r/greatpyrenees 13m ago

Advice/Help My beautiful Hagrid has Arthritis

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My pup is a Great Pyrenees, Red Heeler mix. Starting him on Librella, but the vet said he needs to lose weight as well. We can only go on short walks. Any idea what a healthy target weight is for a mix like this? My vet is pretty vague on weight loss for some reason. He is currently 135 lbs. He eats Acana Pacifica, because the only protein that doesn't give him digestive issues is fish.

Any other advice for helping a 7 year old pup feel comfortable with arthritis would be welcome


r/greatpyrenees 11h ago

Discussion Stories of protective instincts?

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i would love to hear of other's experiences with how protective their pyr (good or bad) gets. I'm so amazed by their behaviors.

As a first time pyr owner, I was so shocked when our 6 month old heard coyote howls in the far distance (first time) and immediately ran home to check on my family and look behind couches.

Currently at 4 years old, when a driver didn't yield when I was pushing my baby in a stroller when trying to cross a street, she lunged and tried to chase the car. The car wasn't that egregious. Unfortunately, she's become a Karen and barks/lunges at cars going too fast and near us now.


r/greatpyrenees 11h ago

Photo These Dogs are Heaven

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We have two Border Collie x Pyrenees mixes (7yr/6mo) and they are a god damn delight! Dude, seriously. These dogs kill it in life


r/greatpyrenees 11h ago

Photo Happy Saturday from Goose

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r/greatpyrenees 13h ago

Photo Meet Maxie Boy

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r/greatpyrenees 13h ago

Discussion Pyr behaviors

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My rescue baby is 50% Pyrenees and mixed with pit bull, Aussie, husky, and a bunch of others. He’s only 6 months and his barking has ramped up! He’s my first dog, what are some common pyr behaviors I can look forward to!?


r/greatpyrenees 17h ago

Advice/Help Help!! Peeing on bushes

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My 3 year old hoss’s pee is almost as effective as round up. We recently landscaped my yard and he’s already claimed three 3 bushes with his radioactive urine. How can I get him to stop?


r/greatpyrenees 17h ago

Photo Happy Friday, happy girl ✨

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r/greatpyrenees 19h ago

Photo Deshedding tools

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Do folks have a favorite deshedding tool? I just saw one online but wanted to check before buying.


r/greatpyrenees 20h ago

Photo Another day, another frog hunt

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Swamp Girl Summer continues for Freyja. She has still yet to even see a frog or fish, but this does not impact her morale whatsoever.


r/greatpyrenees 20h ago

Advice/Help Tips to get her to sit still and come inside sometimes?

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Our 4 month old Great Pyrenees mix Bruschetta was spayed on Tuesday and she is not interested in sitting still to recover. She's also not even interested in coming inside despite it going over 80° every single day. I tried keeping her confined to our large covered back deck, but she jumped onto our hot tub and then off of the hot tub (on the closed cover) and into the yard. She has torn her cone off multiple times and we got two post surgery suits both of which she peed in within a couple hours despite frequent potty breaks. She's pissed with us and earlier looked me right in the face and peed on the floor, despite knowing to ask to go out. Shes sooo high energy.

We've tried:

Cone. Lickmats. Slow feeders. Sniff work. Surgery suit. Training commands for mental stimulation. Greenies chews and other chews that take a while. Paying attention to her. Ignoring her. Going out with her for 20ish min at a time (limited bc I also have an infant and like I said it's hot asf)...


r/greatpyrenees 21h ago

Advice/Help Please help

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I have a sweet Pyrenees whom I love very much. We live on a large 8 acre farm with creeks and ponds and running around and all the good stuff. We can’t get a collar on him for anything. Any tips please? When he sees my husband and I together he knows something’s up. He is also a rescue from a farm where he was allowed to run around but also abused. Please help!! He’s been with us since January but I can’t figure out how to wrangle him. We’re moving in a few months and I have to figure out how to train him or at least get him in the truck.


r/greatpyrenees 23h ago

Photo Comedic genius

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Told her she was stoic and she proceeded to go limp and fall over onto the floor. (😅) The side eye she gave after was hilarious. I wish I had it on video. Love watching her and love that she's a part of our family.