Pupppppy!

[DrPizza]

Two of our dogs had puppies a few weeks ago. (9 weeks old.) Purebred Great Pyrenees puppies.

For the cuteness:

So ends my break... back to the barn and building 20 more feet of board & batten wall, then spreading the rest of 12,000 pounds of sand.

 

[tfinch2]

That's a pretty big puppy.

 

[shortylickens]

that doesnt look like a puppy to me.

 

[Mixolydian]

that ain't no puppy.

 

[GagHalfrunt]

That's a REALLY big puppy. How big are the parents, about 120 pounds or so?

 

[Gillbot]

Came in looking for a new release of Puppy, left disappointed but yet smiling!

 

[Ayah]

that doesnt look like a puppy to me.

^

That or you and your home are really tiny.

 

[JEDI]

so dr pizza is into goat, chicken, and puppy mills

would love to see the puppy chase the fainting goats.
in fact, video tape that and post it!!!!

 

[cliftonite]

SO freaking cute!

 

[OBLAMA2009]

that thing is HUGE for 9 months. r u gonna eats the boys?

 

[Cappuccino]

Thats a big cute puppyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

 

[Phoenix86]

I'm pretty sure that's a furry horse.

 

[pcslookout]

Two of our dogs had puppies a few weeks ago. (9 weeks old.) Purebred Great Pyrenees puppies.

For the cuteness:

So ends my break... back to the barn and building 20 more feet of board & batten wall, then spreading the rest of 12,000 pounds of sand.

Your very interesting looking as a Admin.

 

[jaqie]

WOW big doggie!

Thank you for sharing, made my day a little less bad.

 

[xanis]

Awesome! Adorable dog.

 

[Harrod]

I used to have one of these when I was a kid, looking back having that hairy of a dog in Arkansas during the summers was probably not too fun for the dog, I remember ours spent most of the day playing in the creek with our golden retriever in the summer months.

 

[waggy]

ahh i want one!

 

[zinfamous]

that doesnt look like a puppy to me.

It's a Great Pyreneese--one of the largest breeds out there, and that dog will be huge.

They were bread to guard sheep and goats from bears and wolves, and they are very good at it.

 

[DrPizza]

I used to have one of these when I was a kid, looking back having that hairy of a dog in Arkansas during the summers was probably not too fun for the dog, I remember ours spent most of the day playing in the creek with our golden retriever in the summer months.

Ours don't enjoy the heat either. They're outside through the morning, and again in the evening, and often, it seems, all night. But during the heat of the day, they come in through the doggy door - I bought an air conditioner for their room & keep it in the 60's.

that thing is HUGE for 9 months. r u gonna eats the boys?

9 weeks. Actually, I think it's 9 weeks and 1 day.

 

[JEDI]

It's a Great Pyreneese--one of the largest breeds out there, and that dog will be huge.

They were bread to guard sheep and goats from bears and wolves, and they are very good at it.

bears?! um..?

and bears can catch sheep?!

wow. i misread 9months too. 9 weeks?! those dogs are going to eat u out of your home.
whats the food bill like?

 

[Meghan54]

Good looking pup!

What's their food consumption like, esp. full grown?

 

[jaqie]

I would wager a guess at ~50 pounds of dog food each a month when full grown.

I have an australian shepherd mix which that lasts 3 months for and is 50 pounds, so that seems reasonably accurate to me given the variance I have seen with other dogs friends have owned in my life.

Purina is $24 per 46 pound bag... so $25 a month for purina, varies widely with brand fed.

 

[JEDI]

can u convince the dog he's a BIG goat so he'll eat grass?

or convince it that he's a mutant chicken w/o feathers and let him eat feed?

 

[DrPizza]

I think jaqie's guess is a decent ballpark estimate. Right now, the puppies are eating a higher protein puppy food; $33 for a 50 pound bag. We generally get those 50ish pound bags of pedigree; around $23 or $24. I just tear the top off & roll it down to the food, creating a giant dog dish. Occasionally, I'll cut off the top 6" or so of the bag to keep it near the level of the food. One nice thing about the breed is that they don't gorge themselves on food - they have food available 24/7 and are not overweight. Plus, I use automatic waterers for all the animals, so long as the temperatures are above freezing. When we go on vacation, we merely need someone to check in on everyone twice a day; I usually give them something else to do twice a day, just to make sure that they don't skip out.


Jedi: yes, they were bred to defend sheep against attacks by wolves and bears. They'll drive off a bear (I presume) - I've never seen them exhibit a fear of anything. And coyotes? They rip coyotes to shreds. Ours get along with *our* cats - but they know who belongs here and who doesn't belong here. Our friends who also have pyrenees name their cats with names like "Mcnugget" - because if the cats go in with their pyrenees, their cats become a snack.

Food bill? I don't even want to think about it. Per individual animal, the dogs are a little pricier. (Plus there are 8 of them to feed.) But, there are currently 50-some goats that get fed, plus a llama, a coop of chickens, and a handful of cats.

 

[Fenixgoon]

that's no puppy, that's a space station