Great pyrenees

Great Pyrenees are large, heavy-coated Characteristics of the Great Pyrenees Great Pyrenees exude elegance, grace, and majesty. They're large dogs, and the average image of a dog with a snow-white coat. However, some individuals have badger, gray, or various shades of tan in their white coat. Great Pyrenees’ temperament is intelligent, kind, and protective. Great Pyrenees are Great Pyrenees are calm dogs who guard the family by roaming around carefully. They have intelligent, wise, and independent personalities. Great Pyrenees traits are easy-going with strong instincts. The best climate for this breed has cooler temperatures. Great Pyrenees are adaptable to different environments, but their heavy coat can make them overheat on hot days. If your dog is outside on a hot day, you might find they have dug a hole to lie in to get closer to the cooler earth. Great Pyrenees are highly perceptive dogs and can sense subtle mood changes in humans and animals. This is how they determined if there was a threat to their flock. For these reasons, your Pyrenees will need early, patient training. They also need a good deal of Great Pyrenees are known to save their energy during the day and be more active at night. This can lead to Caring for Great Pyrenees The Pyrenees coat is dirt and tangle-resistant. So there's not a lot of required grooming. Their primarily Great Pyrenees are born with double dewclaws. These are two extra toes on the inside of their back legs. These claws don't touch...

The Great Pyrenees is most immediately from the Pyrenees Mountains, which span Spain and France. The dog did well in those mountains working primarily as a defender of flocks from predators like wolves and bears. However, people can trace the Great Pyrenees’s lineage farther back than that, all the way to Asia between 10 and 11,000 years ago. They are estimated to have arrived in Europe only 5,000 years ago. Once in Europe, the Great Pyrenees was considered mainly a peasant’s dog. By virtue of its task guarding flocks, the breed was associated specifically with shepherds. People marveled at the job the Great Pyrenees did in protecting the flock, and the extreme loyalty displayed to the shepherd and his family as well. Eventually the Pyr did gain some higher status in France as it was adopted as a royal dog into the court of Louis the XIV. Whether regal or commonplace, the Great Pyrenees was always beloved in Europe. The breed made voyages into Newfoundland in the mid-1600s, where it clearly was able to deal with the harsh winters Canada has to offer. At this point in their history, natural predators became more and more scarce as they were hunted and their habitats were destroyed. This left less work for the Great Pyrenees to do, and as a result their numbers dwindled. They were also bred with other breeds which diluted the pureness of the gene pool. A long way from their origin, the Great Pyrenees arrives at 1907, where the French created kennel clubs that specifically so...

Great Pyrenees — also known as Pyrenean Mountain Dogs or "Pyrs" — are big, beautiful dogs with thick, white coats. The breed gets its name after the snowy Pyrenees mountain range separating the borders of France and Spain, where the dogs were originally bred to protect sheep from predators. Although the stately size of Great Pyrenees help keep livestock safe, these gentle giants have a calm nature and loving temperament that's made its way into the homes of many pet owners across the world. If you're welcoming a Pyr puppy into your family, you may be wondering, how big do Great Pyrenees get? Members of this breed will require a significant amount of space, so to help you plan, we created a Great Pyrenees growth chart broken down by weight and age. Use it to track stages of development to ensure your pup gets a healthy start in life. Table of Contents: • • • • • • • • Great Pyrenees Growth Chart By Age & Weight Age Male Weight Female Weight 1 mo 5 - 10 lb 5 - 10 lb 2 mo 15 - 30 lb 10 - 25 lb 3 mo 30 - 40 lb 25 - 35 lb 4 mo 45 - 55 lb 35 - 45 lb 5 mo 60 - 70 lb 45 - 55 lb 6 mo 70 - 80 lb 50 - 60 lb 7 mo 75 - 85 lb 55 - 65 lb 8 mo 80 - 90 lb 60 - 70 lb 9 mo 85 - 95 lb 65 - 75 lb 10 mo 90 - 100 lb 70 - 85 lb 11 mo 95 - 105 lb 70 - 90 lb 12 mo 100 - 115 lb 80 - 95 lb 24 mo 100 - 125 lb 85 - 100 lb If your puppy is ahead or behind the numbers above, don’t worry too much! Our Great Pyrenees size guide is made up of estimates based on the average weight by age. Continue taking you...

The majestic Great Pyrenees is a large working dog, bred for guarding livestock. Originally from the Pyrenees Mountains between Spain and France, the breed’s characteristic thick, white coat makes for perfect camouflage in the snowy landscapes where they would protect sheep from predators such as wolves. Often weighing over 100 pounds, Great Pyrenees are incredibly strong and fast. But at home, Great Pyrenees are usually quite calm and gentle around the people they love. Caring for a Great Pyrenees While excellent guardians, Great Pyrenees dogs aren’t overly active—after all, they need to conserve their energy for any threats to their flock. They were also bred for their independence, allowing them to be left in mountain valleys alone to guard their sheep. Often weighing over 100 pounds, Great Pyrenees are incredibly strong and fast. But at home, Great Pyrenees are usually quite calm and gentle around the people they love. This means that in home life, Great Pyrenees do not require a highly active lifestyle and value their alone time, which can make them more stubborn during training. Their grooming needs are not excessive (despite their abundant fur) because their long outer coat is dirt- and tangle-resistant. Weekly brushing helps maintain their soft undercoat and minimize shedding in the home. Great Pyrenees Health Issues Great Pyrenees are generally very healthy dogs, but reputable breeders should screen for a handful of health conditions the dogs can develop. Growth D...

Written by Ariele Sieling A barking Great Pyrenees—what a concept! Pyrs are absolutely known for their endless barking. They are guardian dogs, and one of their primary responsibilities is warning away predators. They were bred to take care of livestock. Their fluffy white fur helps them blend with a flock of sheep, their ability to act on instinct allows them to protect a herd without a human there to make decisions, and their deep, powerful bark allows them to warn away potential predators without having to fight. But nowadays, many Great Pyrenees are living the casual, suburban lifestyle. Their flock is their family, and the threats they warn away… aren’t really anything to be worried about. Take Octavius for example: he barks at people, strangers, the door, birds that are close by, birds soaring high in the sky (he particularly does not like vultures), deer, rabbits, clouds, rustling leaves, the cats, dead animals by the side of the road, and all variety of things. If it seems like your dog is barking at nothing, be assured that they are in fact barking at something. It may be out of excitement, a warning, fear, guarding, intimidation, or need for attention, but there is a reason for the barking, even if you don’t understand what it is. The first thing I would like to say is that if you want a dog that doesn’t bark— don’t get a Great Pyrenees. Just don’t do it. It is a very rare Pyr that doesn’t bark. But if you simply want to reduce the barking, it is possible. It is ...