We have depended on Livestock Guardian Dogs to protect our goats since 1993. We began with Merema-Great Pyrenees crosses and have had many generations of guardians, mostly Great Pyrenees (some rescues) and two Anatolian Shepherds. We usually have a team of 5-6 permanent dogs at any given time, spread among our various goat and poultry pens. We often have puppies of various ages and stages of training as well. We feel LGDs are our best protection for our goats and poultry. We have used a llama to work in a remote roadside pasture with our sheep where we do not feel a dog would be well suited, due to its proximity to the road and neighbors, without our supervision.

We breed for temperament (gentle disposition, strong bonds to their charges, even level of physical activity), intelligence, moderate size, healthy sound conformation, and longevity. Our dogs's first job is to care for our herd and flocks but we also appreciate them very much for their companionship to us as well. They are all our friends, family members, and beloved pets. We began breeding AKC registered Purebred Great Pyrenees in 2002 and have also bred our Anatolian bitch to our Great Pyrenees stud resulting in several litters per year. We expect that at least half will work as LGDs.

We offer puppies with both unrestricted and restricted AKC registrations as well as crossbred for the positive traits they bring from both parental breeds. We receive regular positive reports from their owners (as far away as Oregon and the US Virgin Islands). We sell a number as house pets as well (one went to a show breeder) and their owners also keep us up to date as to their activities. A good friend participates in dog carting with her Pyr. It is common for us to hear "This is the best puppy we've ever had!" "The smartest," The easiest to train," "Most responsible," "The most wonderful, sweetest, beautiful..." The Great Pyrenees are a versatile breed, as much at home sleeping on a bed of hay with their herd of goats as reclining on a bed of pillows! Here's a nice article about another farm's experience integrating LGDs into their predator management.

For LGDs we strongly recommend a pair or team of spayed/neutered dogs. Two working together is much more than twice the protection of two single dogs. They support one another in work and in play they will preferentially seek each other for rough-and-tumble over chasing your livestock. Our experience is that training two pups is MUCH easier than training one alone. If you are purchasing a second dog to complement/overlap with an older LGD you will also experience these benefits as well as the benefit that the older LGD will mentor the pup. We do offer a discount for multiple purchases from the same litter.

They are a very social dog who was bred to be a livestock guardian and thus bonded to their charges (mine are). If they aren't working with livestock they form strong bonds to, and want to be with, their people, so they do make great pets in the right situation. They hate to be alone; a lonely Pyr is a miserable Pyr and will make you a miserable Pyr owner. Such a dog will get into mischeif and have a barking problem. If you are home with the dog most of the time it should be very happy and you can train it not to bark much (though all dogs do bark). It is especially important to do basic obedience training with Pyrs for several reasons: they are really smart dogs and need the intelectual stimulation, it reinforces the bond between you and the dog, and establishes you as the alpha in the relationship - you don't want to try to muscle or pull an 120# dog, you want it to want to please you and to do what you ask.

Our Great Pyrenees are AKC registered and all breeding animals are cleared for hip and other genetic issues.

Check out our For Sale page for any available puppies and download Rosasharn's Great Pyrenees Sales Contract. We ship everywhere and can ship two pups in a crate.

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