Life With A Great Pyrenees

What’s it like living with a pyr as your companion? Maybe not exactly what you would expect!

You’ll be checked on as if you’re living with your mom again. Periodically throughout the day, you’ll hear a soft “woof” behind you, or maybe a cold nose resting on your knee. Soulful brown eyes will gaze up at you as if to say “I missed you, is everything OK here?” and you won’t be able to keep the smile from your face.

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What Does A Livestock Guardian Dog Do?

I know people look at the large sleeping pile of white fur and wonder just what exactly does she do around here?

Kiah’s responsibilities are many and mostly of her own making. Great Pyrenees are somewhat nocturnal so if you come over to the house you will see her sleeping quite a bit through the day. Over the course of 24 hours her life looks a little like this:

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Great Pyrenees

 

Do you love your dog like I do? Great, come on in, get cozy and let’s explore why that is and what we can do about it.

I’ve chosen the Great Pyrenees breed for several personal reasons and have not a single regret. They are, however, somewhat different than your run of the mill dog. For one thing, this breed is fiercely independent to the point of willful stubbornness.

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Chickens and more chickens

Recently I decided to try raising chickens. More accurately I was on the fence about raising chickens when my daughter called from the feed store telling me they had chicks available. So it’s a joint project, 5 chicks going to live with her and 5 coming to call my place home. She has already suffered some loss but my 5 are getting on wonderfully well, even learning to go “walk-about” over the fence and trying to set up meet and greets with the neighbors.

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