this post was submitted on 29 Oct 2023
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Just in case this is a surprise two things to remember. LGD have no fear. It was bred out of them years ago. Good ones will not give up on their jobs no matter what. Coyotes are not really that big. They all fluff so they look twice as big as they are.
Though LGD should never work alone. There should always be at least two dogs if they are guarding unfenced animals.
I have a Great Pyrenees and couldn't agree more. Not super surprised about killing the coyotes either; my GP is insanely sweet to familiar humans but has a viciousness towards strange animals like I've never seen in another dog before. And those coyotes were probably a 1/4 of its size.
Yeah I used to know a lady who had some Pyrenees to guard her sheep. They would spend all night running the coyotes off. Then come in for breakfast and sleep all day while her 2yo would drive his toy truck over the dogs. They would never even raise an eyebrow at her kid. To them it is all part of the job.