Livestock Guardians indeed!
Without the Great Pyrenees, life as we know it on the farm would not be possible. Prior to owning a Great Pyrenees, we lost many of our smaller animals to foxes, raccoons and stray dogs. The Pyrs provide a blanket of guardianship to our chicks and calves, we have not had a casualty from vermen since they have stepped foot onto our farm. These dogs are loving, loyal, with the softest coat of fur one could ever snuggle - their kind and gentle interactions with the other critters, especially with the farm babies, is a relaxing and enjoyable sight. |
As much as it breaks my heart, I am no longer raising puppies for adoption. They truly are a great animal & I have chosen to leave the Great Pyrenees link on our farm website to share this little bit of information for those of you who are interested in the breed.
Did you know...
The Great Pyrenees are used as rescue dogs and therapy dogs? Because of their gentle nature, soft coats and a look as if they are always smiling, these loving polar bears were used to help raise the morale in the workers, Firemen and Policemen at the September 11th site. Therapy dogs visit hospitals and the like. Samson was practically raised in the counseling center where I worked (until he got too big to fit in my Jeep Wrangler). My Pyrs frequently visit a classroom - seeing their interactions with the children will forever make you a believer in the magic animals can bring into our lives.
The Great Pyrenees were used to help bring back the St. Bernard breed when it's numbers were dwindleing low.
Most Great Pyrenees have the double dew claws- a trait which aided in helping the pyrs walk through snow of the Pyrenees Mountains. Fossil remains of the dogs date as far back as 3000 B.C.
A pyr will only use as much force as necessary to protect it's flock/family. Although submissive to smaller animals and their flock, tales tell of a mother pyr fighting to the death against a bear to protect her litter. Ultimately the mother died protecting her young and the babies survived. It is said that a pyr can hold it's own against a pack of wolves, but two pyrenees are undefeatable.
Pyrs are used as cart dogs and carried equipment on their backs through the mountains during World War I.
Of the numerous wonderful attributes a Great Pyrenees has to offer, the following quote from the Great Pyrenees Club of America sums it up the best "They have a special ability to identify and distinguish predators or unwelcome intruders. They are nurturing of small, young, or sick animals."
The Great Pyrenees are used as rescue dogs and therapy dogs? Because of their gentle nature, soft coats and a look as if they are always smiling, these loving polar bears were used to help raise the morale in the workers, Firemen and Policemen at the September 11th site. Therapy dogs visit hospitals and the like. Samson was practically raised in the counseling center where I worked (until he got too big to fit in my Jeep Wrangler). My Pyrs frequently visit a classroom - seeing their interactions with the children will forever make you a believer in the magic animals can bring into our lives.
The Great Pyrenees were used to help bring back the St. Bernard breed when it's numbers were dwindleing low.
Most Great Pyrenees have the double dew claws- a trait which aided in helping the pyrs walk through snow of the Pyrenees Mountains. Fossil remains of the dogs date as far back as 3000 B.C.
A pyr will only use as much force as necessary to protect it's flock/family. Although submissive to smaller animals and their flock, tales tell of a mother pyr fighting to the death against a bear to protect her litter. Ultimately the mother died protecting her young and the babies survived. It is said that a pyr can hold it's own against a pack of wolves, but two pyrenees are undefeatable.
Pyrs are used as cart dogs and carried equipment on their backs through the mountains during World War I.
Of the numerous wonderful attributes a Great Pyrenees has to offer, the following quote from the Great Pyrenees Club of America sums it up the best "They have a special ability to identify and distinguish predators or unwelcome intruders. They are nurturing of small, young, or sick animals."
Here's daddy...
Daddy is an all white male, akc/ckc registered. Mommy is all white and ckc registered. The babies will be ckc registered, have their vaccination/deworming records. The litter consists of 4 boys and 3 girls!
Please feel free to email [email protected] or call my cell at (740) 818-7384 for additional information.
Please feel free to email [email protected] or call my cell at (740) 818-7384 for additional information.
Photos from Wednesday, 12/9/11
Here are our 6 babies from December 7, 2011
Pictures from the week of December 18th, not much has changed at this moment.
Monday, December 26th pictures & videos. The little ones have really taken off, they are starting to look and act like puppies but they are still very wobbly on their feet. They are 2 wks 5 days old.
They look a little dirty! This sometimes happens after nursing & mommy comes inside from playing in the mud!
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JANUARY 7TH PICS - Oh what a Muddy Mess! It was a nice day, so everybody got to go outside and play a little. Can you guess who got a bath at the end of the day?
The Babies' Individual pictures are below (These were all taken on January 15th) They also got a bath today, dirty lil' dogs! :)
One very pretty Little girl available
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OLD PICTURES FROM LAST YEAR'S LITTER
Below are pics taken on April 4th - 3 weeks and 4 days old, there is also a video below the pictures
These are the 4 boys
Here are the three girls
You can see in the video, as much as they try they are not very coordinated yet :)
Friday, April 9th pictures - 4 weeks 1 day
It was finally warm enough for everybody to go outside to play!
Sunday, April 17th Pictures - 5 weeks & 3 days old
The little ones have moved outside to their doggy bedroom.
More Photos of these babies coming soon!
THE PHOTOS BELOW ARE FROM A PREVIOUS LITTER AND A DIFFERENT MOMMY...
Monday, March 8th photos
Below are group photos from the weekend of March 13th
Photos will enlarge if you click on them.