In the United States, the breed seen in this painting is called the Great Pyrenees, but in the United Kingdom and on the continent of Europe, they’re known as the Pyrenean Mountain Dog, and in their native France, they are Le Chien de Montagne des Pyrenees or Le Chien des Pyrenees. Would you be able to spot one out of a line up of white LGDs? Over a year ago, we put together a little quiz which appears below. See how you do:
Image of Great Pyrenees by Edwin Megargee
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A Maremma with cropped ears? Betcha that is a CAS.
Tam, it’s not unheard of to crop ears in an LGD to save them from far worse damage done by a predator. There are several references to this on-line and in books, including Han Dohner terrific book on farm and livestock dogs. She writes, “Ears that are semi erect, pricked, or set high on the skull like they want to stand up. All LGD breeds have low set, drop ears unless they have been cropped.”