Dogs
Pyrenean Sheepdog smooth faced
Herding, retrieving (FrisbeeT, balls), watchdog, search & rescue, agility, obedience, tracking, hearing assistant, performing tricks.
- Origin
- France
- Size
- Medium
- Height · Male
- 40–54 cm
- Height · Female
- 40–52 cm
- Weight · Male
- 7–15 kg
- Weight · Female
- 7–15 kg
- FCI
- FCI group 1 · 1 · n.º 138
Traits
Activity
Social
Training
Temperament
Lively, biddable dog, sometimes wary of strangers.
History
This variety of Pyrenean Sheepdog was principally found in the Pyrenean foot-hills where it was ?much appreciated by horse-dealers and cattle-drovers? according to Bernard SÉNAC-LAGRANGE (1927 club?s yearbook) . Its distinctive features compared with those of other types of Pyrenean Sheepdogs gained it an appendix in the breed standard from the 1920s.
Fun facts
The Pyrenean Shepherd looks like it would be difficult to groom, but in fact the coat requires less attention than it appears. If the dog's coat forms cords, they need to be split a few times a year to prevent them from getting too thick. An experienced b
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