undercoat also acts as an insulation… never ever shave or clip. If you pat them they feel warm if you reverse Pat them you can feel the coolness underneath. Nature is amazing.
we just lost our great pyrenees Godzilla ..he was 17 and his heart gave out..missing him so much.
Godzilla sounds like he lived his best life, living 17 years long, I can imagine he filled your family with so much love and so many memories. I’m so deeply sorry for your loss 😢❤️🩹 RIP Godzilla 🙏🏼🤍
❤ I hope u have found peace with ur loss.
Our pups are so precious, they have a certain magic they give our lives. 💝
😢🙏
FACT = ALL DOGS suffer in heat & humidity days ..... BUT, Darker dogs unable to get shade and enough water will suffer more. People who think they have OUR ISSUE with sweating are WRONG .... dogs have NO SWEAT GLANDS and rely on Panting - rapid respiration to cool their core temperature ! They must have what is critical ... FOOD, WATER & SHELTER .... to survive ... and PERSONAL INTERACTION from their humans is ESSENTIAL ! Especially with Pyrs !! The Pyrenees is a very smart, cunning, observant & emotionally dialed in creature .... He or She will depend on those that CARE FOR THEM whether inside or outside dogs they may be !!! Mine is a female and the best dog I have ever known, had and I am very much her best friend. This video is very good in it's showing the Breed and it's overall tendencies and attributes .... adding to it I would say PYRENEES NEED ROOM TO ROAM, GUARD & PRACTICE LONE OR SOCIAL BEHAVIOR INTUITIVE TO THIS BREED. Love them, just love them. jj
I had 2 Pyr's in Florida, they stayed inside with our Husky. 😀 The birds love their fur for nesting.
I have a bunch of white bird nests in my yard too. 💙
I came to this video because my mother is always texting me telling me she seen on the news about dogs dying outside in the heat and that our great Pyrenees can't be outside more than 20 minutes. We've went back and fourth about this and I figured I had to find a good video to show her explaining the breed more. Ours was born on a farm and she was born outside in Virginia. We live in Pennsylvania, it does into the high 90s but she has shade and water, and when I try to bring her inside she will push to stay outside. She's loves it. We brush her everyday or so and they do shed a ton!!
They do love to be outside! Thank you for watching the video. Hope you found it helpful!
Thank you for this! I live in south Florida and just got a 12 week old Pyr, and I was worried about that. I do notice she loves to lay directly on the tile or in the dirt (when outside). She doesn’t love her dog bed. I did get her a cool pad, which she does seem to like.
We are in Southern AZ. While they love the snow & monsoons, they love a good hose down or pool too.
I live in south Texas and my pyre loves sunbathing in the middle of the day during the summer… she also loves to come into the ice cold AC when she’s had enough .
Best dogs eve
How do you even get the dang dog inside? 😂
@user-xw3uu9ju3v when they are done and want to come inside they will let you know. However I found out that the more they stay inside the more they will get used to it. Keep luring them with treats but lower your expectations.
The water bowl/trough tip is good. I've had other dogs who never played or dipped themselves in their bowls until I got my Pyrenees. 👍
Same here! We learned pretty quickly that Great Pyrenees love to get in the water.
Thank you!! We just got a Great Pyrenees in bama. I worry about those high temperatures
We have the opposite weather questions up here, how cold is too cold? Our Great Pyrenees looove the cold and snow. Their winter coats are so full and beautiful. They are such a smart breed and great pets.
Ah yes! Our Great Pyrenees love it when it gets cold here! And yes, we've done a video on "how cold is too cold for Great Pyrenees" as well. We gave your channel as subscribe! Looking forward to seeing more videos of your pups! ❤️
Thank you!
thank you for sharing your care for GP! A lot of people make excuses to let their GP go bc of hot weather!
I'm glad I ran across your channel!! I'm getting 2 pups the end of this week...and checking on another 5 that need to be rehomed. I currently have chickens, ducks and turkeys but want to include goats/sheep & a couple cows!
Glad to see this video. I appreciate this video! I have a great pyreenes in Arizona and I always worry about her because
Of the heat. I don’t keep her outside but the tips are great for me and also the brush recommendations!❤
Glad it was helpful!
@@WillowRidgeAcresI live in Bakersfield ca where it is 108 outside. What should I do. I leave it outside because it sheds a lot
@@Lemone302the video said very clear, spend your time brushing them everyday...
@@carolshang shut uo
Home Depot sells these giant metal things they fill up with water for cows and that they have all different sizes you should get one of those fill it up with cold water for him
Oh we have a couple of those big metal stock tanks. We fill it up with water from our well which is nice and cold even when it's 100 degrees outside
I'm in Ohio. I've had three Pyrenees. None of them liked water, for anything except drinking. All three of them have been pets, so guarding livestock was unnecessary. All three of them avoided going out in the rain. A trip to the dog beach doesn't involve a towel; as long as the land side of the beach is fenced in (and whoever maintains the beach has been diligent about clearing the last vestiges of poison ivy out of all recesses). I think, as puppies,they disliked getting baths. Later, as adults, their baths became harder to manage and infrequent. As a result, an inside pet reaches an equalibrium, where they don't accumulate dirt, any faster than shedding occurs.
Great information!
We have a pool, they won't touch it 😂
My son just went and purchased a kiddie pool for our new 6 month old pyranee pup and our other dog lollll. Our other dog does not like water at all!!! Hopefully the pup will enjoy it lolll
Love your videos!
Great information. Sub’d.
My Great Pyrenees stay inside 😂❤ she only go out to play but most of the time she’s inside playing with her big sister beagle 😂❤
My Pyr has some separation anxiety. Did you experience this with your dog as a puppy?
I use 2 buckets side by side for my dog. He stands in one bucket and drinks from the other one. He likes to shove his whole face in the water to drink, so a bucket works best.
Just ordered the combs...I hope you get a commission on them...!?
Their sweat glands are in their feet, so having a trough where they can get in and cool their feet is such a benefit to them! Our big Toby likes to get in and dig dig dig the water! 😅 The benefit for us is that he's washing all that NC red mud off his legs!
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The rake in the description isn't the same one you're using.
I have a question….we are fostering a huge 1 yr old just neutered male GP. In your experience, can he make a livestock guardian dog if he was a pet as we suspect? And how would one go about trying to make that happen? Thank you!!
We got our Pyrenees last May and he likes to swim in the pool is that normal?
why not shave them in the summer?
any idea how many liters or gallons of water a Great Pyrenees drinks on a summer day?
My pyraneese/St. Bernard mix is an indoor queen, but the shedding is outrageous. She’s getting shaved soon.
Don't shave her! If she's got the double coat from her GP side, her hair may not grow back the same or it may grow back patchy if you shave her. Brush your baby everyday, and invest in a GOOD slicker brush with long bristles! 😅 It's a lot of hair but trust, it helps to brush everyday!
What about spraying them with a water hose?
Sure, you could try that. Although none of our Great Pyrenees seem fond of being sprayed with the hose, so I don't know if it would be an effective way to cool them off.
@@WillowRidgeAcres Mine doesn’t either but I was wondering if I should do it anyway for their own good. Just like we don’t like some things that are good for us.
I’m sure it’ll be fine
Well I rescued mine and she was awful and had to have all her hair cut off it was sad she was abused bad now she doesn't leave my side ever she is just over 1
What do you do about mosquitoes with the water troughs? I'm considering moving somewhere warmer but trying to figure out if it's suitable for my boyyyyy. And mosquitoes in standing water is a big concern.
In the summer we have to change out the water in their troughs just about once per day since the dogs get in the water to cool off, they get the water pretty dirty. Since we change the water out that often we don't have much of an issue with mosquitos in the water troughs. We do get mosquitos pretty bad from the dense woods next to our property though.
That is so awesome I'm starting my farm here in Sierra Blanca Texas and I would like to purchase two of your Great Pyrenees I would like a male and a female for next year of 2023 if you can have some by then or maybe put me on your list please contact me so we can discuss your procedures of adopting two beautiful puppies
Hey Allen! We've got you on our waiting list for next year!
looking for the link to instruments for keeping the GP clean
Hey Michael! Thank you for watching! Here is the link: www.willowridgeacres.com/blog/how-and-when-to-bathe-and-groom-your-great-pyrenees
Dogs,elephants,rhinos get sunburn!!
True!
Can you tell me what your procedure is for adoption
Video is a waste of time. Simply give your dog the opportunity to choose where it wants to be. Make sure there is plenty of shade outside as well as clean water. Install a doggie door so that the dog can come and go as he pleases. I've had double-coated dogs in the tropics for years with no issues.
The problem with this is that not everyone can let their dog come inside. Mine has to be outside where I live and he’s a Pomeranian. That’s why I’m concerned
In hot weather,..
You keep the undercoat brushed out if you can.
Their bodies DO KNOW the environment they are in. And react to the same.
Pyrs have been working from Newfoundland (a breed they are part of) to Texas. And have been doing it for some thousands of years.
Climate is not our problem really.
People knowing we are Nocturnal, and Awake All Night IS 😏
... people are New, Pyrs Aren't 🥰🐕🦺🥰
THEY ARE A SPECIAL BREED 🖖
Thanks!
I have a Pyrenees from texas, seems like a lot of rescue dogs come out of texas. I thought it was because they were ill suited for the climate, must just be shitty breeders and lazy farmers.
Could very well be.
You're right
Hey bud, what are you doing about their hair with them being used for what they’re meant for because mine seems to matte up three or four days if not brushed for 2 hrs lol
Hello from the South of France ! I put my Pyr (2 years old) indoor with the air conditioning as it is the canicule this July (32-34 degrees C.) Thanks for the tips !
Bonjour! Thanks for watching from France!
#1 DO NOT SHAVE THESE DOGS, their undercoat insulation works both ways, not only does it keep them warm, it also keeps them cool.
#2 BIG ASS FAN, I leave a 3ft diameter fan blowing across the porch in the shade where they can cool off (and across their water to keep the bugs out)
#3 Kiddie Pool, keep a kiddie pool full of clean water in the shade. (if it's gonna be real hot, throw in ~50# of ice!)
#4 if you can, LET THEM IN THE AC!!! Do you like being outside on a 100 degree humid day?!?!?!?!?
#5 Rake out that undercoat! Get the loose hair out, lowers matting and helps their underecoat do it's job better!
Truthfully, if you need a LGD in a hot environment look at a breed better suited for the heat, like a Anatolian Shepard, Pyrs aren't good hot weather dogs!!!! (mine spend the summer pretty much inside on the couch by their own choice.)
Great tips!
Great video for a beginner like me. My first summer with my Great Pyrenees and the 3rd tip I am not worried because she hates going into water and a challenge to bath her 😂 she would never sit down like your dog 😂
I love my pyr. A lot of work but so much work. Love your video's. Thank you !
❤ 😍 💖 ❣
Thanks for watching!
@@WillowRidgeAcres I learn from you. I have a Pyrenees. Stays inside but goes outside for the bathroom. A male dog got to her last season, I now have four pyr/lab puppies 8 months old. I always had smaller pups. They are about 75 pounds and are precious. Wouldn't trade them. See ya Tuesday
the most important is a water source they like to drink or play with it
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What do you do if your Great Pyrenees doesn’t like the water? Both of our Pyrenees avoid water at all cost!!
about to move to midland for work for a year and wanted to make sure my pyrenees wouldn’t hate it. good to know he’ll be okay :)
Glad you found the video helpful! Thank you for watching!
Keep him inside, don’t be a dickhead
My two Pyrs love our waterfront property lol
Oh I bet!
Thanks for the great video. Im in North Texas and thinking about getting some Great Pyrenees. Do you ever have to bring them into an air conditioned space?
Please consider rescuing a Great Pyrenees. There is a Texas Great Pyrenees Rescue that has quite a few dogs available.
Thank you so much !!! 🙏🏽
Thank you
Good info
Glad it was helpful!