Pyrenees pup ruff with goats, could we train him to be ok around chick

[chickenzoo]

At 4 months old they are going through the terrible"pounce on everything" stage, as i call it. Mine have been great with my birds, but one pup all of a sudden whats to pounce on one goose.... so I am keeping a good watch on them and a sharp NO if he even looks like pouncing. Any other time the geese are biting him and playing. My adult dogs are great with all my birds, don't even give them a second look when they come and steal food from their bowls while they are eating. Puppies take time to learn and GP's are puppies until 2 or so. They are also mostly outside dogs and enjoy being with the animals.

 

[BookWorm243]

Thanks everyone,
We had a great Pyrenees named Chester. We kept him as a inside dog and just made sure to give him plenty of mental and physical exercise. He was a great dog and I think one of the best dogs we have had. We sadly lost him when my brother took him to Florida

He was kept outside while he was there and fallowed my aunts beagle out and under the fence. A man came and ran him over even while my aunt was in the road yelling at the guy to stop. He ran him over and kept going

Anyway, we are still talking with the lady and we will see what we do. I would really like to rescue one if possible.


Thanks

 

[thebritt]

My GP was 4 mos old when he "caught" his first chicken. Luckily, I caught him as he was holding it down (it was a 2 mo. old hen) and licking it. I yelled, "NNOOO!!!" and tackled him, forcing him to release the bird. Happened 1 other time. He's now 8 yrs old, and gets very protective of baby anythings. But I didn't trust him, unsupervised, till he was around 8 mos old (after he was neutered, as it turned out - not that neutering had anything to do with his behavior change, just sayin'). I simply would not leave him unsupervised around anything you're worried about untill he's trained. I would walk my GP on a leash around the chickens, with treats in my pocket. Whenever he looked at a chicken, I said, "No, don't touch" and gently pulled the leash towards me. When he looked at me, I'd say, "Good boy, don't touch" and give him a treat. After a while, I would hold a chicken and let him sniff, while telling him "Don't touch - good boy" and give a little treat. I also took him to puppy school at 4 mos., so he could learn to listen to me and my family. I can't recommend basic puppy school enough. Gets everyone on the same page, as far as commands go, etc. I'd jump at the opportunity to get another GP after my Ludwig passes (hopefully not for a LONG time!). He's such an awesome boy!

OMG!!!! I uploaded a photo!!! (never been successful in the past!)

 

[farmchick897]

I told my GP that she was suppose to like staying outside and being with the livestock but I don't think she was paying attention laying on my AC vent.

 

[carolinagirl58]

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lol....she must have not been listening the day they proclaimed GPs as outside-only dogs. I know plenty of them and Anatolians who are adored house dogs, going out when the family is out and then returning to the AC vent inside. Since they are not a high-energy level dog, I see no reason why they would not work out great inside...aside from the massive white hair balls that you will see floating around the floor.

 

[genuck]

My pyre was a great chicken dog. Great at killing and burying them in record time... Of course after she trained them to let their guard down cause she wasn't gonna hurt them. Then one day smash, grab, bury, lay down like nothing happened.

 

[GreatPyrLover]

My Pyr is not quite 2 years old and he is wonderful with everything living at my house....dogs, cats, chickens and ducks....he would never hurt any of them...he doesnt pay the chickens and ducks any mind....My Pyr is a INSIDE dog and he loves it...he goes outside with us and right back in when we go in...so I wouldnt say they are outside only dogs. My last one lived outside his whole life...he died right before he turned 13 and I said I would not put my next one outside. I didnt have anything outside for him to guard so I felt sorry for him but thats where he wanted to be. This one wants to be by my side all the time wether I am in or out

I would say get the pyr and just work with it and make sure it knows whats allowed and what isnt. I will have another one for sure!!!!!!

On guard from inside!!!!

 

[BookWorm243]

Thanks every one

 

[watchdogps]

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Wow. Must totally disagree with that statement. I have sold quite a few pups (Anatolians) to homes with poultry. One guards a couple hundred heritage turkeys, another loves his chickens so much he sleeps in the henhouse and trains other Anatolians how to be nice with birds. Oh, and another one guards a "flock" of show guinea pigs and has a "pet chicken" that chases HER! She loves that game!

 

[genuck]

My komondor is great with the chickens and everything else we have. Maybe a little lax on security at 6 mos old but she keeps an eye on everyone. The pyre did a much better job protecting the chickens from aerial attacks. The constant barking at anything 'off' keeps everything away.