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procon

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2. Those are Great Pyrenees.

Thu Nov 5, 2015, 01:27 PM

Nov 2015

They are excellent guardians because they trustworthy around baby critters, yet courageous enough to take on any predator is defense of their charges, and smart enough to make those decisions independent of human direction or training. Its instinctive, but every dog is different so some are better at the job than others. My Pyrs have literally save by life on two occasions and my livestock many times over throughout the years.

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When only 6 were left, Australia deploys sheepdogs to save tiny penguins from foxes [View all] Liberal_in_LA Nov 2015 OP

I LOVE Swampy Marsh and his courageous sheep dogs! BlueCaliDem Nov 2015 #1

Those are Great Pyrenees. procon Nov 2015 #2

My half-Pyr rescue has saved my cat's life numerous times. polly7 Nov 2015 #5

In the house, my cat rules my Pyrs. procon Nov 2015 #6

Lol. polly7 Nov 2015 #7

Yes, that's why we got our first Pyrs. procon Nov 2015 #9

They are sooo smart and so protective, yet so gentle and such good companions. polly7 Nov 2015 #12

Great Pyrenees work in tandem with Pyrenean Shepherds. OnyxCollie Nov 2015 #8

Foxes are beautiful creatures but they are not natural to Australia. SwissTony Nov 2015 #3

Hooray! knr joeybee12 Nov 2015 #4

Beautiful Dogs! smirkymonkey Nov 2015 #10

Maremmas, not Pyrs Canid Nov 2015 #11

It's funny that a sheepdog is used, as though a sheepdog is natural The2ndWheel Nov 2015 #13