[pyrnet] Pyr-Newf mix

[lynmaloneb@aol.com]

Hi all-

I just wanted to reply briefly to the question about the 
characteristics of a pyr-newf mix. My first big dog - Slater - was a 
P-N and she was wonderful. As far as her appearance...she was black 
with four white feet, white on her belly, and the tip of her tail. She 
weighed about 125 pounds. Her head and body shape were more pyr than 
newf. She LOVED the water, was very affectionate, had selective hearing 
(!), barked loudly at people arriving at or passing our gate, but - 
underneath it all - was a marshmellow. After she died (at 12 and a half 
years of age) we got our first Pyr. It wasn't until then that I could 
see which of Slater's traits were from her newf side and which were 
from the pyr side. I have since communicated with another P-N owner. 
Her dog was brownish and actually looked more like a Leonberger than a 
pyr or a newf, but she said he/she was also a wonderful dog.

Slater was quite a character - it's been fun remembering some of her 
antics.

Lyn and Cannon (our third pyr)