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Pinscher and Schanuzer - Molossoid Breeds - Swiss Mountain and Cattle Dogs

PYRENEAN MOUNTAIN DOG

Classification	Code
2	FCI-Standard N° 137

Use:

Pastoral guardian in the mountains.

appearance:

Dog of great size, imposing and strongly built, but not without a certain elegance.

temperament:

Used on its own to guarantee the protection of flocks from attacks by predators, its selection depended on its aptitude for guarding and dissuading as much as on its attachment to the flock. The resulting main qualities are strength and agility, allied to gentleness and attachment to those it is protecting. This protecting dog has a propensity for independence and a sense of initiative which demand a certain degree of authority from its owner.