Re: [pyrnet] RE: Temperament of French Pyrs (Was Estagel and Estat ...)

["Chrissy McConnell" <chrissy_mcconnell@hotmail.com>]

Thanks Lene,

That really eases my mind.  :)  Neat that they are more active and more apt 
to smile.  :)

Chrissy


>Hi Chrissy
>
>I have bought 2 bitches from Belgium, who is of pure french lines, and they 
>were/are certainly not agressive, nor is it the impression I get when I 
>meet pyrs of French breeding at shows.
>My two bitches were different from each other in that one was dominant and 
>the other is not, but both are/were very friendly towards people as well as 
>other dogs. I have at the moment 5 bitches living together as housedogs, 
>all are from 50 % to 100 % french lines, most of them are intact, and I 
>have no problems either at home or when meeting other dogs.
>One of the differences I have found compared to what has been the norn in 
>Denmark, is that the pyrs of French lines seems to be more active, more 
>lively, and compared to many of the old Danish pyrs more sensitive, more 
>responsive. One of the things that surprised me the first time I showed in 
>Belgium (the Belgiums work with the same lines that French breeders do) was 
>that when you stopped and looked at the pyrs, they would start wagging the 
>tails and "smile" at you, I was not used to seeing that in Denmark, not 
>because the Danish pyrs at that time were not friendly, but they did not 
>seem as eager or interested in contact as the belgium pyrs.
>I have seen some timid pyrs of French origin, but only very few agressive 
>ones, certainly not more so than other Scandianvian pyrs, which has been 
>mostly of English and American lines.
>
>Lene Nielsen, Denmark
>sandybear@orangenet.dk
>http://hjem.orangenet.dk/~wai38745/
>


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