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1 week ago WEB Mar 29, 2022 · Training Your Pyrenees – The Basics. Great Pyrenees are a great breed to train as a livestock guardian dog. They are large and imposing, and they have a natural instinct to protect their flock. However, you likely need to train your Pyrenees to guard …
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5 days ago I find grooming Great Pyrenees to be rather easy. They don’t need much except some brushing. They do have a double coat, and whatever I collect on the brush gets put in an area so that wild birds can take it for nests. I’ve also seen some of it in some of my broody hens’ nests. I don’t think they collected it; rather, it was just close when they st...
1 week ago Get Great Pyrenees as Puppies. If you’re thinking about getting Great … Get Two Great Pyrenees Instead of One. If you’re going to get Great … Discipline Them When They Play With the Chickens. You will need to spend … Give Them Lots of Room. Great Pyrenees are big dogs. And because they … Feed Your Chickens First. Feeding Great Pyrenees that are living with … See full list on farmhacker.com
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1. Get Great Pyrenees as Puppies. If you’re thinking about getting Great …
2. Get Two Great Pyrenees Instead of One. If you’re going to get Great …
3. Discipline Them When They Play With the Chickens. You will need to spend …
4. Give Them Lots of Room. Great Pyrenees are big dogs. And because they …
5. Feed Your Chickens First. Feeding Great Pyrenees that are living with …
3 days ago WEB Feb 21, 2018 · Elicit desirable behavior. Encourage your Pyrenees to protect your chickens by creating artificial dangers, then rewarding your Pyrenees with treats and praise when she defends them. If you notice your Pyrenees wander, create a commotion among the chickens and reward her for coming to the rescue. 5.
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1 week ago WEB Training Methods. To train your Great Pyrenees to protect your chickens, it is important to teach them basic obedience commands, introduce the “leave it” command to prevent aggression, and implement boundary training for the safety of the chickens. 1. Teaching Basic Obedience Commands. Teaching your Great Pyrenees basic obedience …
1 week ago WEB Feb 12, 2024 · Great Pyrenees are a "giant" breed of dog, with males weighing between 100 and 110 lbs (45.3 and 49.8 kg) and females weighing between 85 and 100 lbs (38.5 and 45.3 kg). Males are normally 27"–32" (69–81 cm) and females 25"–29 (64–74 cm). These dogs are very strong and muscular. They have thick, water-proof double coats, …
5 days ago WEB Mar 28, 2021 · We spent some time training our Great Pyrenees puppies to learn to guard our chickens. We give our livestock guardian dogs supervised training sessions with ...
5 days ago WEB Oct 11, 2023 · This natural connection fosters an environment of trust, and the mere presence of a Great Pyrenees becomes a reassuring presence for both the chickens and their human caretakers. Training the Great Pyrenees to Protect Chickens. While the natural guardian instinct is the backbone of their protective nature, the successful …
2 days ago WEB Aug 24, 2015 · Not sure exactly where to post this but I am being given a 3 month old Great Pyrenees, and I plan to train the dog to protect my chickens from critters. I have never owned or trained a livestock guard dog. The dog has a good blood line just not of livestock guard dogs but I figured I would give it a try.
4 days ago WEB Great Pyrenees Guard Dog Training Guide. We have a fenced in pasture for the sheep and poultry. Our Great Pyrenees guard dogs stay in close range to the sheep, and pay special attention to the new lambs born in the spring. The chickens, ducks and geese all free range with the dogs. Any form of predator or neighbor's hounds are quickly ...
1 day ago WEB Hi there, I'd recommend joining and reading the FB group Training Support for Livestock Guardian Dogs. They have tonsssss of resources and advice, and a specific guide for training a guardian dog to work with chickens...long story short, they weren't really "meant" to guard chickens and lot of them have issues with chasing them, but starting young …
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1 week ago WEB There are so many great resources for training your Pyr puppy to guard sheep, goats and poultry that I will not attempt to retype it all here but rather provide you with the links to these great sites. For training tips for a Family Guardian, please see the links at the bottom of our "About The Breed" page! Introducing Your Pyr to the herd by ...
2 days ago WEB If so, today I would like to share some tips with you in a 360 video of our great pyrenees protecting our pastured chickens. What Works Well This video shares a first hand account of training and working with Great Pyrenees as guard dogs while letting the viewer explore their working environment in farm’s chicken yard.
4 days ago WEB Jan 19, 2024 · The 10 Tips for Training a Great Pyrenees. 1. Figure Out What Motivates Your Pyrenees. Not every dog is motivated by treats; some dogs are motivated by play, like chasing a ball, and some are motivated by praise. One of the first steps in training is figuring out what your dog is motivated by, as this is what you’ll use during training …
1 week ago WEB Jan 5, 2018 · 5. Keep a sense of humor. You’re going to lose your mind. It’s a part of having a Great Pyrenees, especially an adolescent. When you’ve been trying to get your pyr to sit for five minutes or get him inside all evening, you’re going to go a bit insane. Keep a sense of humor or no one will survive 😉. 6.
1 day ago WEB Our great Pyrenees and Wheaton terrier both act as livestock guardian dogs as we free range our chickens with them together for the first time! We trained ou...
1 week ago WEB Great Pyrenees Training and Puppy Training, by Michele Welton, Dog Trainer, Breed Selection Consultant, Author of 15 Dog Books. Dog training is much less about the teaching of commands and much more about how you live with your dog. Virtually all of your dog's behaviors (good and bad) are created by the way you're living with him.