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| Gt.Pyrenees Country of origin FRANCE |
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| Dedicated to my very dear & close friend Pyrangel Rescue Founder Joan Fremo. Hope you like the song Joanie, I listen to it as I'm saying my prayers before I too lay me down to sleep. God Love& Bless you. Loves you !. {{x}} |
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| This is a dog of immense size & full of majesty. Super keen intelligence. A kindly expression of unsurpassed beauty of a certain elegance. Mostly all white with markings of badger grey or varying shades of tan. In the ambling gait, he shows unmistakably the purpose for which this beautiful dog was bred. Guarding the sheep/goats. Pastoral life in all kinds of weathers on the slopes of the Gt Pyrenees mountains. So soundness is of the utmost importance, because it is absolutely necessary for carrying out this centuries old task. SIZE : Males 27" to 30"at the shoulders. Females 25" to 29"s. Length from shoulder blades to root of tail should be the same as the height. in any given specimen. Average girth is 36" to 46"s for the males & 32" to 36"s for the females. Weight runs 100 to 125lbs for the boys, 90 to 115lbs for the girls. Dog should be heavily boned. Closed cupped feet. Double dewclaws on hindlegs. Single dewclaws on the frontlegs. HEAD : Large wedge shaped. 10" to 11"s from dome to point of nose. Rounding crown. Furrow only slightly developed with no apparent sign of a stop. CHEEKS : Flat EARS : V shaped but rounded at the tips. Meduim size parrallel with the eyes. Carried low & close to the head. Except when raised to attention. EYES : Meduim size, slightly obliquely. Dark rich brown only. with close eyelids, well pigmented. DEWLAPS : Developed but little. Head is brief that of a brown bear, but with the ears falling down. NECK : Short, stout & strongly muscled. BODY : Well placed shoulders set obliquely. Close to the body. BACK & LOIN : Well coupled, straight & broad. HAUNCHES : Fairly prominent. RUMP : Sloping slightly. RIBS : Flat sided. CHEST : Deep TAIL : Of sufficent length to hang below the hocks.Well plumed. Carried low when in repose. Curled high over the back " Making the wheel " when alert. COAT : Created to withstand the severe weather. Very heavy white undercoat & long thick outer coat of coarser hair, Hair is straight or slightly undulating. QUALITIES : In addition to his age old tradition of being a protector of pasteral life. Protector of his sheep & goats. The Gt. Pyrenees has been used for centuries as a guard & watchdog on the large estates of his native France. He has proven ideal for it. He is as serious in play as he is in work. adapting himself & moulding himself to the moods, desires & even the lives of his human companions. Through fair & foul weathers, through leisure hours, fraught with danger, responsibilty & extreme exertion. This wonderful magic dog has an exemplification of gentleness & docility with those he knows. He is faithful, filled with such a devotion, that he is willing to lay down his own life for those that he loves & protects. Willing to sacrifice his own life for his loved ones & his charges. Please do not over breed this wonderful dog, there are far too many homeless ones bred by well, you know who ok. Please contact either myself , Joan mail addy [email protected] Her page will be linked to this one. Or your nearest GPCA rep, their page too will be linked to this one. for any Pyr's that need rescuing. We rescue our precious breed because we love them dearly. If you want top notch breeders who are reputable, responsible & reliable please mail me & I will send you the info. Please don't buy pups where you can not see or feel the parents of the puppies, please spay/neuter pups where you can not sit down with the breeder & learn all you can about this magnificent breed. We treasure them, & they in turn give us their undying love & protection,. Also please do some legwork & find out if a Pyr is the dog really for you, Joan & the GPCA have plenty of very valuable information on their pages please take advantage of them. We ARE here for our breed & also for YOU, alright. We are willing to help you with all your questions. Why ?, because of our great love for our bonnie, magic Gt.Pyrenees. Dia duit, May the winds always be warm at your backs. May God shower us all with many Blessings. God love & protect us all & our Pyrs, Sahha Patti a lady O' Erin {{x}} |
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