One of only a very few breeders in the United States of CKC registered Great Pyredanes, a carefully bred hybrid of Great Danes and Great Pyrenees, producing an intelligent, friendly dog capable of multiple roles from service, to guardian to family dog. I'll update as we grow, but this gives a little more information as a temporary measure for now. It also explains why tails are bobbed since it's s
uch a hot button topic. Note that the dewclaws (which IS a bloody, painful process) are NOT done on these puppies, as we feel they need them as a working dog and that outweighs the risk of a torn claw. A fledgling kennel specializing in the CKC registered Great Pyredane dog, a hybrid of Great Pyrenees and Great Dane, carefully bred using high-quality stock to produce an all-around fantastic dog that is usually a working dog but excels as a loving family dog as well. By choosing only the best to pass along genetics, many of the health issues of the Dane as well as the Pyrenees, have been lessened substantially and in fact, have managed to nearly triple the lifespan of the Dane, while maintaining the beautiful, highly desirable, huge, happy calm dog that everyone loves. Per the breed standard, the tails are banded, NOT CHOPPED OFF at 3 days of age; the pups feel nothing. This is for the SAFETY of the working dog, as well as making them much easier to live within small quarters, as Danes are the perfect huge dog for small apartments. "Happy Tail Syndrome" is quite common in Danes, and they OFTEN badly break their tails simply walking through a doorway and wagging their tails, let alone when working. This leads to painful, often crippling surgical amputation as adults. It's a common issue in short-haired, long-tailed dogs. Also, these dogs are half Livestock Guardians and often work in such a capacity. The tails are dangerous when being pulled down by wolves, coyotes, and the like. It is for THEIR SAFETY. Is the same reason the Pyrenees have thick deep ruffs around their necks and short ears, and short slick legs. Preemptively bobbing the tails allows them a long, happy healthy life without that fear. The Dane was traditionally a boar hunting hound (and often the tails were bobbed for safety) and later excelled as estate guardians, while the Pyrenees Mountain dog is a 4,000+ year-old breed from the Pyrenees mountains along the border of France and Spain and are livestock guardians capable in packs of chasing off and sometimes killing, raiding coyotes, wolves, and other predators. At the same time, these guys are exceptionally gentle with kittens, baby ducks, and all manner of farm/home animals. Infinitely patient with children, protective of their family, and highly intelligent, this is a great dog for many tasks including heavy mobility service work, as my personal dog is, as well as PTSD, Autism, deep pressure therapy, etc. I plan to also have pure Dane and Pyrenees stock once my females are old enough to breed. Prices range for registered quality dogs from $1k - $2k on average, depending on the quality, color, and pattern of the dog and what their potential appears to be, as well as size/confirmation. Occasionally I have pretty pet quality pups without registration/breeding rights available under $1k. Currently located in an area encircled by Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and Hammond, we are convenient to all three areas off of I-12. Delivery is sometimes an option for a reasonable fee, and we hope to soon have air shipping available for future litters. 🙂
