Anatolian Pyrenees puppy

[Bawkbok]

Grooming! Great Pyrs have very heavy mattable coats, needing lotsa grooming.

We have one. I wouldn't say they need grooming (where they get an actual hair cut) so much as they require brushing. It's all semantics, I guess. Getting the puppy used to a pin brush at an early age every day or every other day, will make brushing easier as an adult. Even though puppy coats don't require brushing out, the feel of the brush on it's body is what you want to desensitize it to. We brush ours every several days and he loves this time. Lays there enjoying it. If you keep up with it, it only takes about 10-15 minutes from head to tail. Otherwise, yes, they collect things in their roaming and this creates hair mattes which if left unchecked, can be a nightmare.

 

[Bawkbok]

Maybe not where you are but I just placed a deposit on the only male. She wanted me to take him that day and I told them I couldn't. They told me I could wait one additional week

Don't even worry about the age. All will be fine. We acquired our GP at 7 weeks of age. Just don't take it out to socialize or expose it to other dogs (other than your own) until it has all it's shots. The younger age allows for more bonding time with the family which should be the priority for several weeks. I would walk him on a leash while around your chickens for brief periods so he understands restraint while you are training him on priorities - which is bonding with family initially. He should be with you at all times, sleeping in the house at night. Much too young to leave outside unsupervised. Best of luck.

 

[Bawkbok]

In addition to that everyone gave me trouble when adopting an large bird.

Do your thing - it doesn't matter what other people think. You know your motivations, ambitions and limitations.
Truth is unless someone has owned a large or giant breed dog, they are intimidating to most people and rightfully so. For me, it's the ankle biters that scare me the most.

 

[Nicci0110]

Don't even worry about the age. All will be fine. We acquired our GP at 7 weeks of age. Just don't take it out to socialize or expose it to other dogs (other than your own) until it has all it's shots. The younger age allows for more bonding time with the family which should be the priority for several weeks. I would walk him on a leash while around your chickens for brief periods so he understands restraint while you are training him on priorities - which is bonding with family initially. He should be with you at all times, sleeping in the house at night. Much too young to leave outside unsupervised. Best of luck.

Thank you. We haven't been leash walking him but I should now that I think about it. He has just been such a good dog. I haven't had a puppy this well behaved. I hope it sticks. He has had zero accidents and it surprises me since he had never been inside until he came home to us. My old beagle ignores him. He wants to play with her but she won't. He loves to play with my quaker parrot though and is so gentle. I make sure I'm super close.

 

[Bawkbok]

Thank you. We haven't been leash walking him but I should now that I think about it. He has just been such a good dog. I haven't had a puppy this well behaved. I hope it sticks. He has had zero accidents and it surprises me since he had never been inside until he came home to us. My old beagle ignores him. He wants to play with her but she won't. He loves to play with my quaker parrot though and is so gentle. I make sure I'm super close.

They seem to automatically potty train themselves. This breed is amazing. Even at 7 weeks, ours never messed in the house, he immediately ran to the door and looked at us with a desperate, let me out I have to pee kind of look. They are very calm and gentle but understand, if you don't instruct early and often as to who is in charge - you, holding the end of the lead, when they are over 100 lbs and full of locomotive steam speed, you won't have control. Leashes are not a form of punishment for guardian breeds at this age, it helps them understand boundaries.
He's just doing his puppy play thing with your beagle and she's too tired for puppy energy. I love beagles - any hound dog is a good one.
As Mulemom mentioned above --"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."
She is correct and they don't really care about obedience training; i.e., sit, stay, here, down, etc. They just want to do their job. For me, it's about their temperament. There are vicious ones with high kill drives, rare but they do exist - we had one. It sounds like you have a good guy though so that's awesome. Enjoy puppiness.

 

[Nicci0110]

They seem to automatically potty train themselves. This breed is amazing. Even at 7 weeks, ours never messed in the house, he immediately ran to the door and looked at us with a desperate, let me out I have to pee kind of look. They are very calm and gentle but understand, if you don't instruct early and often as to who is in charge - you, holding the end of the lead, when they are over 100 lbs and full of locomotive steam speed, you won't have control. Leashes are not a form of punishment for guardian breeds at this age, it helps them understand boundaries.
He's just doing his puppy play thing with your beagle and she's too tired for puppy energy. I love beagles - any hound dog is a good one.
As Mulemom mentioned above --"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."
She is correct and they don't really care about obedience training; i.e., sit, stay, here, down, etc. They just want to do their job. For me, it's about their temperament. There are vicious ones with high kill drives, rare but they do exist - we had one. It sounds like you have a good guy though so that's awesome. Enjoy puppiness.

I will definitely work on a leash. I think in our mind it was just important when he's outside to listen and stay with us. We have had to leash walk our beagle for 10 years and it sucks and we were avoiding that with him. Haha but he needs to understand one.

 

[aart]

I will definitely work on a leash. I think in our mind it was just important when he's outside to listen and stay with us. We have had to leash walk our beagle for 10 years and it sucks and we were avoiding that with him. Haha but he needs to understand one.

Good skill for him to have for vets visits.

 

[Nicci0110]

Do your thing - it doesn't matter what other people think. You know your motivations, ambitions and limitations.
Truth is unless someone has owned a large or giant breed dog, they are intimidating to most people and rightfully so. For me, it's the ankle biters that scare me the most.

Same! Those little shaky dogs are not for me! I usually stay away from shedders too but look at me now

 

[Nicci0110]

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

The lady with the dogs actually understood her dogs would be shot if they come back. She's about a mile down the road and also has chickens however her dogs came to my house and massacred 4 of mine. My rooster tore one of them up and saved the other 6 hens. He fought those dogs with everything he had and saved what he could. The lady paid me vet bills and for the chickens. 400.00 but it didn't matter, they were my babies. One of them was injured as a chick and lived inside with me for 3 months. She even took a trip to the beach. It broke my heart. They haven't been back since but ill be ready if they are this time.

 

[McChooky]

The lady with the dogs actually understood her dogs would be shot if they come back. She's about a mile down the road and also has chickens however her dogs came to my house and massacred 4 of mine. My rooster tore one of them up and saved the other 6 hens. He fought those dogs with everything he had and saved what he could. The lady paid me vet bills and for the chickens. 400.00 but it didn't matter, they were my babies. One of them was injured as a chick and lived inside with me for 3 months. She even took a trip to the beach. It broke my heart. They haven't been back since but ill be ready if they are this time.

Its a wise decision to have a LGD to protect your chickens and keep neighbors dogs away.He'll do a good job once he is fully trained.Glad your neighbors know to keep their dogs home.