Not sure if this is the right place for this or not but it seemed like the best place.
I have a somewhat urgent situation with my 1 year old male Great Pyrenees, Newt. He's an excellent guardian and has kept everything away from our birds in the time he's been on the job. He seems to be a typical Pyr, roaming around, barking at things and just being large, floppy and goofy. He's a sweet guy. He works in a team with my Catahoula/Pyr mix who pays attention to the in ground fence system and stays where she's supposed to be with no issues. This was installed after the neighbor shot at her on my property. He used to pay attention to it too until he learned that if he runs fast enough, the shock is fast and he can go on about his business. We've redone the training several times and it will stick with him for a few days and he's right back to wandering. I've had to resort to penning him up with my ducks sometimes to make sure he doesn't roam where he isn't supposed to. We've turned up the intensity of the collar, shaved his neck so it makes better connection, everything we can think of. Neighbor turned up today and told my husband he WILL shoot him if he sees him out again. We've tried talking to the neighbors but they've been unreasonable for 30+ years and it doesn't seem like they're going to start being neighborly any time soon so I'm left with few options. Right now, he's on a 40 foot run between the pens. Went around and talked to other neighbors tonight and learned that everyone has had the same kind of issues with this guy including another LGD owner down the road who chose to pen up their Pyr. I'll do that or keep him on the run if it comes down to it but it's not fair to him. He needs to be somewhere he can roam and do his job without someone trying to shoot him.
I could understand if he were mean or was being aggressive but he's not. He doesn't bother their horses, doesn't dig out their trash or dig holes in their yard, nothing like that. He walks and barks. One neighbor likes that he's around to keep the skunks, raccoons and possums away but in this situation, the alcoholic trigger happy neighbor wins. I can't have him getting shot and I can't stand a dog being tied up, especially a dog like him. So he needs a new home with lots of room to run around and stuff to bark at.
Details on Newt. He was born December 21, 2016. He came from a poultry friendly environment with two working parents in charge of all manner of livestock. He's been with us since February of 2017 and has been around chickens, ducks, geese and peafowl since we brought him home. He never attempted to chase or "play with" any of the birds. He breaks up scuffles between birds in the day time and stays close to the pens at night, barking at anything that might want to come start something. He has snagged eggs in the past but it is pretty rare and doesn't go into nests to get them; just if we drop one or a hen lays one out in the open he seems to see it as fair game. He's never rough with the birds and likes to share his dog food with them. He lets them walk all over him and peck him or harass him with no complaints. I had one young gander that loved to bite him any chance he got and Newt would always sit there and take it. He is as poultry friendly as they get. On the advice of my vet, he is not neutered. I've heard conflicting theories about neutering versus intact on LGD's and my vet said it doesn't have any effect on their ability to do their job or stop them from wandering as it's what they've been bred to do. He has been regularly dewormed and is up to date on his rabies vaccine. Rabies shot will be due in October. Rehoming fee is negotiable. I'm near the Tulsa/Stillwater area.
Will add pics tomorrow when it's daylight.
I have a somewhat urgent situation with my 1 year old male Great Pyrenees, Newt. He's an excellent guardian and has kept everything away from our birds in the time he's been on the job. He seems to be a typical Pyr, roaming around, barking at things and just being large, floppy and goofy. He's a sweet guy. He works in a team with my Catahoula/Pyr mix who pays attention to the in ground fence system and stays where she's supposed to be with no issues. This was installed after the neighbor shot at her on my property. He used to pay attention to it too until he learned that if he runs fast enough, the shock is fast and he can go on about his business. We've redone the training several times and it will stick with him for a few days and he's right back to wandering. I've had to resort to penning him up with my ducks sometimes to make sure he doesn't roam where he isn't supposed to. We've turned up the intensity of the collar, shaved his neck so it makes better connection, everything we can think of. Neighbor turned up today and told my husband he WILL shoot him if he sees him out again. We've tried talking to the neighbors but they've been unreasonable for 30+ years and it doesn't seem like they're going to start being neighborly any time soon so I'm left with few options. Right now, he's on a 40 foot run between the pens. Went around and talked to other neighbors tonight and learned that everyone has had the same kind of issues with this guy including another LGD owner down the road who chose to pen up their Pyr. I'll do that or keep him on the run if it comes down to it but it's not fair to him. He needs to be somewhere he can roam and do his job without someone trying to shoot him.
I could understand if he were mean or was being aggressive but he's not. He doesn't bother their horses, doesn't dig out their trash or dig holes in their yard, nothing like that. He walks and barks. One neighbor likes that he's around to keep the skunks, raccoons and possums away but in this situation, the alcoholic trigger happy neighbor wins. I can't have him getting shot and I can't stand a dog being tied up, especially a dog like him. So he needs a new home with lots of room to run around and stuff to bark at.
Details on Newt. He was born December 21, 2016. He came from a poultry friendly environment with two working parents in charge of all manner of livestock. He's been with us since February of 2017 and has been around chickens, ducks, geese and peafowl since we brought him home. He never attempted to chase or "play with" any of the birds. He breaks up scuffles between birds in the day time and stays close to the pens at night, barking at anything that might want to come start something. He has snagged eggs in the past but it is pretty rare and doesn't go into nests to get them; just if we drop one or a hen lays one out in the open he seems to see it as fair game. He's never rough with the birds and likes to share his dog food with them. He lets them walk all over him and peck him or harass him with no complaints. I had one young gander that loved to bite him any chance he got and Newt would always sit there and take it. He is as poultry friendly as they get. On the advice of my vet, he is not neutered. I've heard conflicting theories about neutering versus intact on LGD's and my vet said it doesn't have any effect on their ability to do their job or stop them from wandering as it's what they've been bred to do. He has been regularly dewormed and is up to date on his rabies vaccine. Rabies shot will be due in October. Rehoming fee is negotiable. I'm near the Tulsa/Stillwater area.
Will add pics tomorrow when it's daylight.
