"Kukur Tihar is an annual Hindu festival originating from Nepal which falls on the second day of the festival of Tihar (around October or November). The second day of Tihar, called Kukur Tihar, is dedicated to the worship of dogs. On this day, people worship dogs to please Yama."

Sooooooo, basically just like every other day around here.

Let’s see those floors!!

So, I have a 2 yr old Lab/Pyre mix and recently he's started having all the signs of an allergy. Irritated Skin, Red/inflamed ears, the works. We thought it was fleas at first but we've ruled that out with treatment and checking. He's been on Purina Adult Chow since he was about 1yr old, and before that he was on the puppy chow. His symptoms only started recently in the past 3 months and I hate seeing him so itchy all the time. We believe its his diet as nothing else has changed (We recently took him from High Protein to the Adult Chow). Any advice would be great!

We picked up this almost 4m old pyr pup yesterday! The shelter named him Bronto and we suspect he’s a pyr dino mix…

And last night she attacked three tailless designer mutts cause her friend, my friends dog, was attacked when she went into their yard. Pyrs are the best dogs.

I will premise this with some background- I owned a 90 lb shadow dog (shepherd/pitt) who didn't leave my side for 11 years. I lost him this winter, he was my sweet gentle giant. Before that, I grew up with a beautiful Hovawart/border collie mix, who was about 80 lbs. He was more of a guardian than a shadow, and I always felt safe with him and we had a wonderful bond. I love big dogs.

I lived in an apartment for the last few years and got a 40 lb pitty mix to keep my buddy company when he was a senior. After losing my bud this winter, I got a second dog (Weimaraner mix) for pitty boy, who grew to about 55 lbs, so I have two medium sized dogs now. (All of my dogs have dogs...)

I love my dogs. They are wonderful, easy-going and easy to care for, they just blend into my lifestyle. But I just moved into a large fenced house with 2 acres and I miss that "presence" of having a guardian with me. I went onto Petfinder and found a GP mix who I have visited twice now and the rescue is offering a foster to adopt situation to me tonight.

I can't stop thinking about her. My first time meeting her, she was cautious and it took 15 minutes for her to want to be touched by me. But once she entered my space and looked into my eyes, it felt like she was looking straight into my soul. I was so overcome with emotion that I cried, and she laid her head in my lap and I pet her belly and shoulders for awhile until I felt like I overstayed my visit with the foster.

Today, I returned with my partner and 2 dogs. She liked my partner and lit up with my dogs and wanted to play and be pet by the humans, she was so happy to be with dogs and was so much more relaxed. (She also remembered me and was happy to see me!) My pitty mix was intimidated by her size and it deterred my husband. We were just in a modestly sized living room so there was not proper room to play and I wish we would have had more space for pitty boy to be able to move around more and not get scrunched up against the couch when he felt overwhelmed. (This GP is estimated to be ~2 years old and 75 lbs now and will absolutely fill out, she was on the street and I can see her ribs through her thick fur and feel her pointy shoulders.)

Am I crazy to add a big dog to my home? I really loved her. She was an angel and did nothing wrong with pitty boy, she was just big and did some play bows that made him nervous. I feel pretty confident that the dogs would figure it out and be fine. The foster said during the day GP just lies around with her while she works at her desk and is low energy.

I know I will never replace my late dog, and I'm not trying to. But I miss the feeling of having a big dog around me. I want to have kids someday and build my life in this home full of dogs and family.

I'm getting feedback from my immediate family that I'm crazy to want a 3rd dog, especially one that is so large. (They want me to have kids, why not both?) My partner has agreed that the foster trial is okay and believes me that the dogs will be okay together but he just needs to see it. He wants me to make the final call though.

Do you think I'm crazy? I know you don't have a crystal ball, but is a GP mix crazy as a 3rd dog?

Lily bird is so helpful during leaf clean up. Anyone else love how pyr fur seems to shed all debris?

Fur from ONE dog. And she is still dropping tons of fur. Good thing I love this mutt.

I am looking to see if anyone else has experienced something like I am going through now with a pair of sisters who are about 1.5 years old. I got them at about six months of age, and took a bit of work the first week to get them adjusted as they had been mostly locked up in a big barn at where they were born. They were both very friendly but just not very adjusted to new surroundings (they had never seen stairs and the inside of a house until they day I went to go see them). I was told they were bonded, and one was the alpha. Recently, they have had a few serious disagreements, and it is my supposed alpha who always starts the problems. I also have two older dogs who are just a bit smaller than my two Pyrs. Both my alpha Pyr and her sister bow down to both my older dogs, they do not give either one an ounce of grief ever. However with the sisters, my alpha named Appa is starting to give her sister grief more and more often. The supposed non-alpha, Appa, only fights back once her sister goes over the top and attacks. What happens every time is Momo (non alpha) can easily take her sister down when they scrap. Momo then lets her sister back up and Appa (supposed alpha) gets back up and goes back to trying to dominate but does not attack. She shakes and grumbles for a bit and then it ends. Fifteen minutes after that, they are back to best friends sleeping on my bed together. It seems also that the issue is coming down to attention. The alpha Appa gets jealous anytime she sees me give her sister any bit of attention and this is when she starts her crap. I get in the middle and try to calm them down, but every once in a while, they go at it. Both my other two dogs are older and a little bit smaller than the pyrs , so if the girls wanted to, they could easily defeat my mutts if they had an issue. I find it interesting that it is only between the two sisters. The other funny thing is that the aggressor (Appa) absolutely loves all my other animals, especially my cats and goats and gives them love all the time. It is clearly something with her sister Momo and no one else. I am curious if anyone else has experienced anything like this between siblings or any other thoughts or advice would be appreciated.

My guy says HI 👋 everyone!

Loki will charge a pack of wolves without hesitation. He’ll stand his ground in the face of a charging black bear. UPS drivers fear his bork. But a thunderstorm? Naaaa man, that shits scary af! We need a bigger bed.

I don't know how long it's going to last, but I am nice and fluffy and fresh from the groomers

I don't know how long it's going to last, but just came from the groomers nice and fluffy and clean

yesterday our goats got out and ran away (unbeknownst to us) our girl started sniffing and running down the driveway - which was odd because she always stays in the yard. (maybe I just have a weird dog bc she doesn't run off like others do)

I was calling her but she wouldn't come back (was also weird bc she always comes when called even when preoccupied) so I followed her down the driveway and all the sudden here come the goats running up the driveway with her chasing after them.

I started doing some research into Great Pyrenees and herding & came to the conclusion that they pretty much have to be trained to do it - they're protectors (already knew this) not herders.

saw a couple other things saying that, in theory, they would herd to keep all the livestock together in order to make them easier to protect.

just wondering what others experiences are with this. also, I might be using the term "herding" wrong so correct me anywhere i'm wrong. just wanted to share an experience

it was odd, she literally just smelled that they were no longer in the yard.

When my supposed outdoor mountain dog subtly tells me he wants the pellet stove on. Max, 11.