Smooth-faced Pyrenean Shepherd
A compact format for maximum herding efficiency
Eredeti név: Berger des Pyrénées à face rase
Egyéb megnevezés: Pyrenean, Sheepdog
Típus: Lupoid
Kan méret: 15¾-21¼ inches
Szuka méret: 15¾- 20½ inches
Ápolás mértéke
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Sheepdogs and Cattle Dogs (except Swiss Cattle Dogs)
FCI KC
Származási hely France
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Those that love the breed will not fail to tell you that these dogs need a lot of daily exercise, and that they demand education and socialization efforts from a very early age.
This variety of Pyrenean Shepherd is primarily found in the Pyrenean foothills where it was “highly appreciated by horse-dealers and cattle-drovers,” according to Bernard Sénac-Lagrange (1927 yearbook). The qualities that distinguish it from other types of Pyrenean Sheepdogs earned it an appendix to the breed standard in the 1920’s.
Smooth-faced Pyrenean Shepherd Pár szóban :
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Fej
Furnished with short, fine hair, which is where it gets its name.
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Test
A little shorter than the long-haired variety, almost describing a square.
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Bunda
Fawn, gray, harlequin (blue flecked with black), black. Solid colors are preferred.
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Fülek
The lower part of the ears must be pricked and mobile. Ideally, the top third or even half of the ear should fall forward or to the side.
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Farok
Well fringed and not too long, set fairly low and forming a hook at the tip.
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Szőrzet
The hair on the body is of medium length or shorter. It is longest on the neck and withers (around 2½ inches), and on the median line of the back (1-2 inches).
All told, smooth-faced Pyrenean Shepherds have the same characteristics as the long-haired variety. Distinguishing features are the skull, which is almost as broad as it is long, the muzzle, which is a little shorter than the skull but longer than the rough-faced varieties; the body, which is almost equal to the height, and the distance from elbow to ground, which is greater than half the height at the withers.This is a lively, obedient breed, which may however be mistrustful of strangers.
