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backwoodsbob

(6,001 posts) Wed Jan 30, 2013, 11:57 AM Jan 2013

ok dog people..don't know alot about this breed...need help [View all]

Went down to the shelter this morning and connected with one dog...a*great Pyrenees* pup.Ten weeks old.

I don't know a whole lot about the breed except they get BIG!

Any info would be appreciated.

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ok dog people..don't know alot about this breed...need help [View all] backwoodsbob Jan 2013 OP

Great Pyrenees? Xyzse Jan 2013 #1

yeah he's pure white backwoodsbob Jan 2013 #2

Sounds great! Xyzse Jan 2013 #3

Ten weeks; I can just imagine! elleng Jan 2013 #27

yeah that's about him right there backwoodsbob Jan 2013 #31

Hey, glad to see that you are doing better. Denninmi Jan 2013 #4

the wife knew backwoodsbob Jan 2013 #7

yeah I'm doing ok..thanks backwoodsbob Jan 2013 #9

my neighbors had a Great Pyrenees when I was a kid magical thyme Jan 2013 #5

Just Google the breed Sekhmets Daughter Jan 2013 #6

I've only known one personally union_maid Jan 2013 #8

Popular working breed in Colorado. bluedigger Jan 2013 #10

that's an amazing pic backwoodsbob Jan 2013 #11

That dog is really giving you the stink eye there. Yavin4 Jan 2013 #28

stephanie miller has two of them max and fred although no one knows what happend to oliver leftyohiolib Jan 2013 #12

She had named one of them Oliver, but changed the name to one of the ones warrior1 Jan 2013 #26

wow mystery solved thanks now if we can find frangela & boozler & sanchez from montebello leftyohiolib Jan 2013 #34

The only one I knew sharp_stick Jan 2013 #13

My brother has one on a farm, and says it's just the sweetest dog he's ever had. Barks a lot too. Hoyt Jan 2013 #14

thanks Hoyt backwoodsbob Jan 2013 #15

My dogs’ groomer, Sally, frogmarch Jan 2013 #16

yeah the more i read...the more I like backwoodsbob Jan 2013 #17

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I don't know how much more insensitive you could possibly be The Velveteen Ocelot Jan 2013 #20

goodbye backwoodsbob Jan 2013 #21

The one I knew... AnneD Jan 2013 #19

They shed like crazy, they love to herd and roam, they are super sweet... Phentex Jan 2013 #22

Amazing, dogs taught cats how to walk in a group! elleng Jan 2013 #29

something out there figured out how to herd cats backwoodsbob Jan 2013 #32

My childhood pet was a GP, wonderful dog, they do get BIG HereSince1628 Jan 2013 #23

We've had Great Pyrenees for years. Demoiselle Jan 2013 #24

Just read my own post.. Demoiselle Jan 2013 #25

you just desribed a st bernard backwoodsbob Jan 2013 #33

Sweet. And HUGE a la izquierda Jan 2013 #30

I saw an episode about them on avebury Jan 2013 #35

update...no GP puppy in my future...FOR NOW backwoodsbob Jan 2013 #36

I'm sure that either breed would be great for you. Keep us informed! Cheers. Demoiselle Jan 2013 #40

Don't rule out the Bernese Mountain Dog! nolabear Jan 2013 #41

I would love to get a Bernie or a Swiss mountain dog littlewolf Jan 2013 #42

One Day! In the far off future Xyzse Jan 2013 #37

what a beautiful dog backwoodsbob Jan 2013 #38

I know! Xyzse Jan 2013 #39

I've known two. LWolf Feb 2013 #43

I have had Pyrs for years. Fortinbras Armstrong Jul 2013 #44

we didnt end up with a Pyres...something similiar backwoodsbob Jul 2013 #45

wierd backwoodsbob Jul 2013 #46