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The Great Pyrenees

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Two Great Pyrenees dogs are sniffing the fence line. There are three chickens, two turkeys and a black cat on the other side of the fence

Tundra and Tacoma, the two Great Pyrenees, checking out the borders of the fenced in chicken area. Just their presence deters any fox from getting to the birds. The dogs themselves do not have constant access inside the coop area rather around the outside of it. They do not have an instinct to eat the birds, however they (especially Tacoma) may decide to "play" with the birds if the birds are within their reach. Birds do not "play" well with 100 pound dogs as you can imagine. Tundra is less likely to try to "play" with the birds than his younger sister Tacoma. Great Pyrenees have a strong guarding instinct. They acclimate themselves to what they believe to be "theirs" and then they protect it. The dogs do not necessarily have an instinct to protect the birds themselves. They acclimate themselves to what they believe belongs on "their" property and try to keep out what they do not believe belongs. They have accepted the birds belong and are used to them being there, however the fox does not belong so they bark at it. They do not see us petting the fox and telling them the fox is "OK" so they continue to bark at it when it comes close. When Krissy the sheep came to live with us the dogs barked like crazy at her.  I had to go out and tell both dogs the sheep was "OK". The dogs hesitantly smelled the sheep and after a while of me telling them she was "OK" in a calm voice they accepted the sheep. When we purchased a new car Tacoma barked at it for a week from the other side of the fence until she became used to seeing it parked in the driveway.

A lady in a red shirt is lifting up One of the Great Pyrenees. There is a little blonde haired girl in a yellow and pink flowered dress next to them. They are all standing between a white spring house and a split rail fence. there is a white farm house in the background and a 300 year old white oak tree

Little Tacoma is not so little anymore!

Two Great Pyrenees are walking across a green field with woods in the distance.

Tacoma and Tundra

A blonde haired girl is surrounded by two large adult Great Pyrenees dogs and two goats. The child is pulling on the ear of one of the goats.

Marsha, Peter, Amie, Tacoma and Tundra

A Great Pyrenees is laying in a yard under a wooden table. There is a basketball and a soccer ball next to it. There is a Great Pyrenees laying at a fence line and a red Toyota pick-up truck parked in the grass to the left.

The two Great Pyrenees, Tundra and Tacoma, do what they do best, lay back and guard what they believe to be theirs.

A Great Pyrenees is standing in a dirt field and looking to the left

Tundra

A Great Pyrenees is laying in dirt next to a long-haired black cat. A Great Pyrenees is laying in a dirt field with her head over the back of a black cat that is sitting next to her paws

Tacoma and Samson

A shaved white Great Pyrenees is sitting on the top of a hill in between two trees. His mouth is open and tongue is out. There are two goats on the hill and one half way down the hill and a second Great Pyrenees dog laying next to a tree

Tacoma and Tundra, the Great Pyrenees with their herd. The Py's coats are cut short for the hot summer months.

Two shaved Great Pyrenees are laying at the edges of the hill with trees all around them. There mouths are open and tongues are out. There are four goats in-between them.

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