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So here’s a question for those of you who
have had Pyrs for a while. In reference to the sound issue when they are
inside, our two pyrs and Anatolian come in the house on very rare occasions,
usually when one of them is in need of bed rest or other out of the weather
care. Once they are inside (which they enjoy to the fullest), they quite
literally go “off duty”. And by off duty I mean nothing once they are in the
house that goes on outside seems to be of any concern or consequence. Someone
coming up the drive will trigger all three of them to let us know someone is
coming, and everything and anything in their outdoor world that is awry causes
a response, WHEN THEY ARE OUTSIDE. We have had people drive up without any of
them so much as lifting their heads from snoozing when indoors, and even have
had friends drop by and come in the house with them just looking up and going ‘oh
well’, then promptly falling back asleep. Anyone else experience this “it’s not my
job now” attitude when they bring their working dogs indoors? It’s really
weird. Gary Kaufman Roads End Llamas Here's the order in which our Pyr, Fluffy, uses here senses
when guarding the backyard and our flock of birds. 1) Sound. Anyone with a Pyr indoors knows that sounds
outdoors are important to the Pyr. 2) Sight. Fluffy always takes the high ground to
survey the area. 3) Scent. This is a closer range sense. Used
often to track were the predator has been, not where it's coming from. Regardless, we can often spot the fox before Fluffy does.
We have a higher vantage point then her and a dog’s eyesight, oddly enough, is
not much better than a human’s, especially in decoding color differences. Jim
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