New Breed-Pyrenean Shepherd (AKC) - Page 1

http://www.akc.org/breeds/pyrenean_shepherd/

     Just got this today in my AKC news letter.  What do ya think???


Pyrenean Shepherd Breed Standard Herding Group
Contact: Pyrenean Shepherd Club of America, Dr. Patricia Princehouse, 9573 Mentor Road, Chardon, OH 44024, (440) 286-7431 General Appearance A small, sinewy, lean, lively dog whose sparkling personality and quicksilver intelligence are reflected in the vibrant expression of his unique triangular head and windswept face. A superb athlete, his beautiful, flowing gait "shaves the earth." Uncoiffed, light-boned and built as a horizontal rectangle, his high energy and intelligent, cunning, mischievous attitude show that he is always on alert, suspicious, ready for action. An ardent herder of all kinds of livestock, his vigilant attitude and great vivacity of movement give this little dog a highly singular gait and appearance, characteristic of no other breed. The Pyr Shep is naturally distrustful of strangers, but when well-socialized from a young age, he or she has a very lively, cheerful disposition. The two varieties, Smooth-Faced and Rough-Faced (including both demi-long and long-haired coat types) are born in the same litters.

It looks to be a very old breed, just newly recognized. Neat little dogs.

Good looking dog.

 The accurate statement is that the AKC is newly recognizing this breed, along with the Irish Red 7 White Setter, and the Nowegian Buhund.    The breeds have been around for eons.  They are now just three more breeds put on the road to doom and destruction.     All they need to finish them off is a Walt Disney movie...

It will be the lack of breeding stock imported in the USA that will also doom them to intense linebreeding.  AKC should apprve breedings and registration on litters until the stud book gets to an acceptable population.

 They only require as few as 300 reigstered dogs in some cases, to recognize the breed.

Not EVERY breed that is AKC accepted is doomed.

The Flat Coated Retriever has done ok for itself.

Is not the registration, or breeding practice that screw's up a breed is when the breed get's too popular when everything start going south.

love his hair doo!