Pyrenean Mountain Dog

Working & guardian dogs · Spain

About the Pyrenean Mountain Dog

The Pyrenean Mountain Dog is a French breed of livestock guardian dog. In France, it is commonly called the Patou. It is known as the Great Pyrenees in the US. The breed originates from the eastern or French side of the Pyrenees Mountains. It is recognised as a separate breed from the Mastín del Pirineo or Pyrenean Mastiff from the Spanish side of the mountains, but they are closely related.

Text from the Wikipedia article “Pyrenean Mountain Dog” (lead section), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type	Working & guardian dogs
Origin (Wikidata)	Spain
Origin (Wikipedia infobox)	France, Spain, Andorra
Map pin	Representative point in Spain (not an exact location)
Height	Males: 70–80 cm (28–31 in) Females: 65–75 cm (26–30 in)
Weight	55–75 kg (121–165 lb)
Size class	Giant (our grouping, from the weight above)
FCI classification	Group 2 (standard no. 137)
Wikidata	Q37803

Height and weight as given in the infobox of the Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA 4.0), with unit conversions added; we omit figures we cannot read reliably.

Dog breeds from Spain · Working & guardian dogs