Re: [PyrNet-L] Great White relatives

["Dianne Migas" <jdmigas@email.msn.com>]

Joe Gentzel wrote:>


>Interesting!!  I have a reference from I believe the 1920's from Senac-
>Lagrange where he is commenting on the great similarity between the two
breeds
>structure wise.  He was such a great dog authority, I would have believed
he
>would have been aware if the Pyr was in the ancestory of the Leonberger.
From
>his reference I do not believe he recognized any ancestory one way or the
>other.  Is there a web site for the Leonberger parent club?
>
Joe,

I checked the leon's site and if you read under History you'll find the
rumor to be true.
Although it did not say for it's intelligence & beauty - a pyr was added
after the first two litters.

thanks,
dianne