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Yeah  ;DBuddy and Dollie are now at my home, and they love it.  I spent a lot of time outside yesterday with them.  They were running the fence line and they have not tried to get out, or dig.  They seem to be so happy that there are a lot of people around.  We have a family of 5, although they do not know what to think about our 2 year old grandson.  They look at him like he is an alien.  They love the garage, but there is little air circulation and I worry about them especially Buddy because his coat is so thick.  I checked on them last night before I went to bed and Buddy had made a big nest out of leaves and was passed out.  I startled him and when he realized it was me he just laid back down.  He did bark a little last night but only when the other neighborhood dogs barked.  The fence keeps the stimulus low because he can not see anything, since it is a stockade privacy fence.  He was at a yard that had chain link fences and he could see several back yards and there was just too much stimulus.  I am going to give them so time to adjust.  Yesterday I had them walking by my side around the yard.  I am trying to get them used to walking by me so that maybe leash training will be easier.  We are so happy!!!!!!!!!!

Yeah!!!!The fence is up but I am concerned  :-\since the yard isn't totally level there are spots that I am worried about since I know that they are diggers I do not want them to dig out.  This weekend is going to be the big day  :-*and they will be at their new home.  We are all so excited.  I have made the cats totally indoors and they love it.   What's not to love laying around all day in the comfort of the indoors.  So I think we finally have a good plan that everyone can live with. 

I just hope the transport goes well.

Hello Everyone,

This last weekend was the finale of cleaning out Mom's house.  I wanted to place collars on both Buddy and Dollie so they could get used to them and then bring them home the following weekend where there would be nothing else to deal with but them.  They are 3 and 5 and have never had a collar of leash on.  I was vetoed by both of my brothers.  I was very angry at both of them because they tried to overpower Buddy and had him very scared.  Buddy is so senstive and didn'thave any idea what they wanted him to do.  The only time he has ever been in a car was to be neutered.  He is a very strong dog. They think that we should have put both dogs to sleep.  You have no idea how angry that makes me just because they think the dogs are an inconvenience. I can not tell you how much this hurts me for them to be so callas and making decisions regarding the dogs when they are not the ones that are even going to be training or caring for them.    They are in the backyard I did not want him to be in and it is going to be at least another week and a half before my new fence will be completed.  I just wanted the dogs moved once because I knew it was going to be traumatic.  I think that we are going to have to tranquilize them to move them to my backyard because it was awful.  I hope to have my pictures posted later this week.  I think Dollie and Buddy are truly beautiful soles and deserve better then what my brothers think.  The sooner they get to my house the better. 

I have been reading about the barking and the collar.  since I should be bringing Buddy to a home that is in a residential area the barking is something that I worry about, but we have lots of other dogs that bark in the neighborhood, so I don't know how this is going to work, and we have a very small house. We have five people and two chihuahuas in 998 square feet.  So adding Buddy and Dollie to the mix is going to be interesting.  I have thought about crating him, but he has never been inside.  What size crate do you get for a full grown Pyr that is huge?  Also I would think that if I crate Buddy, I will need to Crate Dollie.  I am trying to do the best for the dogs, but not overly annoy the neighbors.  This board is so helpful and your pictures are great.  I forgot the camera this weekend.  I hope to remember next weekend.  There is just so much to do.  Sometimes you can't remember every thing.  I know this process is going to be interesting but I don't think that I will be using the colar.  He has been traumatized enough losing his owner.  I do think that a lot of people do not research the breed before they get a dog, they do it spontaneously and the dog is the one that suffers

Bev- Mom Dog

I am getting the feeling that having a great pyrenees is addicting.  I have been reading a lot of the postings and see such loving homes that it is truly touching, and that it seems the owners are as devoted as the breed itself is to the owner.   

I remember Mom always yelling at Buddy because he was barking, so I do know he is a barker.  What do you think about crating him at night?  I think I am going to have a few neighbors that are stinkers.  Eventhough we have several other dogs that are barkers.   

As far as grooming are there tools that I need special brushes because of 2 coats? 

Should training treats and special treats be different?  Thanks 

Hello Again,

From the different responses that I am reading I assume the Great Pyr are barkers when anything is going on.  I know that in town there are certain noise ordinances and was concerned of how to handle excessive barking.

Also I have two indoor Dogs that are Chihuahua's not my choice teenage daughter brought them home for a rescue because they were going to put them to sleep.  I couldn't turn them away, I guess it is a character flaw. I am wondering if the dogs will mix.  I don't plan on putting them together.

I think I am hooked on this website it has been very helpful so far and everyone seems to be very caring.

Thanks So Much Bev-MomDog

Ihave inherited my Mom's Great Pyrenees and lab mix because she recently passed.  We have not moved him to my home yet because we are still trying to take care of her house.  We are not going to move the dogs until everything is finished with the house.  He is three years old and he has never been leash trained.  He will be moving from a fenced acre to a regular fenced intown lot.  I need direction because I have never had a GP.  He is a beautiful dog.  I do not want to separate the dogs because they are all that they know.  She would have wanted the dogs to remain in the family we know that both dogs will need to be walked daily for excercise and that is not a problem.  He is also very shy and unsure of us he was totally devoted to her and I can tell he is grieving.  He will let us pet him very briefly and that is only if we have a treat.  He acts like he wants to come to us but is very cautious.  The lab is not an issue but I am worried about the GP.

Thanks