Can Great Pyrenees handle the cold weather outside?

Question

55 to 45 degrees at the end of summer night?

Any temp. below that?

Can an adult Pyrenees handle cold nights better than a 5 month old pup?

There is a bush outside but he loves gaurding the door.

Answer 1

I will probably be yelled at, but I am a farm girl, and all dogs are outside only. We would never buy a dog that does not get a thick enough coat to stay outside.

45-55 is not that cool- your dog will be fine.

Great pyrenees can handle to zero degrees with no problems, as long as they have been kept outside (with a shelter of course) for the year to build up a nice coat. Anything under zero and we usually bring the dogs in the garage, but they are pawing and whining at the door to go out and sleep in the snow, lol.

As for cold- adults are always going to be able to handle the weather better, but like I said, you do not need to worry about a great pyrenee with an unshaved coat being cold at 45 degrees.

My friend breeds them (all outside dogs) and anything over 65 degrees and she shaves them and get them a fan for their kennels.

Answer 2

I would like to suggest that you read up on the breed so you know more about your breed and it's history. You should find it interesting.

In answer to your question, yes, an adult Pyrenees can handle this weather just fine. Always have shelter in the form of a dog house or a doggy door entry to the garage for shelter. Straw is a great insulator and if your dog is going to live outside, straw on the floor of it's dog house will help to keep him warm. Always face the entrance to the dog house to the south so the north wind does not blow directly in the door on the dog. Ceder bedding is great for repelling fleas, you can buy a dog bed that is basically like a large pillow that is filled with cedar.

Always keep fresh water available for your dog and it is especially important to make sure in cold winters that the water dish is not frozen.

Since your dog will be living outside it is extra important that you make a big effort to spend time with it daily. Too often outside dogs get neglected and are very unhappy and lonely dogs. Also, they can be ill and no one notices. Please, don't forget your best friend that will be waiting faithfully to spend time with you in the back yard.

Answer 3

I have a Great Pyrenees and I moved from TN to Alaska. Cumby loves it here much better than TN. Quite often during the day it is 45-55 and she seems to love it just fine. In fact since we moved up here she just loves rolling in the snow and seems to tolerate the cold just fine. She will make a bed in the snow and allow it to snow all over her. Even times when I have been cold and the wind is blowing terribly she is just lying in the yard as if it is a cool summer breeze. Often she even lies in the shade when I would have chosen a sunny spot. So I think Pyrenees breed are adapted to the mountain life and your dog would be just fine. As for a pup I really don't know.

Answer 4

Great Pyrenees love the cold weather but any puppy is going to be less able to handle cold weather.

Did you do ANY research about this dog? You MUST a fence to keep GP safe - you MUST have a shelter for your GP to stay warm and you MUST provide clean fresh water at all times along with clean dishes and fresh food.

GP are guardians thus wanting to stay near your door. In France they call them mat doors because they will lay in the door way - anyone coming in has to get by them.

You need to study up these elegant and special dogs - they have been around thousands of years and deserve a lot of respect and care.

Answer 5

Great Pyrenees do well in cold weather they have nice thick coats and were bred and originated in cooler climates it should have no problem with the cooler temps. Of course the adult will fare better than the pup, its like and adult tolerating the cold vs a 3-5 yr old

Answer 6

Absolutely...ALL pyrs can handle those mild temps! We bring our (under 1yr old) pups in if it gets into the teens. Our adult pyrs love the cold; however, we do bring them in if it gets into the single digits (not because they can't handle it, we are just overly cautious). Anyone suggesting Pyrenees need to be inside dogs simply does NOT know or understand the breed very well at all! These dogs were originally bred to withstand very cold temps (much colder than single digits) & snowy, mt. conditions.

Answer 7

I guess that they are supposed to be able to stay outside okay. We had a Pyr who always lived inside with us. She had a stroke this summer at age thirteen. I miss her, but there is still a vestige of the hair around. I wouldn't have a dog to leave it outside. But then, I live in Montana. It will be below 30 tonight. Get a big dog house. Can you put him in the garage or something? He's just 10 weeks old. He's a tiny baby. I would give him shelter.

Answer 8

GP's have a woolly undercoat in the winters. I have one that guards my live stock. They do very well in cold temps but by all means supply him with a dog house & old blanket to get out of the North wind. You can also offer him warm food like chick broth. NO other cooked foods. Nothing with onion in it either. Mine sleeps right with the goats and I can't tell which is a goat and which is the dog when they are cuddled together.

Answer 9

Yes, but why would you want to keep it outside at night?

Make sure the dog has a good shelter, a dogloo is very well insulated. And try to find some rubber flaps (the kind cut into strips) and attatch them to the entryway. That will help insulate.

Adult dogs will always fare better in the cold than a puppy

Answer 10

Pyrenese do well in cold weather.

BUT!

All dogs do best as indoor pets. It's not fair to keep them outside all the time.

Outside dogs need dog houses. NO EXCEPTIONS!!

Puppies are less able to deal with cold temps, but with shelter, 55-45 degrees should be fine.