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There is no point in getting a Great Pyr pup or any other dog, unless you have some clue about training it, or you're just going to have more problems than you know how to deal with. A GP is just as likely to eat your poultry as any other dog, or pup.

Also ... when I used electric fence INSIDE my yard to keep a determined dog from jumping out, I ran Christmas lights along it so he could clearly see the hot wire. After a month or so I turned the electric off but left the lights on and he never knew the difference. Several months after that I...

I have read here on BYC where some beekeepers trust electric fence to keep bears out of their hives. The trick seems to be to bait the wires so the bear learns to respect the wires. They may put peanut butter on the wire and when the bear sniffs it, he learns a valuable and permanent lesson. A...

Just a thought. It may be legal to shoot a dog on your property that's killing, chasing or maiming your animals BUT is it safe or legal to fire a weapon if there are houses, schools or other inhabited buildings or traffic within a certain distance of where you are shooting from? Safety takes...

Not every poodle. Not every retriever. Not every ... any dog. This is not the scope of this thread, but dogs can be taught to co-exist peacefully with chickens. My Golden and Sheltie do. They share mealworms with the birds at snack time. Maybe I'll post a pic tomorrow.