Our pleasure. Good luck with your guy!

I had my second shipped to Florida from Ohio…so that would have been impractical.

@@handsonhomestead8461 with Zoom, it would be easy.

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 😢

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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.

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Glad it was helpful! Best of luck with your dog!

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Thanks Mike!🤘

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That sounds scary! They can be so sweet, but they are guardians and that's good to remember. Glad your story ended well!

Welcome aboard!

Thanks we do our best!

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.

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.

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!

My male Pyrenees hates if when my geese are mating. He freaks out trying to break up their shenanigans 😂

You should be fine in that situation, usually problems start when you have new dogs introduced as adults

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!

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.

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.

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

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!

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.

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'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.

Not sure we dont have any neutered dogs. They will probably still do there job, its really engrained in their nature!

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

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.

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 😅

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

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!

Yes they are! Ours get some now and then along with lots of bones and other raw food. They love it all!

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...

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

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).

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

Just any of them I'm sure. They have a lot on Amazon.

Hes just probably not trying to advertise.

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.

We have a video on our channel on what to do if that happens, don't worry its super common!

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.

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.

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

We got the petsafe stubborn dog one. It's worked well!

Yep they can exist together pretty well but they have different rolls and should be treated accordingly

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

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.

we have another video detailing how we deal with that do a quick search on our channel

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.

What a great dog! She sounds perfect. Thanks for telling her story!

better to find out sooner than later!

I think he's saying it's a liability if it kills maybe the neighbors' chickens and brings one home...

I hope not! We know of lots of people raising them, and none for that purpose. These dogs are among the least aggressive of the LGDs. Thanks for watching.

@@TheAnyoneCanFarmExperience no I mean they sell them outside for the purpose of guard dogs to the chickens