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Hi Lisa,
A lot of intensive training.( Time) In our family we all take turns in training. Repetition has been the key for us. We all use the same technic, and the same commands. Everyone is an active part in the feeding, walking, and the over all training with the dogs (even Melvin). It took Emmett awhile to learn the can do's, and the No No's, but he has got most of them down now. Emmett was much like a 2 year old human child. We called him our Terrible 2 all over again. We treated him with respect, and taught him what he could do and couldn't do with looks, and speech patterns of approval, and of disappointment. Always using his name. With housebreaking I had to do treats. Pyrenees, (or at least Emmett is) are very sensitive dogs. Emmett can sense the slightest mood changes in his family members, and that alone has always helped us train him. He is still a work in progress, and by no means perfect, but what we have done has worked for him, and us. He is safe , and happy. He has needed A Lot more exercise than Mel ever did. We attributed that from the"Working Dog" breed . If he is not active he gets board, and if we haven't given him enough exercise he lets us know by breaking the rules. It was us who slacked with his routine, and not him. Once we got back into routine he was his normal manageable self. We do a lot of hikes around here. He loves that. Also, I agree with Marie... "You might consider adding a section of fencing at the top which leans inward. Which helps to keep the animal from being able to get over the fence". Especally if you don't want to hot wire due to having children around, or neighbors with concerns. This is just our experiences. If you can glean anything from them...then glad we could help Merri, Emmett (Pyr) & Melvin (GS,GR) > any suggestions regarding how to keep a pyr safe? > > > To unsubscribe, send a message to esquire@pyrnet.org with > unsubscribe pyrnet-l > as the BODY of the message. The SUBJECT is ignored. >** --------- End Original Message ----------- ** > Mer |