Great Pyrenees?

Anyone have experience with these dogs?

Hi Lucille. The ones that I worked with were pleasant dogs. They had nice personalities and they were willing to please. A couple were a little lazy, but they weren't pups either.

Did you want to know anything in particular? Art

I've only met one (that I remember) and it was the most mellow and nonchalant dog imaginable. She was a boarder at the clinic where I worked. When I first saw it, I thought, "oh no, another drooler" but she wasn't at all. She did seem a little lazy, but I think it was just because she was so calm and reserved compared to the other dogs that were bouncing off the walls. I remember wanting to steal her (ha ha) but she would have been a little hard to keep hidden.

There is a Great Pyrenees Club Of America. They seem to have a good deal of info on them.

Pyrs that I have had the pleasure to be around have all been very mellow, loving dogs. They are of the type of dog that will remain only as active as the owners keep them, from my experience....they can be very athletic, but if given the chance, they will become giant couch potatoes, lol. They do have somewhat of an inherent protective instinct, their original purpose I believe was to guard flocks of sheep and goats against predators.

When I brought home Elroy I was talking to someone who wanted to adopt out her Great Pyrenees. She wasn't able to keep him anymore for a variety of reasons, none of which involved the dog himself, who is wonderful. And as of yesterday she still had not found a home for him.

I...well....I have another new dog.....

Lucille, you're going to need your own kennel! I want to see pictures. How old is he? And how big? Is he colored similar to a St. Bernard? Does he have a name yet? (can you tell where I'm going with this? I think it's time for a "new dog introduction" lol)

I do not have a digital cameraso I can't take a pic. She sent me an email pic but the board here said it was too big to post and I do not know how to make it smaller.
His name is Boss, he is beautiful, laid back, calm. He is a thief, his head is at dining table level and he joyfully helped himself to some fajitas this afternoon, and he also (none of my other dogs does this) was caught drinking out of the toilet, so he has a few rough edges, lol.
He is all white with long fluffy double coats typical of his breed except for tan ears. He is blowing his coat so there is a lot of white hair around too. He has chocolate, soulful eyes and a black nose, black lips, and a beautiful smile.
At a year he is 75 lbs, but they grow until 2 and his sire is 125 lbs.

I am now at my legal limit with 4 and probably at my own personal limit too. And definitely my financial limit since I decided I will continue to feed the high quality Innova, and as soon as school is out they all are going to the vet for checkups, heartworm meds, and possibly neutering.
Yesterday, I cut the yard (1/4 acre); today, this afternoon, we all sat out there and the dogs romped and played, there was no introduction problem at all. I think this has been one of the happier afternoons in my life, out there, looking at my garden and playing with the dogs.
There has already emerged a definite pack order, and everyone seems happy with it:
Lucille
Muffin
Elroy
Boss
Jake
My own personal family has flown the nest as they have grown up now, but this pack of critters brings so much joy to me...

Lucille, Lucille, Lucille...... Aren't you a glutton for punishment? Really, I bet that big heart of yours can handle all those dogs. Now you have to get a really big dog bed!!

The biggest one I have is actually big enough for Boss, I had put it on top of the bottom section of a papasan chair so it is actually like a mini dog sofa. It is the one my drape scarves are matched to.
The problem is that so far, Boss wants to be a few feet from me, not on a soft dog bed. I thought these were independent dogs but except to sneak off and drink from the toilet he has stuck close by.

I have to say that after yesterday night I was pretty frazzled with this dog. I have a back room just for them, and that is where they sleep. I am a light sleeper and I just don't have them in my room. Boss whined and barked all night, keeping me awake, and I felt horrible in the morning. I had read that this particular kind of dog barks a lot and especially at night.
Yesterday I decided I would let him sleep in my room.
What a difference!!! He was so good, slept in a corner on the floor (I'm going to put the new dog bed I ordered in there, it's on the way, I did not want to move the living room dog beds because they match my drape scarves), barked once at some unknown sound but went right back to sleep when I told him hush. What a good dog!