How To Train Your Great Pyrenees Dog To Guard Livestock On The Homestead

Just got one on accident. Long story short he just showed up at my Ranch and is now officially mine. Great info thank you!

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

This is the kind of video I was looking for thank you!

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.

Excellent video. Your advice about not letting other dogs come onto the farm is good.

Hey Mr. Baker of the Green Acre - no bashing Beagles, lol! I've got 2 of them, and they sure are noisy and alert enough to keep critters at bay. Ok, SOME critters could make a meal out of them, so, there's an Estrela Mountain Dog on site as well. Which works, in it's proximity alarm function, in combination with the male Beagle: If only 1 of them barks, something COULD be closing in, but if both sprint towards the fenceline - yep, there's always something there.

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.

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!

My neighbor's pyr killed a ton of his chickens. Here to learn training. They are constantly in lost dog posts, too, so must be escape artists. I want one.

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.

Really good video people have a hard time distinguishing working dog and pet you explained it well.

Good film Good teacher thank you.

I don't have a farm, or a dog. Yet am here learning about how to raise a livestock guardian dog. I need help i guess.

Thank you for your interesting, educational, informative video. It is importance for everyone to know about these dogs. I enjoyed this video.

Thanks. Lots of important detail on directing/deflecting the dogs' attention.

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.

One of the best video I have seen about guardian dogs. Thank you!

One of the best videos on training I have watched (as I prepare for my LGD next week).

Thanks!

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...