Anatolian Pyrenees puppy

[Ajp23]

Wanted to add, and this is just my experience, a fence would be recommended if possible. Bear, my pup, has run through all sorts of e-fencing and e-collar boundaries. This isn’t true for every dog but pyrs and pyr mixes are born to run without physical boundaries.

Often, they just want to stand their ground within their property and bark at any leaf that blows by but if they feel it necessary they WILL take off to make a point. It’s just for their safety and the safety of others, if a fence is feasible it’s worth it.

Not in this thread but in general life, be prepared to face a lot of criticism for how you handle any LGD. People have all kinds of approaches and ways to do it “right”. However, there is a lot of good advice and words of caution in this thread. If you want them to maintain a relationship that is stable and trustworthy with your human family, he’ll need a lot of socialization.

Ok I’m done for now I just love these dogs and want them to be successful and enjoyed! You’ll do great.

 

[McChooky]

We have a dog problem with neighbors, foxes, bobcats, and coyotes. As far as waiting longer I don't believe this is a breeder rather a homesteader who's Pyrenees and anatolian happened to mate. I went to the site today and they have guineas chickens goats and they are all together. The parents had excellent temperaments as well.

The males will wander.

They need sound fences for for their own protection. People will shoot a dog with a reputation for aggression and ask questions later
Edited: I mentioned this specifically because neighbors like yours are trouble

 

[McChooky]

I paid a good priice for underground fencing. Worked great. Until the trash truck drove over it and broke it. $500 repair. A week or so later, same thing. Have not bothered to have it fixed again. Got e-collar for this dog (Sammy, another Sheltie, he chases vehicles and leaves the property). THAT works, pretty well. He learned not to chase our vehicles or most others that come on the property. Yay. Then we bought another vehicle of a different color. He chases it. Boo, the collar goes back on.

After one of our dogs got zapped he ran wide open and took a flying leap over it as if to prove a point .Stubborn dogs need real fences

 

[McChooky]

Maybe we need to start a Shelties as LGD thread ...

The best dog ever with my chickens!

 

[McChooky]

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He's a beauty!

 

[ChaosMom]

The best dog ever with my chickens!

Love these dogs, grooming and all! Like any working breed of dog, they need work to do so that they don't become hyper little nutballs. Did you do any specific "chicken training" with your Sheltie, or did s/he just take to it all by instinct?

As they so sternly say in the coops threads, pics (of your dog and chickens) would help.

 

[McChooky]

Love these dogs, grooming and all! Like any working breed of dog, they need work to do so that they don't become hyper little nutballs. Did you do any specific "chicken training" with your Sheltie, or did s/he just take to it all by instinct?

As they so sternly say in the coops threads, pics (of your dog and chickens) would help.

We had Rex in the 90's.He was trained already.A guy my husband worked with gave him to us for our farm. He was only a year old.

 

[MuleMomDocC]

I'm considering this breed for chicken protection. They are 8 weeks and raised with chickens and goats. Do I start this tiny puppy outside or kepe it inside until older? What's best? Any suggestions?

I have a Great Pyrenees (85%) Anatolian Shepherd (15%) mix, and he is fabulous! I do agree if you can get a female, that is usually best. I had a female dog, so I knew that I had to have a male to avoid World War III. I started mine in a separate area adjacent to the chickens and the goats. They do require training. I spent three months, making sure that he would not go after chickens before I left them in his area even for five minutes without direct supervision. It’s a lot easier to prevent a problem than to fix it once they start killing chickens, which is almost impossible to fix. I took about two months, teaching him not to go after goats. Anatolian shepherds are far more trainable in general than Great Pyrenees. You have to remember these dogs have been bred for centuries to be independent thinkers. There is an excellent Facebook group called something like - training for livestock guardian, dogs support group or something like that. They recommend that you keep the dog in the house with you for at least a year or two. There is wisdom in this because if the dog is ever injured, you want a housebroken dog. Also, puppies are prey & easy victims until they’re at least 18 months. Once you take the time to train one dog, it will help you train the second dog much faster. I wish you luck!

 

[Nicci0110]

Wanted to add, and this is just my experience, a fence would be recommended if possible. Bear, my pup, has run through all sorts of e-fencing and e-collar boundaries. This isn’t true for every dog but pyrs and pyr mixes are born to run without physical boundaries.

Often, they just want to stand their ground within their property and bark at any leaf that blows by but if they feel it necessary they WILL take off to make a point. It’s just for their safety and the safety of others, if a fence is feasible it’s worth it.

Not in this thread but in general life, be prepared to face a lot of criticism for how you handle any LGD. People have all kinds of approaches and ways to do it “right”. However, there is a lot of good advice and words of caution in this thread. If you want them to maintain a relationship that is stable and trustworthy with your human family, he’ll need a lot of socialization.

Ok I’m done for now I just love these dogs and want them to be successful and enjoyed! You’ll do great.

I have a Great Pyrenees (85%) Anatolian Shepherd (15%) mix, and he is fabulous! I do agree if you can get a female, that is usually best. I had a female dog, so I knew that I had to have a male to avoid World War III. I started mine in a separate area adjacent to the chickens and the goats. They do require training. I spent three months, making sure that he would not go after chickens before I left them in his area even for five minutes without direct supervision. It’s a lot easier to prevent a problem than to fix it once they start killing chickens, which is almost impossible to fix. I took about two months, teaching him not to go after goats. Anatolian shepherds are far more trainable in general than Great Pyrenees. You have to remember these dogs have been bred for centuries to be independent thinkers. There is an excellent Facebook group called something like - training for livestock guardian, dogs support group or something like that. They recommend that you keep the dog in the house with you for at least a year or two. There is wisdom in this because if the dog is ever injured, you want a housebroken dog. Also, puppies are prey & easy victims until they’re at least 18 months. Once you take the time to train one dog, it will help you train the second dog much faster. I wish you luck!

So far he has been insanely easy to train. Super gentle and lazy. No accidents in the house and we've had him a week tomorrow. I have one chicken quarantined inside now. He walks her out to her quarantined coop every morning. Thank you for your advice!

 

[Bawkbok]

A good book for starting a puppy is Family Dog by Richard A. Wolters.

YES. We have this book and have used it many times in the past. Good recommendation.