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Pyrenean Mountain Dog breeders

The Pyrenean Mountain Dog is a giant white flock guardian in The Royal Kennel Club’s Pastoral group.

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About the Pyrenean Mountain Dog

The Pyrenean Mountain Dog is a giant white flock guardian in The Royal Kennel Club's Pastoral group. The RKC calls it one of the tallest pastoral breeds and says it has guarded flocks in the Pyrenees since the Middle Ages. Louis XIV named it the Royal Dog of France, and in the Second World War the French Army used it as a messenger and pack dog. It is a separate breed from the Pyrenean Mastiff and the Long Haired Pyrenean Sheepdog. Related guardians include the Maremma Sheepdog, Estrela Mountain Dog and Anatolian Shepherd Dog, or browse all Pastoral group breeders.

Size and build. The breed standard describes a powerful, imposing dog of great size with a certain elegance, strongly built but not cumbersome. Minimum shoulder heights are 70 cm (27½ in) for dogs and 65 cm (25½ in) for bitches, with minimum weights of 50 kg and 40 kg at those heights. Most dogs exceed these figures, but excess weight from fat is undesirable. Strongly made double dewclaws on each hind leg are an identifying feature.

Coat and grooming. A fine undercoat lies beneath a longer, coarser outer coat, with a mane around the neck and shoulders and woollier "pantaloons" on the backs of the thighs. Dogs are white, or white marked with badger, wolf-grey or pale lemon, orange or tan patches, mainly on the head, ears or tail base. The RKC suggests grooming more than once a week and notes that the breed sheds. The Pyrenean Mountain Dog Club of Great Britain recommends daily combing until the puppy coat is replaced, then a good brush twice a week for adults.

Exercise and home. The RKC lists up to an hour of exercise a day, a large house and a large garden, in town or country, and a lifespan of under 10 years. The club's exercise advice warns against long lead walks and jumping, such as leaping out of cars, while a puppy is growing.

Temperament and suitability. The standard asks for quiet confidence and treats nervousness or unprovoked aggression as highly undesirable. The club's Think Before You Buy advice describes a breed that thrives on company, should not be left alone for long and has a deep, loud bark, and its questions and answers leaflet advises walking it on a lead. See also our guide to livestock guardian dogs.

Pyrenean Mountain Dog health tests

The RKC Pyrenean Mountain Dog page lists prioritising genetic diversity as Good Practice before breeding, and three screening schemes as Best Practice: hip scoring, elbow grading and eye examination. Breeders following Best Practice complete both sets. RKC Breed Watch lists the breed in Category 2, for breeds whose visible, conformation-related concerns need closer monitoring; judges are asked to look out for dogs that are too fat and for incorrect hind conformation or poor rear movement. The Breed Watch panel on the breed information page showed Category 1 when we checked in September 2026, but the Breed Watch pages themselves list Category 2. There is no RKC DNA testing package for the breed, although individual DNA tests are available.

The breed's Health and Conservation Plan, reviewed with breed representatives in March 2021 and published on the PMDC of GB breed information page, named osteosarcoma, arthritis, osteochondrodysplasia, and hot spots and other skin conditions as priorities. The RKC is moving these plans into its breeding for health framework. Results recorded with the RKC can be checked on the Health Test Results Finder, and the inbreeding coefficient calculator shows how closely two dogs are related.

Health tests and schemes for the Pyrenean Mountain Dog (RKC):

  • Good Practice: prioritising genetic diversity
  • Best Practice: BVA/KC Hip Dysplasia Scheme
  • Best Practice: BVA/KC Elbow Dysplasia Scheme
  • Best Practice: BVA/KC/ISDS Eye Scheme
  • DNA testing: no breed-specific RKC package; individual DNA tests available
  • Breed Watch: Category 2 (points of concern: too fat; incorrect hind conformation and/or poor rear movement)

Choosing a Pyrenean Mountain Dog breeder

A good Pyrenean breeder should have hip, elbow and eye results for both parents under the BVA/KC schemes the RKC lists, show you where they appear on the Health Test Results Finder, and tell you the coefficient of inbreeding for the litter. They should be candid about living with a giant breed: feeding a fast-growing puppy, shedding, barking, the need for company and a large garden, and how to limit exercise while the puppy grows. The PMDC of GB suggests meeting the breed at a show or at an owner's home first and, if you can, seeing a few litters; a caring breeder will make time for your questions and may want to check your home. The four RKC-registered breed clubs, including the Pyrenean Mountain Dog Club of Great Britain, can put you in touch with owners. Under Lucy's Law, puppies in England must be bought directly from the breeder, not from a third-party seller. A council licence is needed in England to breed three or more litters in any 12 months and sell any of the puppies, or to run a dog-breeding business, and puppies must be microchipped by eight weeks old. See our buyer safety guide.

Questions to ask a Pyrenean Mountain Dog breeder:

  • Can I see the puppies with their mother, and meet the father if he is nearby?
  • Have both parents been hip scored, elbow graded and eye examined under the BVA/KC schemes, and can I see the certificates?
  • What is the coefficient of inbreeding for this litter?
  • How should I limit exercise and look after the double dewclaws while the puppy grows?
  • Will the puppy be RKC registered and microchipped, and will you help if it ever needs a new home?

Pyrenean Mountain Dog questions

How big do Pyrenean Mountain Dogs get?

The breed standard sets minimum shoulder heights of 70 cm (27u00bd in) for dogs and 65 cm (25u00bd in) for bitches, and minimum weights of 50 kg and 40 kg for dogs of that height. Most are considerably taller, and great size is valued provided type and character are kept. The Pyrenean Mountain Dog Club of Great Britain describes it as a giant breed that can weigh more than ten stone (about 65 kg).

Do Pyrenean Mountain Dogs shed a lot?

Yes. The RKC notes that the breed sheds and suggests grooming more than once a week. The Pyrenean Mountain Dog Club of Great Britain recommends daily combing of the puppy coat, a good brush twice a week for adults and extra combing during the moult, and warns that long white hairs will end up on furniture, clothes and in the car.

What health tests should Pyrenean Mountain Dog parents have?

The RKC lists hip scoring (BVA/KC Hip Dysplasia Scheme), elbow grading (BVA/KC Elbow Dysplasia Scheme) and eye examination (BVA/KC/ISDS Eye Scheme) as Best Practice, and prioritising genetic diversity as Good Practice. Ask for the certificates and the coefficient of inbreeding, and check results on the RKC Health Test Results Finder. The RKC Breed Watch pages list the breed in Category 2.

Why do Pyrenean Mountain Dogs have double dewclaws?

The breed standard treats strongly made double dewclaws on each hind leg as an identifying characteristic of the breed, and calls their absence totally undesirable. The breed club says they must never be removed, but they need regular checks and trimming so they cannot grow round into the leg.

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