About Great Pyrenees Dogs

Interested in a Great Pyrenees Puppy? Read on as you consider. 

There is an incredible and strong history behind the breed of the Great Pyrenees, or Pyrenean Mountain Dog.  We have chosen this breed for many reasons, but our primary reason being that we appreciate the flexibility of the breed for being our family pet, while being a strong protector of the flock. 

We raise our dogs to be adaptable. While they are raised with their family and flock, we take them on excursions, car rides, to our get togethers and much more. We protect and respect the guardian instinct of the breed by avoiding situations that the dog would feel the need to protect you or other vulnerable pets. Dog parks? Nope. Trails? Of course! Walks in cities? Yep. Grooming schools, veterinary hospitals, parties? Yep, yep, yep!  Allow someone with a dog whom you don't know to walk up because "my dog wants to say hi to your dog! She's really friendly!" NOPE. We don't know your dog, your training methods, and we lead our dog past you with a friendly "no thank you!" or "they're actually in training right now, have a good day!" because it is not worth the risk of a situation for your desire for dog interaction. 

Our dogs love people we welcome into our home, they immediately disarm when those we welcome in come over. However, we are not here to experiment with our dog's safety and confidence for your dog's "social life." Socializing a dog is not throwing it into a mix of other dogs. It is raising them to be confident and exposed to the many noises, people, and other chaos of the world with confidence and serenity. Because of this, we have witnessed our Pyrs sitting calmly next to us while a dog across the room barks aggressively. They do not feel the need to become aggressive or react. However, when and if your Pyrenees it put into a situation to protect your family, you can anticipate that it will, relying on it's intelligence and prior exposure to decipher true needs. 

Whether you are looking into this dog as primarily a pet or a guardian livestock dog, we commit to carefully working with buyers to ensure they are set up for success and choose a puppy that will work for their lifestyle and home and remain in that home for their entire lives.

This breed, as with most large or giant breeds, does not mature, both in physical, and sometimes mental attributes, until after 2 years old.  A Great Pyrenees dog cannot be depended on to reliably defend itself and its stock from predators until truly closer to 24 months, with exposure and training.  We want to ensure that new homes are aware of this and committed to their puppy's success. 

Great Pyrenees dogs were not traditionally bred for poultry. While some are excellent poultry dogs, this is not a guarantee, and training can be extensive and even frustrating at times. Rather than depending on bringing on a new dog into your life and incurring the cost and training time required, ask yourself if it would be more appropriate to predator proof your chicken coop and create a larger chicken run so that they have more space.

Strong fencing that prevents roaming is a requirement for this breed. As noted in photo above, this is not a problem that we have with our dogs. However, we would rather be overprepared and avoid loss, and have solid fencing and GPS trackers on them. While the dog is learning what perimeter it will need to protect, we suggest you do daily walks around your perimeter. This will help your dog understand their area and also help you quickly catch failing fencing or escape attempts in the works. 

We also advise all buyers to get a Tractive Adventure XL GPS tracker and subscription to create alerts if dog leaves the digital perimeter you create.  

We are happy to provide many resources and advice for training, grooming, feeding recommendations and more.

Do you feel like you have more questions? Reach out to us! If you're feeling strongly this is the breed for you, fill out the waiting list form here!