We started our journey with Great Pyrenees with a rescue dog named Bear. Randy won a bet and we got a Pyr. I wasn't really too happy and told Randy that the dog would have to stay outside...he was NOT coming into the house.

Bear ended up being diagnosed with Heartworm disease and died a short time after being treated from intestinal toxemia. He was confined as directed but got into a 5lb bag of cat food. Due to the fact that his exercise was limited the cat food could not process thru his system and he died as a result.

We then got Tasia from Catherine de la Cruz. Tasia had just had a litter of puppies and Catherine knew how much I was missing Bear so she offered her to me. Along with that Catherine had a puppy left from the litter and she offered him to Randy. We named him Falkor.

I started to show Falkor and Brandon used him in Jr. Showmanship. We showed him for approximately 8 years. I took him to his championship and Brandon took him from Novice Junior to Open Senior winning several "Best Junior" awards at All Breed shows which is hard to do with a Pyrenees, along with many Best Junior awards at Regional Specialties. Falkor died in 2004 from bone cancer.

Luke (Partager's Luke No Further) came to live with us when he was 6-months old. I showed him and his brother Timm (Partager's A Timmy Tickler) thru to their championships. I also showed the pair as a brace at many shows.

Emmy (Partager's Mardi Gras) came to live with us permanently about 2 years ago. She lived with me off and on while I was showing her to her Championship. She is a good companion to Timm now that Luke has passed.

Fawn and Karma are full time working dogs. They live 24\7 with the goats and sheep we keep for brush control. We also use the livestock to help assess if a rescue dog has the ability to be a Family Farm dog for GPRNC. Fawn and Karma work as a team to keep the property free from predators, including stray and/or neighboring dogs that come to bother the livestock. Fawn will bark and run the fence line and Karma will back her up.

Elura came to live with us when she was 8 weeks old. You can see her grow up by viewing her pages.

Not only did the dogs end up in the house...but they seem to have taken over our hearts. Great Pyrenees aren't a dog for every family but once you've decided this is the breed for you and your family it will be hard to just have one! Contact us for more information.