Those dogs are so big though. I'm partial to mastiffs, but the dogs are just so huge. I should've mentioned earlier (and may have, but I don't know) that I need a dog that's good with small children as I have two nieces who are 2 and 3.
Talk me off the ledge
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their is nothing that i would trust more with kids,
they even males will let a baby lamb nurse on them even tho they don't have facilities for it, they are the keepers of piece and my males except for the one baby i bred and raised aren't much larger than a rottie or a good sized lab,..
this is why i love this breed they will keep anything from getting hurt especially kids, they love them, this is why so many are given up because owners think they are aggressive but they are just protecting the kids and babies, even from the parents, they won't hurt ant one, just let you know they are watching you,..
this is what they are bred for they work /protect and drive sheep/goat in the pyrenean mountains all season without a human telling them what to do free thinkers
yes if you are the type to spank your kids in a way that is wrong and mean or worse they will and can stop you..
my husband is always mean to my animals and hates them and they know it, when my female had puppies she delivered day after Christmas out side in my garage and we wasn't expecting them for over a week so some froze, we brought her in and she raised the pups in the spare room we had and when my husband came in the house she would growl and tell him stay out of the room, but never has she ever said or done anything to him but back down like she should, except for her room and pups, so if she was going to do anything it would have been then,..
she never got up or anything just said I'm watching you,.
they know very well if someone is a threat or just needs told off,.. so i would never question them in any way unless you've just met the dog and it has issues but after even first meeting kids they know their babies ,. all babies are safe,.. they can hang on them and pull their ears etc they just say oh aint that cute,..lol my son did all the above to most of them,,
even the 2 new ones I've had for a year, one is 6 the other 11, so its instilled in them to protect,. and in these days and times of people with no money and stealing anything around I'm glad i have them all around my house,.. they scare the dickens out of anyone that comes around but i don't have to worry about them bitting anyone unless they are up to no good and hurting someone they care about,..
i have them in for visits (as they demand to be outside, they like it better even in this weather) all the time and they will help you up they will steady themselves for you to lean on them to get up etc they really know,.. very nice creatures from God,..
edit: most males are smaller than specs. and are around 95-100lbs
but they don't eat very much for their size as their metabolisms are very slow and only eat about 3 cups of food per day, any more and they vomit, but they don't eat like dog either they nibble like cats come back and snack, so you have to have a concentrated food to get the daily nutrients they need,.
IMO...It's not a good idea to get a dog simply because you have a bigger backyard. If all you want to do is toss the dog into the yard while you are away at work, you will end up with a dog with bad habits-a bored dog will get into trouble or will attempt to find something to do, somewhere else.
Regardless of the yard size, you really need to ask yourself if you are up to being the kind of owner the future dog needs. The dog is going to need you to set its boundaries and routines through proper training and exercise (yup, obedience classes and AM/PM walks).
In the gated community where I live, I have a small yard, and I own a Pit Bull/German Shorthair Pointer named Roxie. She is an indoor dog who lives with a cat. She had a routine of AM and PM walks, doggy park visits, and beach runs until her recent ACL injury. She is crate trained, so she travels well when on road trips and staying at hotels. She is a very quiet and well behaved dog (though she will woof at strangers knocking at the door, as she is allowed to do so), but that didn't happen overnight. She stays out of the kitchen, and doesn't get on my bed or couch unless I say so. She even waits for me to say if it's ok to pick up anything I might drop on the floor-this is good in case I'm taking a medication and it falls.
I have neighbors behind me who keep their dogs in the backyards, but don't "work" with them. These dogs are constantly barking when I attempt to perform yard work, and they even get into fence fights between them (there are 2 dogs in each yard). It gets so bad that 2 of them will end up fighting themselves.
Having a dog can be a pain for some people, but with hard work and diligence, you can enjoy the rewards of having a very good and behaved dog. You just need to really ask yourself if you have the time and the motivation to be the owner your chihuahua or Great Pyranees is going to need. Your dog can't do it all on it's own.
Don't feel too bad about having to wait for another time to get a dog. You can always get a betta in the mean time
Good luck on your decision!
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Regardless of the yard size, you really need to ask yourself if you are up to being the kind of owner the future dog needs. The dog is going to need you to set its boundaries and routines through proper training and exercise (yup, obedience classes and AM/PM walks).
In the gated community where I live, I have a small yard, and I own a Pit Bull/German Shorthair Pointer named Roxie. She is an indoor dog who lives with a cat. She had a routine of AM and PM walks, doggy park visits, and beach runs until her recent ACL injury. She is crate trained, so she travels well when on road trips and staying at hotels. She is a very quiet and well behaved dog (though she will woof at strangers knocking at the door, as she is allowed to do so), but that didn't happen overnight. She stays out of the kitchen, and doesn't get on my bed or couch unless I say so. She even waits for me to say if it's ok to pick up anything I might drop on the floor-this is good in case I'm taking a medication and it falls.
I have neighbors behind me who keep their dogs in the backyards, but don't "work" with them. These dogs are constantly barking when I attempt to perform yard work, and they even get into fence fights between them (there are 2 dogs in each yard). It gets so bad that 2 of them will end up fighting themselves.
Having a dog can be a pain for some people, but with hard work and diligence, you can enjoy the rewards of having a very good and behaved dog. You just need to really ask yourself if you have the time and the motivation to be the owner your chihuahua or Great Pyranees is going to need. Your dog can't do it all on it's own.
Don't feel too bad about having to wait for another time to get a dog. You can always get a betta in the mean time
Good luck on your decision!
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Like I said, the size of the dog is what's turning me off to the Great Pyrenees. I don't really want a big dog. I'm not looking for a guard dog/watch dog either so that's not a big concern to me. Aside from that, they do sound like a great breed.
as i said earlier pyrs are more mature about being alone, at times, most breeds of dogs are like kids always wanting you to entertain them, as why i'm a cat lover by nature, but ime these guys are like mature adults and only do their job and like to couch potato out, unless their are a lot of strangers around,..
mine sleep about as long as the cats do, but alas we have a few kids that like to walk up and down the road, (we are in the boonies) so this brings their attention to them,..
but i have a few pups (actually turned 3) that were sold to people living in jersy and upper pa in town and they are fine there, they go to doggy parks and i'm afraid the try to beg at the pizza shop as it is around the corner from his house, lol that has to be h*ll on the dogs it was on me smelled so good ll the time,.lol
mine sleep about as long as the cats do, but alas we have a few kids that like to walk up and down the road, (we are in the boonies) so this brings their attention to them,..
but i have a few pups (actually turned 3) that were sold to people living in jersy and upper pa in town and they are fine there, they go to doggy parks and i'm afraid the try to beg at the pizza shop as it is around the corner from his house, lol that has to be h*ll on the dogs it was on me smelled so good ll the time,.lol
There are a lot of other dogs big and small that will work well with your lifestyle. From the sound of it, you have your eyes on one.. If the connection is there, get it. It also sounds as tho an adult dog would more sort your lifestyle. There are drawbacks to that, but there are many pluses to that as well. With any breed there are going to be pros and cons, you just have to see if you are willing to deal with the cons to enjoy the pros..
I'm honestly not sold on just this dog. I just feel sorry for him. But I'm a soft touch though. This is something both of my nieces have figured out about me unfortunately.
