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Great Pyrenees Dog
Great Pyrenees Dog
The Great Pyrenees is a friendly
dog and loves companionship of humans. Affectionate and
protective this breed does well with a family that loves
to do activities with this dog. This gentle giant dog
breed is highly intelligent and independent and quick to
learn. Great Pyrenees dogs get along well with older children
and other dog breeds, but may present a problem with the
younger kids. Since the Great Pyrenees dog has a strong
protective drive you need to use caution with strangers.
The Great Pyrenees dog breed will usually be protective of other animals
in the household too, but may chase strange animals
away.
The Great Pyrenees dogs has a large
head, drooping rounded ears and a long plumed tail.
However, the head is not heavy in proportion to its
size. The Great Pyrenees dog is sufficient bone and muscle providing
balance to its frame. The Great Pyrenees dogs double coat is weather
resistant consisting of a long, flat, thick, outer coat
of coarse hair over a dense, wooly undercoat. Its
movements are smooth and elegant that suggests power and
agility. The Great Pyrenees dog is an ancient breed who got its name from
the mountain range in Southwestern Europe. Also known as
the Pyrenean Mountain Dog in the United Kingdom, it is
called Le Chien de Montagne des Pyrenees dog or Le Chien des
Pyrenees dog in its native France. It is in the Pyrenees
Mountains where the breed developed its characteristics
of a unique flock guardian dog.
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