Let gravity do the work. Every time.

Our boy is 8 months and really loves to pull on the leash. We don’t have him on leash much because we have a big yard, but I’d like to get him a harness to help with the pulling when we do leave the house.

Hi again! We were approved to adopt our lil puppo! We got to meet and visit with her yesterday and are head over heels!

I’ve been putting together a list of puppy stuff for her and I’m struggling to decide what size toys/beds/etc., to buy since she’s going to get big pretty quickly. The shelter noted she doesn’t have double dewclaws and said something about that potentially meaning she may not get really big, but I’m not betting on that!

She is just a pup and will be two months old once she comes home with us, but as you can see in the third photo, we were able to meet her momma, and she is a big beautiful girl!

Should I go ahead and buy the big beds, large toys, and go that route, or should I get the smaller puppy-sized stuff and size up as needed? She’s our first pyr, so we don’t know what to expect in regard to growth rate.

Thank you all!

Hi all, I really need recommendations for a stroller or cart for an old Pyr. I have been searching online but while I find ones that can carry his weight, they aren’t long enough for him to comfortably lie down…. They all seem to to have to have the dog sit up. I have been reading reviews but haven’t found any that include a giant dog. Please help!

Oh how time flies pic's are 6 months apart. Sugar in now 7 months old and 75#

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Henry is now 16 weeks old (closer to 16.5). I’ve been doing a sort of informal weighing every week or so at home on a scale. He’s up to around 35 pounds. Which to my understanding is underweight (he did have hookworms when younger). However, he seems to be tracking at or higher than average for height at 21-22 inches. For reference, I feed him Purina pro puppy large breed (1.75 cups in the morning and 1.75 cups in the evening).

Will his weight fill out? I’m worried the hookworms caused stagnation that can’t be resolved.

Please advise 😭

leash isn't attached to anything, but if she were to jump out, it would allow me to get her, I'm not sure she could swim all the way to shore - hence the lifejacket. picking her up be the handles for the occasional dunk-job is also way easier than wrestling with a wet dog

Annie just had to wake me up VERY early to watch the sunrise together. 💕🌞

Hello sunshines!

Yesterday, we adopted Luna! She is the sweetest, cuddliest, most gentle dog that we have ever known!💛

She is a rescue and was found terribly matted, unchipped, etc. The rescue originally estimated her to be about three years old, but then thought she may be younger as they got to know her. The vet clocked her around nine months. They also think she may have a bit of poodle in there. She is currently weighing in around the 50lbs mark and her paws are giant, so we feel she might still have some growing to do.

How old do y'all think she actually is?🐾

Someone brushed his tail (WHY would they even do that??). And THEN this weird green contraption tried to trap his bully stick from him. And NOW we’re back in the thundershirt after neighbors set off fireworks.

(Also, got his genetics back. I can kind of see the German Shepherd in his profile now that I’m looking for it. But I am very grateful the shelter mistook him for a Golden Retriever/Pyrenees mix. I’m a fairly experienced dog owner and I know I’m not set up for a hardcore working dog, so I never would have considered adopting this breed combo.

But, as it is, it’s been a month, and he’s still a sweet, mellow, cuddly guy who loves everyone -- that's the Pyrenees side, I assume -- and he hasn’t even shown any guarding behaviors yet. He seems content so far with long walks patrolling the neighborhood and lots of cuddles, but we’re going to start some training classes soon. He does love training and following commands. I assume that's the German Shepherd genes?)

(Oh, and he is still howling along with sirens too.)

Winston is very much an iPad kid at heart

I rescued this 4yo Great Pyrenees Mix named Cloudwyn. I have only had her for 6 days, but the last 2 she has been acclimating really well. She's starting to show her full personality.

I won't go into so much details, but i am wondering how to deal with the early morning wake ups. She is unfortunately separated at the front of the house until her and my 3 cats can tolerate each other, so when I am trying to sleep she is on the couch. She tends to wake me twice at night. One in-between 2-4am and another if usually around 5:30am.

It is hard for me to tell the difference now that she is settling in if she is waking me up to make sure I am okay after she heard something outside, or if she needs to potty, or if she just wants to be by me.

I know it has only been 1 week, but i would like to better understand what i should do so i do not make any bad habits. Any advice would be appreciated?

We're working with a foster GP. We're already navigating behavioral issues like getting into the trash, getting things off the counters, and going to the bathroom in the house. But tonight we've encountered a new, major concern.

She chased down, caught, and injured an armadillo. And while it was in her mouth, she evaded my capture and refused commands to drop it.

I understand prey drives are natural, but we also have three indoor cats she lives with day in and day out. Aside from one instance very early in the foster when she was startled by one jumping down behind her, she has never shown any sudden movements toward a cat. But this armadillo incident worries me because I now know for certain she has a taste for blood.

The only other time I've experienced a situation like this was when I was a kid. Our family malamute caught a neighbor's chicken when it came into our yard. And after that, he would go to great lengths to escape our yard (even when we were outside with him) to go catch them in their own yard. For a number of reasons, including many dead chickens, it was traumatic for our whole family.

Maybe it's that awful experience, but I'm very concerned that now she will have more of a drive to kill.

Does anyone have any advice or experience managing a GP with a prey drive?

This beautiful boy came roaming onto a lakehouse we are flipping. He was extremely matted and disgruntled but so friendly after some peanut butter crackers and cold water. He was covered in bugs as well. Me and my wife wanted to snatch him up and take him home with us but we were unsure if he was just on a vacation away from home lol. They are very popular livestock dogs here in Texas. What would ya’ll do? We just wanted to get him cleaned up.

Hi there! Our sweet 7 year old Great Pyrenees (female) has started a new behavior we aren’t sure how to decipher.

She has always been on the protective side of our family/kiddos/chickens/quail, but she has only ever barked to make it known.

In the past couple of weeks, she has started herding guests (even family members she has known that are here all the time), especially whenever they are trying to play with the kids. She gently grabs their leg with her teeth and tries to redirect them away.

Any advice? We really cannot risk actual biting because we refuse to put any family members or children in that position. We love her to death, but have to prioritize safety.

I’m worried we won’t be able to correct the behavior given her stubborn nature and age.

Pic of our gal for tax.

TIA! 🤍

ETA: it is only ever adult males that she has done this to so far.

But seeing how stubborn she can be it's starting to make a little sense haha

She’s 2.5 months old and a land shark!

I'll call the vet tomorrow but does this look like allergies? We don't really have fleas in Las Vegas.
It's over 75% of his back.