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Great Pyrenees
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The Pyrenean Mountain Dog, known as the Great Pyrenees in the
United States, is a large breed of dog, used as a livestock
guardian dog.
The Great Pyrenees is a very old breed, and has been used for
millennia by shepherds, including those of the Basque people,
who inhabit parts of the region in and around the Pyrenees
Mountains of southern France and northern Spain.[2] More
recently, the breed served as the official dog of the royal French
court (whose prominence began circa the Middle Ages, and lasted
until the middle of the nineteenth century). During World War II the
dogs were used to haul artillery over the Pyrenean Mountain
range to and from Spain and France. They are related to several
other large white European livestock guardian dogs (LGD),
including the Italian Maremma Sheepdog, Kuvasz (Hungary),
Akbash Dog (Turkey) and Polish Tatra or Polski Owczarek
Podhalański.
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Great Pyrenees
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Description
Males grow to between 110–120 pounds (50–54 kg) and 27–32
inches (69–81 cm), while females reach between 80–90 pounds
(36–41 kg) and 25–29 inches (63–74 cm). They live to between
10–12 years of age.
Their coats are white and can have varying shades of gray, red
(rust), or tan around the face (including a full face mask), ears and
sometimes on the body and tail. As Great Pyrenees mature, their
coats grow thicker and the longer colored hair of the coat often
fades on those dogs that were not born completely white.
Sometimes a little light tan or lemon will appear later in life around
the ears and face. Being a double-coated breed, the undercoat
can also have color and the skin as well. The color of the nose and
on the eye rims should be jet black.[3] Grey or tan markings that
remain lend the French name, "blaireau," (badger) which is a
similar grizzled mixture color seen in the European badger. More
recently, any color is correctly termed "Badger" or "Blaireau."
All white dogs are not preferred by top breeders for many reasons.
White dogs in most breedings are less frequent. It's not unusual
that breedings that result in a high incidence of all white puppies
do not have the required jet black pigment on the nose and eye
rims. These breeding lines are therefore not, as a rule, desirable in
well-bred stock. There are generally all white puppies in most
litters. This is normal and these all white puppies can be bred
successfully in the hands of a competent breeder. The rear leg
bilateral double dewclaws are required.
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Country of origin
France/Itaaly
Weight
Male: 110-120 lbs
Female: 80-90 lbs
Height (average)
Male: 27-32 in
Female: 25-29 in
Coat
Smooth, short
Color
Multiple, see text
Life span
10-12 years
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