Re: [pyrnet] Re: Jean Luc

[JGentzel@aol.com]

Nice to open your email to such a letter.  I thought I would share it,  
but I have heard it over and over almost the same now for about 25 years.  In 
our experience this breed, (Pyrs) guard so naturally and instinctively that 
many times little or no intervention is required.  I realize that some folks 
on this list disagree completely with it, but it is a fact of my fairly long 
experience.  It is also a touching story and a very typical story.  I never 
tire of its telling.

Joe

<<Joe
I don't know if you remember me but about 4 years ago I got a dog from 
you named Jean Luke.  I have a small farm in south Georgia 
and was trying to raise goats.  I had a very difficult time with local 
dog packs attacking and killing my goat.  After I got Jean Luke, I never 
lost another goat.  He was not real aggressive but somehow his presence 
must have kept the other dogs away.  We have a border collie and a young 
lab and he looked out for them too.  The cats, the chickens, the guineas 
all had a friend in Jean Luke.  Often times I would see him walking out 
in the yard with two cats walking under him.  You may have guessed where 
this is going with my use of the past tense.   I have had several dogs and 
Jean Luke was undoubtedly one of the best.  He was a gentle soul and guardian 
of all our farm and family.  My wife was particularly affected by the loss of 
Jean Luke.    He was the first Great Pyrenees we have ever had and if his 
personality was in anyway 
representative of the breed, we are sold on the breed.  When we first 
got Jean Luke I was a little skeptical about getting a dog that was 
mature rather than a pup but it worked out great.  I would also consider 
having more than one.  We have 5 acres fenced and another 35 acres in 
fenced pasture.  I would like to get another GP.  Are you 
still breeding Great Pyrenees?  Do you know of any dogs available and 
where I might acquire one?  Pup or adult either one.>>