GREAT PYRENEES: LIVESTOCK GUARDIAN IN ACTION

Dogumentary TV producing the best breed documentaries on YouTube My name is Rachel Maness. I'm a shepherd here at on the lam ranch in Camarillo, California And this is our guard dog Teddy the Great Pyrenees on the lam ranch is a ranch located in Camarillo California Where we teach cheap hurting lessons for dogs and their people? We're about 60 acres backing up to the wilderness on the other side of the Malibu Hills. We have just under 100 sheep right now, but it's lambing season there could be two more out there and We have a couple of horses a few geese some chickens lots of dogs and a few barn cats We have routine issues with coyotes primarily coyotes are very successful Urban predators and because we're located close to town we have a higher than normal coyote population We also occasionally get mountain lions coming in from the wild lands. Especially as we're getting deer coming down is the during the drought? Mountain lions aren't usually at issue But due to the drought we're starting to get deer coming down into the pastures and with the deer come mountain lions Right now teddy is our guard dog in training. He's under two, so he's not considered Fully trained most livestock guardians aren't considered Fully trustworthy until they're two years old we got Teddy to help keep the coyotes away he has acts as both a powerful deterrent and As actual frontline defense against the Coyotes while our sheep are very well fenced Which helps keep the coyotes out, and we have give them close to the house at night We do have to worry about coyotes. They can jump fences They also come right up to the houses we find tracks we find Pooh. We hear them at night We used to have trouble with coyotes coming in and trying to get to our sheep almost every night but since Teddy arrived on the scene he acts both as a flock guardian staying with the Sheep and protecting them and as a farm guardian he patrolled the area He leaves his scent. He urine marks, and he makes sure the Coyotes don't even come on the property and since Teddy arrived We have not had the same kind of coyote pressures Teddy is a great pyrenees. They originated in the perineal mountains That's the south of france north of spain But they're a very very old type of dog great pyrenees are part of a family of big white livestock guardian dogs with long hair and floppy ears There's descriptions of those this type of dog dating back to 37 BC so very very old type of dog great pyrenees our flock Guardians they are Intended to bond with the flock and stay with the Sheep so the sheep are really his family. He likes us We're great, but that's who he'd rather hang out with Great Pyrenees or also known as perineum mountain dogs in Europe they live 10-12 years depending on lifestyle breed and genetics males can be 27 to 32 inches tall 110 to 130 pounds. Teddy, here, is not quite a hundred pounds yet. He's under two years old and still growing Females are 26 to 30 inches tall and 90 to 115 pounds. Very large dogs. Their breed standard says they are supposed to be white and also all of the old If you go back to the primary sources they say they're supposed to be white so you can identify your dog at night and tell the difference between your dog and a predator, but great pyrenees can also have badger markings which are sable or tan colored markings on their faces and ears and heads and Those are more often seen in working great pyrenees versus the show line or pet line types Great pyrenees are known for being gentle giants, and that's why teddy fit really well on our farm They are gentle. They are sweet with everyone. They're good with lambs children other pets other dogs whatever kind of animals you have chickens They're generally regarded as a very safe dog when they're raised properly we previously had an Anatolian sheepdog and we were raising her to be our flock Guardian, and she didn't work out very well because Because we teach herding lessons here We have a lot of different people and dogs coming in all the time and our Anatolian had a little bit too much stranger danger. It's a breed. They're very aloof and they guard against people and strange dogs We don't have a stray dog problem out here, and we need a dog if that could accept 10 new people and dogs coming on the property each day and tell the difference between the neighbors and the neighbors guests and our clients and People that come by to visit and small children and an actual threat so Teddy as a great pyrenees They are generally good with everything except things that are actually posing a danger, and he's very good at assessing What is and isn't a threat. He's more of a guard dog than an attack dog towards people. He guards by barking at people. He's not actually gonna bite Somebody unless they make a very aggressive move, but he will follow an intruder around barking on the property Teddy like most Great Pyrenees are primarily nocturnal He spends most of his nights barking, which is very much a breed trait And that's exactly what we want him to do because that's part of how he keeps the Coyotes away He likes to patrol at dawn and dusk. He goes around and does a perimeter of the property He does some scent marking checks for coyotes And that's also when we often find him out chasing coyotes and warding them off that way During the day he likes to get into the Sheep pant pens and take a nap And he's generally very sleepy and slow-moving during the day if we take the Sheep out to graze He likes to go out and follow them around and stay with them Which is good? Because that's when they're most at risk for predation although the predator isn't primarily active at night During the days when the sheep are loose and we're not watching them We don't have fences Here well there the sheep are penned, and we don't have dog proof fencing We've got entirely too much land and people coming and going - for us to keep Teddy securely fenced so in order to keep him Safe we use GPS tracking technology. He is wearing a whistle three on his collar here This is a GPS that works with an app on my phone It'll alert me if he goes off of our property or too close to the paved roads were about half a mile off the pavement And it allows me to see what he's doing at night So I can see when he's going out into the farm fields nearby to chase the Coyotes and what he's been doing Tells me when he's been visiting the neighbors it tells me how long he's been gone and been doing while he's been gone Teddy is very cold proof when it rains he likes to go out and lay in the rain He's not as heat tolerant But he makes do with by finding shade and by being at not being active during the middle of the day Teddy routinely takes on coyotes, I'm not sure if he's fighting them because I'm not out at three o'clock in the morning But I know I hear coyotes. I hear him barking and I see him taking off into the fields So far he has not had to actively defend our sheep We don't have the Coyotes coming in near the sheep or our geese anymore since he's been on the property We are currently looking to add a second great pyrenees to the ranch we're hoping to find a senior female Hopefully a working dog. Maybe in a harsher climate who's ready to retire to a mild climate and easy job basically We're looking for a dog that wants to stay and snuggle with the Lambs like our previous senior Pyrenees that we lost last year The Great Pyrenees is a phenomenal working dog Teddy digs holes climbs fences barks all night and roams for miles And that's exactly what we need him to do it makes them less of a good fit in the city as a pet But for for our needs I mean that that's why they do that livestock Guardian breeds in general and Great Pyrenees in Particular are not bred for being eager-to-please dogs We have herding dogs you give them a command they're excited to follow the command he's more of an independent dog he needs to be able to do his own thing and make his own decisions when he's out in the field without us and for that reason Great Pyrenees aren't very eager to please, so he's he comes when called kind of I Don't know if he sits on command actually But his primary things that he needs to do our walk on a leash. He needs to be handleable I need to be able to check him for Fox tails and burrs I need to be able to brush him and give him vaccinations and for that that that kind of training is paramount The rest of the obedience training no he needs to be able to do what he does Great Pyrenees, they are a fabulous working dog for our property where we have lots Visitors all the time he's very good at telling the difference between goes good visitors and bad visitors And he's very dog-friendly which is very important for us You

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Id: twD-OHQSTQY

Length: 10min 1sec (601 seconds)

Published: Fri Feb 02 2018

Reddit Comments

[u/IntuitiveWhit]

This popped up on my Youtube feed this morning :)

[u/WelcomeMachine]

I have to admit, I have lurked the sub for some time because I am really wanting another dog since mine have since passed, and the nature and demeanor of this breed definitely intrigues me. This video, and that wonderful dog, have me brought to love the prospect of having a Pyr in my life.

[u/SkyStar1991]

Thank you for sharing!

[u/hammie123456]

I loved this! I learned so much!

[u/ena_bear]

I have a full pyr and a Anatolian pyr mix. I can definitely agree with what she was saying about pyrs knowing the different between humans/dogs and actual threats and Anatolians being wary of any strangers. Makes me feel very safe though!!