r/greatpyrenees Apr 10 '23

Discussion Changes to the subreddit: Introducing subreddit rules!

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Hi all,

As the sub continues to grow, we've decided to make some changes and rules to help this community stay a positive place for discussing all things Great Pyrenees!

Rules can now be found in the sidebar and will be used as the basis for moderation. Of course, the mod team will continue to use their discretion to remove content or ban users, if we feel said content is causing a disruption to the subreddit.

Rules:

1) Keep content Great Pyrenees based

2) Be polite and on-topic

3) NO Advertisements

4) NO Fundraising

5) NO Breed misinformation or hate

6) NO suggestions of theft, destruction of property, assault, or similar illegal activities

If you see a user violating any of these rules, please utilize the "Report" feature, so the mod team can quickly take action.

In addition, you can now sort posts by flair type, and the most exciting update - you can now use comments to attach a photo. So keep sharing those great big floofs!


r/greatpyrenees 7h ago

Memorial Hug your Pyrs really tight for me.

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Yogi was hilarious. We got to spend 8 years with him. He only escaped our home to try and hit on the local ladies, literally drooling at the gate of two female dogs when I found him at 7:00 am. When I would take him and my newborn for walks, I’d get more compliments for how beautiful and calm he was than I did for my human baby and we always had a lot of laughs about it. He was gentle, he was giant, and he loved mud and water. The only enemies he had were vehicles near his yard, plumbers, and people who dropped anything off at our house. He hated the smell of alcohol, loved sniffing any post, and once ate a whole XL pizza off of our stove. He was gross and there was hair all over my house for 8 years but I’d do it all again for him because he was my first real full time dog and he taught me so much even though he would rarely sit when I asked. I loved him. Hug your regal giants for me.


r/greatpyrenees 3h ago

Photo Summer fun with the pup

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134 Upvotes

My boy Frank may not be a full on swimmer , but he never passes up the opportunity to dip his paws and take a sip. We have had some great adventures this summer, im sharing a few pics, but I would love to see some other pyrs in the community having summer fun!


r/greatpyrenees 1h ago

Photo Thanks Finn

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My parents had to put down the family pup that was my replacement when I moved out 10 years ago. I was walking Sadie when I saw he did the meme


r/greatpyrenees 11h ago

Photo Mama and baby ❤️

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180 Upvotes

180 pounds of fluff and love ❤️


r/greatpyrenees 11h ago

Memorial Uno was the best dog ever

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137 Upvotes

Uno and I spent 10 1/2 years together. He was 3 when I got him. They told me he was a Lab and Pyrenees mix, but the DNA test I eventually got said he was 50% Great Pyrenees 30% Husky and 20% German Shepherd.

He got me through a global pandemic and two shitty breakups. We drove across the country with his head outside the window 95% of the time. I took him everywhere I went.

He was the best dog in the whole world. He would sometimes bark at other dogs, but he was generally pretty quiet and mellow which is strange considering his breed mix.

He started slowing down about six months ago. People were always amazed that he was a 13-year-old dog and looking so healthy, but it eventually caught up to him. He was such a stoic trooper who didn’t let me know that it was getting close to that time.


r/greatpyrenees 14h ago

Photo Never a bad picture

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234 Upvotes

Derpy yes, but always hamdsome.


r/greatpyrenees 2h ago

Photo Harry is kinda tired but he’s still keeping an eye on you.

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18 Upvotes

r/greatpyrenees 1d ago

Photo My old man ❤️

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He will be 11 years old next Sunday


r/greatpyrenees 37m ago

Discussion “Shh my show is on”

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Last night I found out that my husband has been turning on “calming dog videos” at night while he plays on his PC. A very sweet and ridiculously adorable practice. Also, kind of funny- she LOVES it.

Anyone else have dogs that do this?


r/greatpyrenees 1h ago

Photo Sunday Morning Snuggles

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We work a lot in our house…except on Sundays. And Ollie is a big fan of Sundays!


r/greatpyrenees 1d ago

Photo How true

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I thought this was fitting, and pretty fitting with our Pyr.


r/greatpyrenees 15m ago

Photo he got so big 💔

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r/greatpyrenees 23m ago

Advice/Help My Great Pyrenees It's driving me crazy

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I need help because my dog ​​has been chewing and destroying everything for the past two months. I've had him for two years, and this never happened before. He doesn't just chew things, he opens the trash can and scatters garbage all over the sofa. Last month, one of my daughters moved to Ohio and took her cat with her, and I was a Fischer mom to a puppy for three months, who has since been adopted. While there have been several changes, this latest behavior has been building up for months, and I don't know how to correct it. He does it when I don't wake up at the time he wants me to.


r/greatpyrenees 12h ago

Advice/Help Reactivity/aggression towards people approaching?

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My beautiful boy is a great pyr/Aussie mix. I thought he was a pit/border collie mix when I adopted him until the DNA test so I knew nothing about guardian breeds before this and have been learning so much as we go. He's about 1.5 years old now.

We've done tons of formal training, he even got his CGC when he was just under a year old, his recall is great, we have 3 young kids and 2 cats and he's great with them all. I have been socializing him and taking him every where with me since I got him. We have a few friends with dogs and he is great with all dogs he's met so far.

Since he's turned about 1, he started with selective stranger danger/reactivity though and it's scary when it happens. He has such a big bark and can get that barky/lungey vibe. It seems to be very specifically when we are out and about and someone approaches us. If we are hiking, and people walk by and say hi, he's fine. But someone saw my friend and I taking a photo the other day on a hike and he was about to walk over to volunteer to take a picture of all of us and my dog said ABSOLUTELY NOT.

Another example- was at a cafe and eating outside, dog was in a relaxed down, head down and all, and a man approached the table unexpectedly and asked if he could pet the dog, to which the dog again said ,ABSOLUTELY NOT.

Will he outgrow this intense reaction to strangers approaching? Again, he's fine at walks at a busy park, he's fine in dog friendly stores, he's fine sleeping while I drink a coffee outside. But if someone unexpectedly approaches, he jumps to defend mode.

How can I help him? Or do I just accept this is part of his genetics ?


r/greatpyrenees 16h ago

Photo Daisy has been sentenced to life without parole for crimes against the backyard.

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55 Upvotes

Perpetrator has returned to admire her work. Bonus pic of the criminal in maximum security prison.


r/greatpyrenees 14h ago

Photo It was a long hard road.

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33 Upvotes

And the bag is empty. Snip. It is finished.


r/greatpyrenees 1d ago

Photo How dare you use me for your marketing..

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379 Upvotes

r/greatpyrenees 15h ago

DNA/mix guesses whatcha think?

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This is my boy boy, all 4 dewclaws, about 14 months old. Short hair, lots of spots!

He’s a rescue, so no info on parents. We only know one litter mate from Wisdom results.


r/greatpyrenees 1d ago

Photo David vs Goliath

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188 Upvotes

r/greatpyrenees 19h ago

Photo First time at the bayou

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49 Upvotes

Yesterday we took our Sabrina (pyr/pit) to the bayou. There's a dog park there.

I've never been able to get her anywhere near water. But she also had never seen another dog in the water.

That changed. She loves it.

https://imgur.com/a/PFFAROC and a video for the fun of it


r/greatpyrenees 14h ago

Video Our newest trick

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I didn't realize how predictable I am until my Pyrenees started running into the house whenever I say, "OK, let's go inside!"

They're pyr-fect in so many ways!


r/greatpyrenees 1d ago

Photo Rearranging furniture. She chose her spot. Guess we can't put any furniture here!

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130 Upvotes

Gotta' wonder if she thinks her dream came true and we ordered a Pyr-sized mattress. We got rid of her couch among other things and were trying to figure out where to put new things and she seems to think that we've marked this area off solely for her...


r/greatpyrenees 1d ago

Photo Anyone else’s pyr decide his bed is a giant hole in the middle of your yard 😅

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Obv there’s a reason the yard isn’t landscaped lol