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Sadie Mae and the morning routine. Why? No clue.

She doesn’t always carry the bowl to the same place, but she always relocates it.

u/Dogs_Without_Horses_ — 21 hours ago

Attention New Great Pyr owners.

You should find this training aide for new great Pyr owners especially helpful.

Good luck!

#dogtrainers
#greatpyr

u/MaineAh_Ayuh — 21 hours ago

Annie's Morning Shenanigans

Playing hide and seek/ now you don't see me..wait for it, now you do!!🙄🙄 The hole continues to make room for more bodies.🤦🤦😂

u/Acrobatic_Paper1631 — 22 hours ago

How do you overcome the emotional strain of owning a runner?

We adopted our girl about a month ago from a shelter (as a stray) and knew some of the challenges with owning a Pyr but fell in love with her sweet and gentle nature right away. [Her Wisdom Panel results just came back this morning too, as a 50/50 GSD Pyr]. Since bringing her home she has ran away twice. The first time she slipped the collar and took off, coming back after two hours to our front yard, muddy and panting. After deciding to strictly relegate her to our fenced in back yard only (no more leashed yard walks) I also purchased a gps tracking collar in the event she got loose again. Yesterday it came in the mail and just this morning I set it up and put it on her. As dumb luck would have it, within 20 minutes of downloading the app, she had scaled our 5 foot fence in the back yard, which she had not yet attempted to do. Luckily we were able to track her to a neighboring yard and she allowed us to approach and retrieve her (gone for 15 minutes or so).

We are ACTIVELY trying to install a more wide ranging and taller perimeter fence as a failsafe and discussing adding electric to the smaller fence closer to the house. But at this very moment I’m scared to even have her inside a fenced in area on a leash

How can I overcome the fear and uncertainty around loving such a hard to contain breed? She is an absolute treasure and my daughters are head over heels for her and these two episodes have really torn me up inside, for me and for them. Does it get easier?

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u/blueraven11 — 23 hours ago

Winstons nightly enrichment

Winston has a collection of enrichment toys, all of which he has mastered but it’s always fun seeing him work it out and he enjoys it. Plus he’ll eat his kibble lol

u/Any_Search_2028 — 1 day ago
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New puppy!

came across this Great Pyrenees/blue heeler mix on his way to be put down for nipping (more detail to that but at the end of the day it’s smth easily able to be trained out) he is 8 months old. i have a smaller yard but plan on taking him on a lot of adventures, any advice? and he’s great with my cat who hates him haha, lays down in front of her all friendly and backs off when she hisses but any tips to perhaps make them get along better? i’ve had family dogs but this is my first dog that is all mine!

he is a very fast learner i’ve only had him a couple days and he’s already learned some new things, kennel trained, goes in on command, knows shake, is getting better about jumping, nipping and progressing a lot on his recall :)

I’ve traumatized my boy

I got a proper bed frame finally! I re-arranged my room But I have had my bed on the ground in the same spot since I’ve had bear he’s a year old now and he’s nervous the room looks so different- have I scarred him for life or will he get used to it?

u/Easy-Ratio6522 — 1 day ago

Why do Great Pyrenees bark so much?

They want eggs and they're French "Oeuf oeuf oeuf"

u/araneia — 2 days ago

I think my Pyr is broken…

Hi guys! It’s Bao again, and she’s now 11-month-old! I joined this subreddit when we first adopted her at 9 weeks old, and have been reading so many posts of fellow Pyrs barking and guarding. However, I think Bao is broken…. she does not bark, except maybe 5 times in the months that we’ve had her.

She also has no guard dog bone in her, though she tries… The only time I’ve heard her bark and growl were: at the neighbor’s trash cans; at the dark abyss in our backyard (this kinda freaked me out because it was 3am and there was nothing there 😭); and at the neighbor’s kids on the other side of our backyard fence (she did not growl, only very pitiful barks).

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not complaining, I’m very grateful that she isn’t a barker. We live in a neighborhood with lots of kids so I’d hate to get complaints on the barking. I love Bao to bits and though she isn’t acting like a guardian dog much, she is still 1000% the best girl ever! I mean just look at her face!!! Can you blame me?

I appreciate all the heads up that this sub has given me in advance on what to expect with a Great Pyrenees, because Bao definitely still has the personality, stubbornness, and most of all - the sass of her ancestors.

u/pyrlybao — 1 day ago

My feet must make a great pillow for my pyr

Whenever I sit down in a chair, Yeti invariably likes to use my feet as a pillow. Sometimes I have to wake him up so I can stand up or just get feeling back in my foot. Now if I sit on the sofa, he'll jump up next to me and use my arm and lap as a pillow. Are any of you also human pillows for your pyr? Let's see those pics.

u/kle11az — 1 day ago
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Hot Spots Care Help:(

My big baby Olie is having a flare up, and recently got to the bottom of the root cause (chicken) he is now on a white fish and sweet potato grain free diet with absolutely no chicken at all. No chicken treats no chicken NOTHING! I might have PTSD from experiencing this with him.
Anyway- I need help and or advice on how to treat and care for those hotspots? Please help me out here. I just spent a fortune trying to help my little-giant buddy.. he’s about 4yrs, I rescued him from high kill shelter in L.A as I’m in Orange County (Southern California) Any advice would be greatly welcomed and appreciated.

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u/LittleMissOC — 1 day ago

Teddy

He's 23 months and 82 lbs. When I rescued him the shelter said he was Anatolian Shepherd. DNA says 29% Great Pyrenees; 24% GSD; 11% Malamute; 10% Husky; and 5% or less of 8 other breeds. His 3 brothers all looked like shaggy GSDs.

His space, vs where he chooses to nap 🫠

The gate stays open and he will go lay down in there if we're hanging out on the porch. But when he wants a nice good nap he prefers the dirt under the house drying to his lips 🤷🏼‍♀️

u/Thruthatreez — 2 days ago

Road trip pro

Currently in Prince George this morning been on the road for a day and a half. This guy travels like he was born to it lol. His second time traveling the Alcan.

u/EncumberedOne — 2 days ago