The Importance of Training Your Great Pyrenees

• Exhibit aggression or protective behaviors towards strangers, children or other animals
• Ignore commands from their owner
• Pull excessively on leash
• Bark, dig, or try to wander away from home

Great Pyrenees Puppy Training

• Introduce your Great Pyrenees puppy to new sights, sounds, people, dogs, and experiences in a calm, controlled, positive manner.
• Invite friends over regularly and bring your puppy to busy parks on leash once they've had all vaccinations to get them accustomed to strangers.
• Arrange "puppy play dates" with neighbor's friendly adult dogs who are up-to-date on shots to teach good manners around other canines.
• Reward and praise your puppy for remaining calm and polite when meeting new people or dogs.

• Enroll your Great Pyrenees puppy in a positive reinforcement puppy obedience class as early as 8-10 weeks old. Consult your vet first.
• Work on basic cues like "sit", "stay", "down", "come", loose leash walking, and polite greetings. Use treats and praise, not punishment.
• Practice commands for just a few minutes at a time, several times per day. Keep sessions upbeat, varied and fun!
• Gradually build up "stay" durations and practice commands with real-life distractions around their environment.

• Take your Great Pyrenees puppy outside frequently, at least every 2 hours, as well as first thing in the morning, after meals, after naps, and before bedtime.
• Immediately praise and reward with treats when they go potty outside. Choose a consistent potty cue like "go pee" to help them associate.
• Confine your puppy when you can't directly supervise them. Use a crate or small room with hard floors and no rugs.
• If you catch an accident in progress, interrupt with a firm "eh eh" then quickly bring them outside to finish. Calmly praise if they finish outside.
• Thoroughly clean all accident spots with an enzymatic cleaner to remove odors. Be patient and consistent.

• Teach your Great Pyrenees puppy how to control the force of their bites and mouthing through positive training and redirecting onto chew toys.
• Say "ouch!" in a high pitch if pup bites or mouths too hard. Ignore them for 15-30 seconds after so they learn biting makes playtime stop.
• Provide tons of appropriate chew toys and always redirect biting onto a toy, never hands or body parts.

• Help your Great Pyrenees pup feel comfortable spending short periods alone using positive crate training and desensitization methods.
• Practice brief absences from the room, building up to longer durations. Use food puzzles and safe chew toys to keep them occupied.
• Ignore attention seeking behaviors if they occur when you return. Reward calmness.

Ongoing Adult Great Pyrenees Training

• Great Pyrenees can be headstrong, so refresh their training on basic commands like sit, stay, down, heel, etc. regularly.
• Practice in new locations and add distractions to proof their training. Use refreshers before walks.
• Work on a "go to mat" cue and reinforce settling behaviors. This helps strengthen their impulse control.

• Teach your Pyrenees to walk nicely on a flat collar or front-clip harness without pulling using positive methods.
• Stop or change directions when they pull. Reward for slack leash walking with your chosen cue like "let's go".
• Gradually increase duration of nice walking before rewards. Practice in different locations.

• Consider advancing your Great Pyrenees' training by teaching fun tricks like spin, bow, wave etc. This strengthens your bond.
• Work on off-leash reliability skills or competitive dog sports like rally obedience if they enjoy learning and you have secure areas to practice.

• Great Pyrenees have a strong wandering instinct, so work diligently on solid recall training and teach clear property boundaries.
• Use rewards when they check in with you. Never punish if they do come when called, even if delayed. This will undermine future recall reliability.
• Install secure fencing and supervision to keep your Pyrenees safe if they have a high prey drive.

• While protectiveness is in their heritage, don't allow inappropriate aggressive guarding behaviors to develop towards visitors or family members.
• Socialize extensively and use force-free training to build confidence and trust in their environment.
• Redirect attention onto a cue like "go to your spot" when people approach if they seem uneasy. Reward calm behavior.

• Teach your Great Pyrenees to keep all four paws on the floor when greeting using positive methods.
• Turn away from them when they jump up, fold your arms and ignore them until all feet are down, then calmly praise and reward.
• Ask guests to assist by doing the same. Consistency is key.

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