Buddy + Inez = Great Pyrenees Puppies by Christmas!

This litter of puppies was never born. Unfortunately, Inez miscarried. She seems to be in good health now, whatever caused the miscarriage, so we are planning to try one more time. If we breed her again, it will probably be her last litter.

As of Tuesday, October 7th, Inez's first litter of full-blooded Great Pyrenees puppies are on the way. She has had four litters before with a Chocolate Lab (see posts under the tag "Puppies"), but this is her first litter of Great Pyrenees.

The sire is Buddy, who is a full-time livestock guardian working with his brother. He is only about 18 months old, so that is why he's a little small. He and his brother are both excellent guardians, as is Inez, and they have been doing their job since they were only 3 or 4 months old. He is laid back and very good tempered. He is a family dog as well as a guardian, and regularly interacts with the four young children in his family. Below are some photos of him. For pictures of Inez please visit the "Dogs and Puppies" page. I am sorry he's so dirty- he is a classic farm dog, and we didn't have time to bathe him while he was here. The puppies are due around December 10th, and are for sale. If you would like to reserve a puppy, please first fill out this application form, and/ or email me. If you don't have email, you can call or text me at 386-316-4844.
The puppies will be raised outside in their pen, which has a nice, simple doghouse, next to the front pasture and pigs. One of my goats (Nelly) should be kidding with registrable Saanens when they are about four weeks old, and I will allow the kids and puppies to interact as they grow. Of course, they will be handled daily by myself and my siblings. While we have the puppies, they will be treated as valued family pets. The puppies will all come with health certificates and first shots. We are located in Bronson, FL, and the puppies will be available for pick-up sometime between 8 and 12 weeks old. If you want one, you will have to reserve him/ her early, because they go very quickly. (The last litter were all sold before they were over a week old.) I am not trying to get rid of them just as fast as I can, or force a quick decision, I just want potential owners to be aware of the fact that these puppies don't last very long.

     Please understand: These are working dogs. Great Pyrenees as a rule have wonderful temperaments, being "gentle giants" as long as they are not protecting their family or their animals. They are also extremely intelligent. But- they have been bred for hundreds of years to work independently of humans as they lived on the range protecting the herds. This means that they are very independent and can be quite stubborn. For example, if I call Inez from one side of the yard, but she senses there may be a threat on the other side, or feels the need to patrol (or maybe just doesn't want to come), she may "turn deaf" and completely ignore me. So while they can, and should, be trained, but they are not the kind of dogs that usually place well in obedience classes. They are also quite large, with males often weighing over 100 lbs, and they have a tendency to roam. (Inez is on the small side for a Pyrenees though, so the puppies will likely not be quite as big. She is also very good about staying at home.) If you do your early training though, and don't just stick them in the pasture and ignore them, they will learn the property boundaries and respect them. They are very intelligent, and Inez knows the property line (here and at our old home) to the foot. It wasn't easy originally to teach her to respect that line though, and I had to discipline her once or twice when I caught her out of bounds. After that though she almost never repeated the offense, except when she was in heat and would go and visit the neighbor's Lab. One last thing about the Pyrenees: They bark a lot. If you are a light sleeper, it may take a while to get used to all the barking. This is how almost any guardian dog is though. Barking is first line of defense against a potential threat, because it lets predators and other dogs know "this property belongs to me, no trespassing!" It is very important that a Great Pyrenees puppy be socialized when it is young, because they are essentially guard dogs, and may become over-protective of their territory if they are not used to other people than their family. If you get a puppy from us, it has been somewhat socialized already because I have 10 siblings, and we have lots of other families over. And of course, when there is a litter of "miniature Polar bears", their pen is a necessary stop on the farm tour. :)
     So, if you still want a puppy after reading all that, then proceed as listed above and on our "Dogs and Puppies" page. I do require that the application form be filled out before you can put a deposit on a puppy. If you don't have a computer to do it, you can give me the info over the phone. I'm not looking for perfect people to buy each of our puppies, because I know that there is no one who is perfect, except for God, and the puppies themselves won't be perfect, though I expect them to be excellent. I just want to eliminate the people who see a picture of a fluffy, adorable Great Pyrenees puppy and buy it just because it's cute. This is a recipe for disaster! So please, contact me if you want a good farm and family dog, but make sure you have the ability to care for it so you can be happy with the puppy, and it can lead an enjoyable and useful life.

   Below are the pictures from Buddy's own personal photo-shoot (I have a sister who is a budding photographer, and that's what she calls it). He and Inez both have light tan markings on their faces and backs near the base of their tails. These are allowed, even encouraged in the Great Pyrenees breed. For more info on conformation, please see the AKC breed standard. Keep in mind though that these are not show dogs, just good healthy farm dogs which are excellent at their job.