Join For Free And Start Earning Money Now!

The Great Pyrenees or Pyrenean Mountain Dog

  • 23/11/2010

The Pyrenean Mountain Dog, or Great Pyrenees in the United States, is an extremely old flock guardian breed dating back to the Bronze Age. Favored by the French nobility, the Great Pyrenees, served as the royal French court's official dog. Full grown, this is a massive and muscular animal with bushy white fur, course fur that enables the Great Pyrenees to blend in extremely well with the flock and to live outside all year even in very harsh environments.

The adult Great Pyrenees looks rather like a brown bear with white fur and is famous for their ability to keep a bear at bay while the shepherd evacuates the flock. The Great Pyrenees makes a wonderful addition to a family providing fierce devotion and loyalty. While wary of strangers, they are amazingly gentle with children and other animals and do will warm up to friendly people, women in particular.

As a serious working dog they have a independent, even stubborn streak, especially with an owner who fails to establish their dominance. The breed is also notorious for roaming and owners should ensure their yard is securely fenced in. Bad habits must be nipped in the bud as the 'puppy' will be approaching 100 pounds within 8 months. While not on guard against some potential danger, the breed's demeanor is extremely calm, affectionate and patient but once its protective instincts are triggered the breed is absolutely fearless of any predators, this dog is a match for not only coyotes and foxes, but larger animals like cougars, bears and mountain lions. Obviously, it is a very effective deterrent against burglars as well.

Please Help Us

We've got a small favour to ask. More people are reading IrishDogs.ie than ever, but far fewer are paying for it.

IrishDogs.ie takes a lot of time, money and hard work to produce. But we do it because we believe our perspective matters because it might well be your perspective, too.

Our future could be much more secure with your help. Please SUPPORT us by clicking on the Donate Button at the Top Right of your screen.

Comments (0)

Post a Comment
* Your Name:
* Your Email:
(not publicly displayed)
Reply Notification:
Approval Notification:
Website:
* Security Image:
Security Image Generate new
Copy the numbers and letters from the security image:
* Message:

Email to Friend

Fill in the form below to send this breed article to a friend:

Email to Friend
* Your Name:
* Your Email:
* Friend's Name:
* Friend's Email:
* Security Image:
Security Image Generate new
Copy the numbers and letters from the security image
* Message: