Males Females together

by Chelsey
(Mount Vernon, Ky )

Can two intact males work together? Can two females work together? I’m afraid if I get them fixed they won’t be able to do their job. I plan on getting one or two when I get some livestock one day. Also, can they get along with other dogs? I may get a Labrador retriever too. Thanks :)

Comments for Males Females together

Average Rating starstarstarstarstar

Click here to add your own comments

May 12, 2020
Rating
starstarstarstarstar 		Intact
by: Donna

It is recommended to always neuter/spay your LGDs. They will wander in search of females / males depending on what you have. This is dangerous. They will still do their jobs and even better since they won't feel the need to search out mates. Spay / Neuter at two years old so their joints are developed. Until they are neutered/spayed, make sure they are not able to wander.

Have a female and male–spayed and neutered– to work together. Two intact males and even two neutered males may fight and the same might go for two females. If you get young dogs (they are not ready to work until about 1.5 years and over as they don't mature until that time. Some not until two.) of the same sex, they may seem to get along for awhile but as they mature, they may fight.

They will get along with other dogs but those dogs must not get into their work area. The LGDs take their jobs seriously and may consider other dogs as prey on their livestock.
May 13, 2020
Rating
starstarstarstarstar 		take every word seriously
by: Anonymous

Cannot stress this enough. All advice that this site has given you, you can 'take to the bank'. Read each word carefully and follow their advice to the letter. Banish, especially, the notion that intact LGD's do a better job when left intact. The exact opposite is true, as the need to breed will over ride 'guardianship'.
Very careful management of your young LGD is crucial. Ask this site about spay & neuter and training protocol and then, follow that advice to the letter.
Our neighbor did not and his male, once grown, was regularly found 25-30 miles away from home...still heading out, searching....having left his flock of goats to fend for themselves. Against all common sense, a spayed female was
brought in to encourage their intact male to stay home. So, he took her with him on his rambles.
Do not imagine this situation is either unusual or a one-of. It is nature.
Good luck with this. Research everything on this site as they are dedicated to your success with your LGD.

Click here to add your own comments

Join in and write your own page! It's easy to do. How? Simply click here to return to Great Pyrenees Questions.

CLICK TO FOSTER A PYR
PLEASE CLICK THE IMAGE


Breaking News

RSS

  1. Juliet

    Jul 25, 21 03:02 PM

    D.O.B. January 2020 Akbash or Kuvasz mix Located in Cambridge, Ontario Juliet is a lovely dog with a sweet deposition towards people once properly introduced.

    Read More

  2. Pearl - Courtesy Posting

    Jul 25, 21 11:27 AM

    *ADOPTED* She is not being adopted through the rescue. However, you must fill out our adoption application. We will, then, forward it to her owner who

    Read More

  3. Rescue girl

    Jul 20, 21 11:47 AM

    We have a small ranch in N Nevada. Our girl, Autumn, now 2 years old, looks out for all the residents. Several weeks ago one of our cats found a baby squirrel

    Read More

  4. Nelly

    Jul 19, 21 10:55 AM

    D.O.B. - Approximately 2013 Located in Erin, Ontario Sweet, loving Nelly the senior, a fluffy mix, was found as a stray. The humane society contacted

    Read More

  5. Molly

    Jul 19, 21 08:08 AM

    *ADOPTED* Congratulations to her new family! Molly was found as a stray with two other big white mixes. She is thought to be about eight years old. She

    Read More

  6. Transport from UK to USA

    Jul 15, 21 02:52 PM

    I am being transferred to the UK from the USA and will obviously be taking my Pyr with me. There does not seem to be any way to do this other than airplane,

    Read More

  7. Shaven

    Jul 15, 21 02:47 PM

    The groomer shaved my pry.said he was to matted to groom. I know the dangers of the sun.He is a outside dog during the day as I work 12 hrs.He has lots

    Read More

  8. Milo thinks a diet is a bad idea

    Jul 15, 21 02:34 PM

    When first got Milo he had to go on a diet. So, he taught himself how to open the refrigerator . I took the handles off the fridge. Milo thought being

    Read More