Breed All About It - 1998 Great Pyrenees was released on: USA: 23 February 2001
Great Pyrenees
The Great Pyrenees
Great Pyrenees is one such breed, and a very popular LGD.
A Great Pyrenees is a large, gentle dog breed known for their protective nature and loyalty to their family. They have a thick, weather-resistant coat and were originally bred to guard livestock in the Pyrenees Mountains. Great Pyrenees are typically calm, independent, and make excellent watchdogs.
Pyrenees mountain dog
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Great Pyrenees and the Sheep Dog. Actually several breeds are raised with sheep, so they consider the sheep to be their pack and can be left alone to guard them, but the Great Pyrenees is the main one.
The scientific name for all dogs is Canis lupus familiaris. There is no scientific name for each individual breed.
Both of his dogs are Great Pyrenees. They'll grow to about 130 pounds.
The Great Pyrenees originated in Central Asia or Siberia. The breed was descended from the Hungarian Kuvasz and the Maremmano-Abruzzese. The Pyrenees is also a relative of the St. Bernard, contributing to their development. It has a long history as a guard dog of sheep. The dogs made their way to Europe, the Great Pyrenees remained in the high mountain regions until the Middle ages, When the breed gradually gained popularity with the French nobility as a guard dog. By the late 17th century, every French noble wanted to own one. Armed with a spiky collar and thick coat, the Great Pyrenees protected vulnerable flocks from such predators as wolves and bear. The Great Pyrenees has proven to be a very versatile breed working as an avalanche rescue dog, as a cart-puller, sled dog, as a pack dog on ski trips, a flock guardian, dog of war, and as a companion and defender of family and property. The AKC officially recognized the Great Pyrenees in 1933.
AKC standards in breeds are very strict, and the organization has standards about double dew claws. Very few breeds are allowed double dew claws, but one breed in which they are acceptable is the Great Pyrenees.