Question about LGD

Barking is the way they let predators know they are on duty. I actually sleep better when mine is on the job barking than when she's sleeping on the job.

Kat, she is simply shouting: "It's 11:00 and all is well; It's 11:01 and all is well;It's 11:02 and all is well; It's 11:03 and all is well ..." until daylight.

Be obervant, and you'll soon be able to understand the difference in her barking. I simply love my G.Pyr dogs. I will never be without them.

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Paul Bridges - LaCabra Farm; Uvalda, Georgia - USA

Yep, Pyrs are night barkers. I love the mentality of a Pyr, but I don't miss the barking, or the coat maintenance.

Make the next LGD you get an Anatolian. NOT night barkers, little to no coat problems, and EXCELLENT LGDS!

My AnaPyr barks at night, BUT not all night long. I love watching her "guard" her area, have even watched her hawk watch. And your right her coat is very easy to keep, a little longer/fluffier then Anatolian but not so much as the Pyrenees. She is a perfect mix of both breeds IMHO.

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It is so nice how "we" can get trained by our animals! I know I have had to be alert to the tone of voice when our dogs are barking. Our goat herd has learned both dogs too. Some barking causes the herd of goats to run "toward" the dogs while glancing back over their shoulders at something I have not seen. Yet, some barking does not affect the herd at all as they simply continue to browse. The same type of communication goes on between the 2 dogs. One time one dog may bark and the other simply look then lay down; yet another time the same dog may bark and the other runs to join it. ROFL we all (2-legged as well as 4-legged) get trained around here!

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I just had to add my experiences with my Pyrs. Geno and Crosby will be 2 on Valentine's Day. We got them as puppies from someone who raised them in their house. Their parents were house dogs, but they have aunts and uncles that are LGD's. I have experience with Pyrs so I decided to give them a chance at guarding my alpacas, chickens, ducks, turkeys and our recently added goat. I find it amazing to see their natural guarding instincts at work. Even as playful young puppies they responded quickly to my disapproving yells when they got too frisky with the chickens. Now I see them work together to protect everyone. I've learned (as the alpacas have) when their barking is in response to a neighbor's dog off in the distance or when the coyotes and bears are moving through. I have four boys 14, 11, 9, and 2 and I see how the dogs keep an eye on them when the kids are outside playing. The lower field is right by the house and garden. This past summer I was working in the garden and my 2 year old was playing on the driveway. All of a sudden both dogs came running down from the top field, barking all the way. They ran to the corner of the field staring and barking at the road. I stood up to see what they were barking at and saw Micah standing in the middle of the road. I walked over and took his hand, as soon as we made it back to the driveway the dogs turned around and walked away. They had done their job. I find it amazing these animals sensed the possible danger to my son and reacted the way they did. Be patient with your dog, she is only doing what her instincts tell her.