Doesn't this say that we or whoever these Pyrs are
coming from have slowly been breeding them (here) to handle dogs,
coyotes and bear....but not their age old foe who didn't
used to be quite as agile as our Pyrs!?.
Yes, I believe the old collars should be used, but we should also make sure
we're breeding for function as well as form.
I love to show but the original purpose of showing was
not to see which dog fit the latest fad....but which dog fit the breed standard
and therefore the original purpose. I don't think the "fad" thing is as
bad in Pyrs yet as in some other breeds, however we need to make sure
it doesn't become so. If need be, finding proven working dogs that fit the
standard as a whole could be incorporated in breeding programs.
Remember, we're not supposed to separate "breeding show
stock" and "breeding working stock". I'm not pointing any fingers or
blaming anyone. We just need to work together in keeping the Pyr what it
should be.
Chrissy
Rajah, Moses, Molli, etc.
West Union, WV