Great Pyrenees Overcome with Emotion After His Original Family Visits Him

Dogs typically don't stay with the family they're born into. More often than not, when they're old enough, pups get sent off to their forever homes with their new families. Breeders selectively keep pups from their litters, but it's not a super common thing.

When we come to pick up our dog to take them home, whether from a breeder or a shelter, we usually don't think too much about their previous family. We also don't think about if they remember them, but on Monday, August 12th, one Great Pyrenees proves that we probably should:

Shelley the Funny FarmHer definitely makes a good mom for Hank, but it's only natural for him to miss his original family. Clearly, he does!

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Hank came to live with Shelley and her impressive herd back in June. He joined another farm dog, a Golden Retriever named Milo, and got quite the response from the herd at first - they were completely silent. That never happens! Luckily, he's turned out to be pretty well-suited for farm life, and he's already bonding with the animals and getting used to protecting them.

We're not told exactly why Hank, who is full-grown, was re-homed by this family even though many have asked. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that: it could lead to shaming, and this video makes it clear that even if they couldn't keep him, Hank's first family loves him very much. They're a 5-hour drive away, so Hank is lucky enough to get to have a sleepover whenever they come to visit!

Great Pyrenees Are Not an Easy Breed

When you look at a Great Pyrenees, they truly do just look like white Golden Retrievers. In many ways, they are similar, but as a whole, these two breeds are basically nothing alike. While Golden Retrievers were hunting companions, Great Pyrenees are livestock guardians meant for a more "rugged" life on the farm.

Great Pyrenees who don't have access to proper work training and are instead raised as pets often have issues like:

1. Destructive behavior from lack of enrichment.
2. Aggression toward other humans or animals.
3. Trouble potty training.
4. Excessive barking and growling.
5. Insane shedding that will consume your entire life.

Most of the time, those who gets Great Pyrenees' do so when they're puppies so that they can train them on their farms from a young age. It's where they thrive, and if you're going to have one as an inside companion, you need to be prepared to devote a lot of attention, time, and money to keeping the dog happy, healthy, and willing to behave. Luckily, Hank has two families to show him the ropes!