We love our Great Pyrennes. We adopted her from the animal shelter this past July. She is 3 years old and we love her to pieces. They are the kindest breed and so patient. Thank you for your video and Happy 1st Birthday Tuk Tuk!
I agree with everything you mentioned. I'd like to add that the Pyr has one of the strongest bite pressures of any dog. My GP can twist the links of a chain link fence with her jaws. She is exceptionally gentle with small kids but, switches into Her Cujo attitude instantly at the sign of any threat to the kids or animals she is guarding, or our home in general. My Pyr is also exceptionally fast and covers large distances with ever stride. When she is in our bedroom for the night - she will always sleep between our bed and the window because she instinctively thinks any danger might come through the window.
What a stunning boy--Happy Birthday, Tuk Tuk! Our older Pyr girl will be two in June (we share the same birthday!), and our young'un will be a year old tomorrow. I wish I'd discovered this incredible dog-breed much sooner in life, they are the absolute best!
That’s awesome to hear you have a giant fluffy duo running around your place! We hope yo get Tuk a companion someday too! Thanks for watching and best wishes to you and your pups!
Happy Birthday Tuk Tuk!! I hope you had a most excellent day!! My dog is mostly Great Pyrenees with 1/16 Akbash (also LGD) thrown in the mix & everything you said is true, IF you are using them strictly as a livestock guardian dog. However, they are very smart & quite adaptive to their environment. I work with my boy daily on training him to be a service dog & he's adapted to this role brilliantly. Our backyard is only fenced with chicken wire & stakes & even though he is now 126 lbs, this is sufficient to keep him in the yard. He learned as a pup he couldn't get through & that's stuck with him ever since. He's also adapted to my role as Alpha & rarely barks. I've been working with him to use buttons with sound or recordable to tell me what he wants. If all else fails, he does this almost whispering bark, that sounds like someone with pneumonia taking a deep breath in twice. If he is outside in our yard, & he sees someone he hasn't been introduced to, THEN he will bark. He also barks when the doorbell rings, but that's mostly because he's excited, because we have just about everything delivered to our house & there's always something for him & he knows it. LOL He's also adapted to my schedule & sleeps when I sleep. He does, however, lay in front of the doors in my bedroom, to ensure I don't go anywhere without him knowing it. I've done the bathroom dance many times waiting for him to move, so I can open the door. Hahaha You are absolutely right that they can be unaware of their size & their spacial awareness, mostly in moments of excitement. I mostly run into trouble when going through doors or gates. His instinct is to push past me to go first, but we're working on it. ;-) His role as protector truly comes into play when we are out & about in public. I have orthostatic hypotension, so I can easily faint when changing position (bending down to get an item off a shelf & standing straight up again for example) & he has been trained to lay across me ("cover") if I faint/lay down on the floor. This ensures that strangers aren't touching me & provides "deep pressure therapy" when I come to. Instead of panicking when I start to become aware, I can feel his weight & fur & know immediately it's him. I may be in a strange place, but feeling him keeps me grounded to something. As far as the fur, yeah, there is no getting around that one. One thing to mention though is that when grooming you should never cut it, except for the bottoms of their paws. Cutting their fur, knocks things out of balance & they can no longer regulate their body temperature properly. The hair is longer & more dense in certain areas for a reason, so leave it alone. One more thing I'd like to share...My neighbor has children that have seen Boogie since the day we got him through our fence & they've built a very special relationship with him. Her eldest daughter has down syndrome & has communication barriers. She can understand the majority of everything she hears, but can't say many words at all. She can however do hand signals & I have been using hand signals in conjunction with verbal commands whilst training Boogie. She has always been terrified of dogs & even my previous 6.5lb yorkie was too much for her. Boogie however has changed all that for her. I taught Boogie how to catch treats in mid-air & taught her daughter some of the hand signals I use to have Boogie do tricks. The fence made her feel safe, but still allowed her interact with him. Now, every time she comes outside, she makes sounds with her hand outstretched, which is her asking for treats to give him & she will "play" with him til she runs out & has often asked for more. After many months, her mom was inspired to go look at getting an emotional support animal. Her daughter who was previously terrified of all dogs, held Luke the entire way home. These are truly amazing animals & whilst they are indeed excellent LGD's, anyone willing to invest the time training them (min 3 years for service animals - depends on the time you put in), will find them able to adapt to any role they are needed for . 🐕🦺 Thank you for sharing this! I love seeing these types of videos. Whilst being very informative, I often find them amusing to make comparisons as well. I will anxiously be awaiting the next video. Hugs from me & boops from Boogie to everyone!!
Wow! Thank you so much for providing another perspective on Pyres! It’s incredible (but makes sense) how your experiences are different in a way, but also the same! That was really neat to hear about the fainting training and how Boogie has helped out your neighbor. What smart dogs. That really warms my heart to hear about the hand commands and treats, and good for you, that is beyond kind. The world needs more folks like you and Boogie!! 🥹 Great tip that I forgot on cutting their coats! Big no no, no matter what the season is! It’s astounding to me that you can get your pyre to not bark as much too! Tuktuk does not care at all if I tell him to stop so I gave up for the most part unless babies are sleeping. 😆 Thank you so much for your support and taking time out of your day to leave such a helpful comment! Hope you and Boogie have a wonderful day! 🙏💚👋
The most important command that we trained our Pyr on was, "Beep beep!" That means to move his bulk, because he's in the way. Like all the commands we taught him, he didn't always obey, but based on his reaction (a huff or shake of head) he certainly understood what we wanted.
@@kithranen1542 - LOL I ❤ "beep beep" 😂 Too cute! Wish I'd thought of that one!!! Thanks for sharing that! Brought a huge smile to my face. 😁 The cutest command we have is "hold hands" instead of the typical "paw". My fiance is a burly bearded guy & I thought it'd be cute to see him asking Boogie to hold hands LOL 😄 Oh yes, they are certainly smart enough to understand us. When I try to tell him a command in a cutesy voice ("Come on baby, leeeet's go!"), he acts like a teenager. He'll lay there & pretend like he didn't hear me, so I have to use the "Mumma voice"..."Boogie, COME!" to get him to listen. LOL
Our Pyr opened our eyes to this breed. He's mainly indoor and great with my three kids. So stubborn but funny and goofy. He's the opposite of a velcro dog, so no issues with crates or leaving him alone.
I totally agree with everything you said! Our Great Pyrenees Dolly is having her first birthday this month. She is the best dog I've ever had. So loyal, protective, and wonderful with my kids. My husband and I agree, we will only be getting Pyrs from now. They are the best!
We have two GP to help on our 5 acres. The pup is 12 weeks old and full of life; our 2 y o we adopted (2 previous owners!) is a little confused sometimes on what she needs to guard lol but she Loves when company comes over lol and we haven’t had one raccoon, bob cat, coyote or panther on the property since we got her in June. Also, a bunch of stray cats come in through the driveway gate and hang out there at night to escape certain death by the predators, I’m guessing she (2yoGP) doesn’t mind them, they leave in the morning and we have two super awesome barn cats so maybe she is used to cats. In any case, we have been noticing A LOT of GP in rescues and people are always asking us to take the rescues in but we tell them over and over, we have LGD’s, those rescues have been in homes and are not going to want to live outside 365. 24/7. It seems people want a big, cuddly dog without doing any research. Those dogs, for the most part, are not inside dogs. They have been bred for thousands of years to guard livestock outside in the wilderness. GP’s have only been in this country for the last 60 years or so so their bloodlines are very strong. They are Awesome dogs and you’ve got a great set-up out there!
Tuktuk used to stay with me all the time and he didn’t go too far off trails until he was about a year old, then he started running off and didnt respect the edges of our property that I had taught him so he is a leash dog now outside of the dog run at least.
Tuktuk lives outside 100% of the time here, but I have heard lots of people who have made it work with them inside! It might just be good to have a lot of space outside for them to run every day too but I bet you could do it! Also Canyon is a super rad name! Love it and best of luck!
My GP is an inside/outside dog. He sleeps inside at night and keeps me busy letting him in and out during the day. 😂 I'm retired so I'm always with him. He loves to ride in the car. I've used hand signals with my commands and I find he responds to what he sees better than what I say. Except for when I want him to come inside. I can turn on the microwave and he'll beat me to the door 😅 the shedding is a trial but they're such good companions it's worth it. The barking is what they do but you can temper it by giving attention to what they're barking at and then dismissing it with a "good boy, we're ok" and then walk away from it.
They *do* require training to become guardians! Specifically, they need to be bonded to and/or acclimatized to livestock when they are very young. This is especially important for dogs who will guard poultry. A hobby farm dog covering a small property can simply be acclimatized, but a full time LGD working away from the home needs to be bonded to livestock to stay with them. and that process starts at about four weeks. They are not mature until they are 20-24 months old. During this time, and especially as rambunctious teenagers, they can develop bad habits that will harm livestock. Again, this is especially difficult for poultry, but they also need to be taught to not chase or play with other young farm animals. Things often work out without an explicit training program, but the failure rate is high enough that rescues are inundated with dogs who were deemed to not be suitable for work. In almost all of those cases, it is because the owners failed to train them properly.
0:22 How did TukTuk get in that Treehouse?!
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We love our Great Pyrennes. We adopted her from the animal shelter this past July. She is 3 years old and we love her to pieces. They are the kindest breed and so patient. Thank you for your video and Happy 1st Birthday Tuk Tuk!
I agree with everything you mentioned. I'd like to add that the Pyr has one of the strongest bite pressures of any dog. My GP can twist the links of a chain link fence with her jaws.
She is exceptionally gentle with small kids but, switches into Her Cujo attitude instantly at the sign of any threat to the kids or animals she is guarding, or our home in general.
My Pyr is also exceptionally fast and covers large distances with ever stride.
When she is in our bedroom for the night - she will always sleep between our bed and the window because she instinctively thinks any danger might come through the window.
Thank you so much! Nicely done! Many people are looking for dogs that can protect and are great family companions! Adorable TukTuk!
Thanks so much for the kind words! Have a wonderful day! 👋
I could watch over and over again!
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What a stunning boy--Happy Birthday, Tuk Tuk! Our older Pyr girl will be two in June (we share the same birthday!), and our young'un will be a year old tomorrow. I wish I'd discovered this incredible dog-breed much sooner in life, they are the absolute best!
That’s awesome to hear you have a giant fluffy duo running around your place! We hope yo get Tuk a companion someday too! Thanks for watching and best wishes to you and your pups!
Happy Birthday Tuk Tuk!! I hope you had a most excellent day!! My dog is mostly Great Pyrenees with 1/16 Akbash (also LGD) thrown in the mix & everything you said is true, IF you are using them strictly as a livestock guardian dog. However, they are very smart & quite adaptive to their environment. I work with my boy daily on training him to be a service dog & he's adapted to this role brilliantly. Our backyard is only fenced with chicken wire & stakes & even though he is now 126 lbs, this is sufficient to keep him in the yard. He learned as a pup he couldn't get through & that's stuck with him ever since.
He's also adapted to my role as Alpha & rarely barks. I've been working with him to use buttons with sound or recordable to tell me what he wants. If all else fails, he does this almost whispering bark, that sounds like someone with pneumonia taking a deep breath in twice. If he is outside in our yard, & he sees someone he hasn't been introduced to, THEN he will bark. He also barks when the doorbell rings, but that's mostly because he's excited, because we have just about everything delivered to our house & there's always something for him & he knows it. LOL
He's also adapted to my schedule & sleeps when I sleep. He does, however, lay in front of the doors in my bedroom, to ensure I don't go anywhere without him knowing it. I've done the bathroom dance many times waiting for him to move, so I can open the door. Hahaha You are absolutely right that they can be unaware of their size & their spacial awareness, mostly in moments of excitement. I mostly run into trouble when going through doors or gates. His instinct is to push past me to go first, but we're working on it. ;-)
His role as protector truly comes into play when we are out & about in public. I have orthostatic hypotension, so I can easily faint when changing position (bending down to get an item off a shelf & standing straight up again for example) & he has been trained to lay across me ("cover") if I faint/lay down on the floor. This ensures that strangers aren't touching me & provides "deep pressure therapy" when I come to. Instead of panicking when I start to become aware, I can feel his weight & fur & know immediately it's him. I may be in a strange place, but feeling him keeps me grounded to something.
As far as the fur, yeah, there is no getting around that one. One thing to mention though is that when grooming you should never cut it, except for the bottoms of their paws. Cutting their fur, knocks things out of balance & they can no longer regulate their body temperature properly. The hair is longer & more dense in certain areas for a reason, so leave it alone.
One more thing I'd like to share...My neighbor has children that have seen Boogie since the day we got him through our fence & they've built a very special relationship with him. Her eldest daughter has down syndrome & has communication barriers. She can understand the majority of everything she hears, but can't say many words at all. She can however do hand signals & I have been using hand signals in conjunction with verbal commands whilst training Boogie. She has always been terrified of dogs & even my previous 6.5lb yorkie was too much for her. Boogie however has changed all that for her. I taught Boogie how to catch treats in mid-air & taught her daughter some of the hand signals I use to have Boogie do tricks. The fence made her feel safe, but still allowed her interact with him. Now, every time she comes outside, she makes sounds with her hand outstretched, which is her asking for treats to give him & she will "play" with him til she runs out & has often asked for more. After many months, her mom was inspired to go look at getting an emotional support animal. Her daughter who was previously terrified of all dogs, held Luke the entire way home. These are truly amazing animals & whilst they are indeed excellent LGD's, anyone willing to invest the time training them (min 3 years for service animals - depends on the time you put in), will find them able to adapt to any role they are needed for . 🐕🦺
Thank you for sharing this! I love seeing these types of videos. Whilst being very informative, I often find them amusing to make comparisons as well. I will anxiously be awaiting the next video. Hugs from me & boops from Boogie to everyone!!
Wow! Thank you so much for providing another perspective on Pyres! It’s incredible (but makes sense) how your experiences are different in a way, but also the same! That was really neat to hear about the fainting training and how Boogie has helped out your neighbor. What smart dogs. That really warms my heart to hear about the hand commands and treats, and good for you, that is beyond kind. The world needs more folks like you and Boogie!! 🥹
Great tip that I forgot on cutting their coats! Big no no, no matter what the season is! It’s astounding to me that you can get your pyre to not bark as much too! Tuktuk does not care at all if I tell him to stop so I gave up for the most part unless babies are sleeping. 😆
Thank you so much for your support and taking time out of your day to leave such a helpful comment! Hope you and Boogie have a wonderful day! 🙏💚👋
The most important command that we trained our Pyr on was, "Beep beep!" That means to move his bulk, because he's in the way.
Like all the commands we taught him, he didn't always obey, but based on his reaction (a huff or shake of head) he certainly understood what we wanted.
@@kithranen1542 - LOL I ❤ "beep beep" 😂 Too cute! Wish I'd thought of that one!!! Thanks for sharing that! Brought a huge smile to my face. 😁
The cutest command we have is "hold hands" instead of the typical "paw". My fiance is a burly bearded guy & I thought it'd be cute to see him asking Boogie to hold hands LOL 😄
Oh yes, they are certainly smart enough to understand us. When I try to tell him a command in a cutesy voice ("Come on baby, leeeet's go!"), he acts like a teenager. He'll lay there & pretend like he didn't hear me, so I have to use the "Mumma voice"..."Boogie, COME!" to get him to listen. LOL
Our Pyr opened our eyes to this breed. He's mainly indoor and great with my three kids. So stubborn but funny and goofy. He's the opposite of a velcro dog, so no issues with crates or leaving him alone.
Us too! That’s excellent to hear that you have had success indoors too, thanks for sharing.
Great review!!! Happy Birthday Tuk Tuk!
Thank you! 🥳🎊🎈
I have a Pyrenees and i love her. she is also one of the biggest Pyrenees ever at her age. I cant wait to see what she grows up into.
My Pyr is out back patrolling the fence line right now. Great breed!
Love to hear it! They are the best!
I totally agree with everything you said! Our Great Pyrenees Dolly is having her first birthday this month. She is the best dog I've ever had. So loyal, protective, and wonderful with my kids. My husband and I agree, we will only be getting Pyrs from now. They are the best!
They are wonderful dogs and we are in love too! Shout out to Dolly and happy birthday! 🥳👋
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We have two GP to help on our 5 acres. The pup is 12 weeks old and full of life; our 2 y o we adopted (2 previous owners!) is a little confused sometimes on what she needs to guard lol but she Loves when company comes over lol and we haven’t had one raccoon, bob cat, coyote or panther on the property since we got her in June. Also, a bunch of stray cats come in through the driveway gate and hang out there at night to escape certain death by the predators, I’m guessing she (2yoGP) doesn’t mind them, they leave in the morning and we have two super awesome barn cats so maybe she is used to cats. In any case, we have been noticing A LOT of GP in rescues and people are always asking us to take the rescues in but we tell them over and over, we have LGD’s, those rescues have been in homes and are not going to want to live outside 365. 24/7. It seems people want a big, cuddly dog without doing any research. Those dogs, for the most part, are not inside dogs. They have been bred for thousands of years to guard livestock outside in the wilderness. GP’s have only been in this country for the last 60 years or so so their bloodlines are very strong. They are Awesome dogs and you’ve got a great set-up out there!
True with the barking. My Great Pyrenees in the middle of the night he’ll scare the living daylight out of me. He barks in the day to.
The booming bark will scare me every time too! 🤣
I know when mine barks in the middle of the night, I better get up and see what’s going on.
Do they come back ? How did you get them to come back or stay with you off leash
Tuktuk used to stay with me all the time and he didn’t go too far off trails until he was about a year old, then he started running off and didnt respect the edges of our property that I had taught him so he is a leash dog now outside of the dog run at least.
Does he live inside or outside? I want a great Pyrenees as a LGD but I don't know if I should keep him inside or outside. I want to name him Canyon 😊
Tuktuk lives outside 100% of the time here, but I have heard lots of people who have made it work with them inside! It might just be good to have a lot of space outside for them to run every day too but I bet you could do it! Also Canyon is a super rad name! Love it and best of luck!
My GP is an inside/outside dog. He sleeps inside at night and keeps me busy letting him in and out during the day. 😂 I'm retired so I'm always with him. He loves to ride in the car. I've used hand signals with my commands and I find he responds to what he sees better than what I say. Except for when I want him to come inside. I can turn on the microwave and he'll beat me to the door 😅 the shedding is a trial but they're such good companions it's worth it. The barking is what they do but you can temper it by giving attention to what they're barking at and then dismissing it with a "good boy, we're ok" and then walk away from it.
Omg he's only a yr old?!?! Holy crap lol
Aren’t they massive!? Supposedly he was one of the biggest in his litter! 🥹
@@foxfireforest awww 🥰🥰 I always go for the runts lol not even on purpose, they just choose me lol
😁 they all need love!
@@foxfireforest true 🥰
The barking, enough said.
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They *do* require training to become guardians! Specifically, they need to be bonded to and/or acclimatized to livestock when they are very young. This is especially important for dogs who will guard poultry. A hobby farm dog covering a small property can simply be acclimatized, but a full time LGD working away from the home needs to be bonded to livestock to stay with them. and that process starts at about four weeks.
They are not mature until they are 20-24 months old. During this time, and especially as rambunctious teenagers, they can develop bad habits that will harm livestock. Again, this is especially difficult for poultry, but they also need to be taught to not chase or play with other young farm animals.
Things often work out without an explicit training program, but the failure rate is high enough that rescues are inundated with dogs who were deemed to not be suitable for work. In almost all of those cases, it is because the owners failed to train them properly.
Great information shared here and I agree! Thanks so much for sharing!