Re: [pyrnet] company

[JGentzel@aol.com]

In a message dated 10/31/00 6:44:18 AM Eastern Standard Time, 
ziffanyrobyn@earthlink.net writes:

<< Is it my imagination, but are the French dogs generally taller than
 American ones?  I do like the bigger dogs. >>

In general yes, but there is still a lot of size differences everywhere  that 
are equally correct.  The big difference is the appearance.  Too many times 
here, the dogs are heavy and round.  In France the good dogs are heavy but 
tall and elegant.  They do not have huge bone (moderate bone is correct) and 
the less they look like St. Bernards the better.  Their looks (elegance) do 
not convey the massive nature of them until you are really in their presence. 
  They, in France, of course have smaller dogs and they can look quite small 
to the eye.  Too much emplysis on large being heavy and round in the breed.  
If you want to see an excellent example of what I consider one of the best 
dogs in the world today and still maybe another year away from full maturity, 
go to my web site at:

http://www.pyrenean-journal.com/Pyrenean_Journal.html

Scroll down to Noustamic de Neouvielle.  He is about 30 inches at shoulders.  
He is also the sire of the bitch, Ribere de Neouvielle, that Janet, Joan, and 
Maureen now own, that I brought back in April.  We do have some excellent 
dogs here, but way in the minority.  

Joe