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Diamond Ranch Great Pyrenees Raised as LGDs; Livestock Guardian Dog's "Guardian Angels of The Ranch"
Some of Our Information and Thoughts on The Pyr We bought our first Great Pyrenees pair of sisters over 12 years ago as Guardians for Ourselves and Our Himalayan Cats. One was a Home Body who bonded to the Cats and did not like to leave home or even be outside for extended periods of time. The other was Our Guardian and would maintain watch over our yard and was more than willingly, even eager to go in the car, hiking, swimming and just playing. She was ever on the guard against Mountain Lions when we were in the woods. Both took their job of Guardian very seriously and were Great at it. So we are experienced in how a Great Pyrenees is qualified to Bond to a household and house animals and to the People within equally as well as to Sheep or Goats in any type of setting. Why? Because Great Pyrenees BOND to their “Family” whether it is Human, inside, outside or whatever that “family” composite may prove to be. There is only One drawback to City Life… Barking; this will present a challenge that can be overcome if truly a desired commitment in order to share the life of a Great Pyrenees. It was years before we began to build on own Dream: Our Ranch. It truly is a Divine Blessing and a work in progress daily. The first thing we did was obtain a pair of pups from a line which had been actively working for over 20 years: Justice and Joy. We neutered Justice. We had breeding experience with dogs just not the Great Pyrenees. So we left it up to God, the Creator, whether or not we would breed Joy and raise Our future Guardians or spay Joy also and then just again purchase more pups for our ranch. The Decision was to purchase a male. We purchased Vinnie from a long line of working Great Pyrenees and actively working parents with the same criteria. Our current Great Pyrenees are not AKC by our choice and intent as our first pair was. Our first pair came from an International Show Kennel who also had Working Dogs in actual fields. The Mom of our pups was a working sheep dog and the Dad an International Champion. No dog Can be expected to perform Both Careers regardless of what People may insist. It was the wonderful woman who bred our girls and who Showed her dogs And Worked her dogs around the world that we learned our basics of Great Pyrenees and their original breed temperament and type. It is also from her that we learned why we would later choose to Not purchase AKC dogs for Our Endeavor. Our first two represented the Original Ideal of both American and French Great Pyrenees. They were both “show quality” And with a Strong Working Drive and Natural Bonding genetics that had not been “bred out of them”. So we learned how to select pups that did represent the true original Great Pyrenees Type and Temperament. As always, we do claim that the Creator is the one who selected each of our dogs with us and in turn, selects each home for every puppy that comes into our lives. The Great Pyrenees was not always a “white dog”; although it’s base color has always been white; as opposed to other breeds of Guardian dogs which seem to be more ‘humanly aggressive’ such as the Mastiff type breeds. The color is not by accident. The Dark dogs were used against nighttime Human predators; usually to guard the home and family; while the Light Dogs would bed down with the sheep as we routinely see Retro do. They blend in with the sheep and predators cannot detect where they are; but We can distinguish them from most of the darker colors of predators who prey on livestock. Since Our Sheep and Goats will not be primarily white you will find that we are not as prejudiced against the original natural colorings found in the breed as AKC sanctioned breeders may be. Yet while we have had herdsmen claim that the colored dogs are better guardians than the white; we have not found that to be true, though we have incorporated the black into our lines. Joy and Retro are All White and there is no comparison to Their Guardian Instincts and working style, and we are excited to see how they work with our current Pyrs. We believe the color is a natural breed heritage and should not become a blind gauge to rate ability. There are many reasons to own a Great Pyrenees. As a LGD (Livestock Guardian Dog) it is very cost effective as a protection for a rancher’s livestock. Just E-mail us for details. As a Family Guardian in an increasingly dangerous world for our children, they are superb. Their ability to BOND and their Intelligence and Ability to Reason and only use the Force each situation requires makes them cost effective without the liability that accompanies other more ‘humanly aggressive’ dog protectors. OUR PUPS are raised with livestock and human attention. Their nutritional needs are priority from Before Conception and we are constantly redesigning our methods of feeding accordingly. We supplement with Vitamin C to protect joints and immune systems and feed a variety of foods, including fresh and raw. Learning is an ongoing process. We provide our support and direction as needed to everyone whether or not they have purchased our pups. What we may not have the personal knowledge or experience for we are committed to finding a resource which does. We will do whatever is humanly possible to help the owners of our pups with whatever problem may arise and in the relocation of any of our pups whose owner can no longer keep them. BREEDING the Great Pyrenees is a demanding commitment. We encourage all to have their pups spayed or neutered, unless they are truly informed and positively committed to invest in the challenging requirements that responsible breeding represents. A spayed/neutered dog is a Happy, Focused dog and that makes for a happy and less restricted life for dog, family and owner alike. We welcome your inquiries.
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