Re: [PyrNet-L] Re: French vs US and UK pyr

["adyment" <adyment@netcom.ca>]

Lene Nielsen wrote:

"I should have said the average French Pyr does not have so much coat".

We agree wholly with Lene Nielsen, many American and Canadian Pyrs have an
incorrect coat. We see it often in the show ring, these Pyrs with coat
dripping almost to the floor. It would appear that, most judges do not know
incorrect coat when they see it, as these heavy  coated Pyrs are put up
considerably over a better specimen with less coat. We can only hope the
judges educate themsleves as to what a correct Great Pyrenees should look
like head , coat and all.

Allan & Sandy Dyment,
Pyrview Reg'd Great Pyrenees.
-----Original Message-----
From: Lene Nielsen <sandybear@intercity.dk>
To: pyrnet-l@gamerz.net <pyrnet-l@gamerz.net>
Date: April 26, 1998 8:53 AM
Subject: [PyrNet-L] Re: French vs US and UK pyr


>Charlotte
>
><Most of the pictures in the International Review look like the dogs have
so
>much coat.  Interesting that you do not think this is the case.  Could part
>of this be grooming??  In the U.S. we wash our dogs and then blow them dry
>before a dog show.  It does make the coat look different.>
>
>My fault. I should have said the average French
>pyr does not have so much coat. Many of the pyrs shown
>in International magazine are UK, and they certainly have as much
>coat as the American ones. I base my comment on coat not just on
>the pyrs I have seen (live and in picture), but also on several
>discussions on how to care for a pyrcoat, which has taken place on
>this list as well as on the other pyr-list. Even allowing for the fact that
>many US pyrs are altered and then have a more difficult coat, I am
>horrified with the amount of work and coat sprays e.t.c. that are
>deemed nessecary to keep many coats free of mats and tangles. I
>my opinion apart from shedding time a quarter of an hours brushing a
>week should keep a correct pyr coat beautifull.
>
>Lene Nielsen
>sandybear@intercity.dk
>
>