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About the Pyrenean Mastiff

Origin: Spain
Typical life span
8-13 years
Size
Large — from its typical weight
Weight
Male
64-100 kg
Female
55-81 kg
Height
Male
77-81 cm
Female
72-75 cm
FCI status
Reconocida por la FCI
FCI group
Pinscher and Schnauzer - Molossoid and Swiss Mountain and Cattledogs
Origin
Spain
Also called
Mastin del Pirineo
Known hereditary risks
Not researched yet

About

What is a Pyrenean Mastiff?

A giant, powerful, and noble livestock guardian breed from the Spanish Pyrenees, known for its calm demeanor, thick white double coat with darker patches, and courageous yet gentle protective nature

Pyrenean Mastiff history and origins

Ancient livestock guardian breed from the Pyrenees mountains of Spain, developed to protect flocks from wolves and bears. The breed faced near extinction after the Spanish Civil War but was revived by dedicated breeders in the 1970s

Pyrenean Mastiff appearance and size

Males typically weigh 64-100 kg and stand 77-81 cm at the shoulder; females 55-81 kg and 72-75 cm.

Lo que dice el estándar de la raza

Criado para
Guard and defense. Previously, the Pyrenean Mastiff was used for defense against beasts of prey, in particular against wolf and bear. Nowadays he is an excellent guard for country estates and their owners as he is easily trained
Comportamiento y temperamento
“Friendly towards humans, calm, noble and very intelligent, at the same time courageous and proud towards strangers from whom he never backs away. In his behaviour towards other dogs, he is good natured and aware of his superior strength. Occasionally, he will fight with great skill, an atavistic quality which goes back to hundreds of years of fighting wolves. His dark bark comes from deep within his chest. His expression is alert”

Quoted from FCI standard n°92. It describes the breed the registry recognises, not any individual animal.

Referencia de la raza de The Dog API.

Características

Tamaño
Large
Necesidad de ejercicio
2 of 5
Facilidad de adiestramiento
—
Caída de pelo
—
Cuidados del pelo
4 of 5
Convivencia con niños
—
Coste de mantenimiento
—
Tolera quedarse solo
—
Inteligencia
—
Salud de la raza
Not researched yet

Pros & cons

Pros y contras de la raza Pyrenean Mastiff

Lo que obtienes con la raza Pyrenean Mastiff

  • Función declarada en el estándar: «Guard and defense. Previously, the Pyrenean Mastiff was used for defense against beasts of prey, in particular against wolf and bear. Nowadays he is…»
  • El estándar describe la raza así: «Friendly towards humans, calm, noble and very intelligent, at the same time courageous and proud towards strangers from…»

Lo que asumes

  • Exige muchos cuidados del pelo — la descripción del propio estándar es «On the plume, the texture is not as bristly as elsewhere on the body.»

Extraído de fuentes y no escrito como opinión — investigación de salud citada, el estándar del propio registro, y estudios de longevidad revisados por pares. Estándar de la raza, FCI. Los animales de un criador pueden diferir de todo esto, y una columna vacía significa que no tenemos nada de ese lado, no que no haya nada que decir.

Characteristics

Estándar de la FCI · Pyrenean Mastiff

Pelo y color

Tal como lo establece el estándar de la FCI. Cada línea de abajo está en las palabras del propio estándar, etiquetada con preferred y undesirable.

Coat

Dense, thick and of moderate length.

The ideal medium length, measured on middle section of topline, should be 6 to 9 cm.

The coat is longer on the shoulders, neck, under belly, at the back of legs as well as on the tail.

On the plume, the texture is not as bristly as elsewhere on the body.

The coat should bristly, not woolly in texture

Color

  • Preferred
  • Permissible
  • Undesirable
  • Disqualifying

«Preferred», «permissible», «undesirable» y «disqualifying» — preferido, admisible, indeseable y descalificante — son las palabras de la propia FCI sobre la raza, y quedan en inglés porque así constan en el estándar. Describen lo que el estándar pide — no son una valoración de ningún perro concreto, ni nuestra.

Color de base

Basic colour white, always with a well-defined mask

  • Sometimes there are irregularly distributed distinctly outlined patches of the same colour as the mask.
  • Undesirable: Tricolour or pure white dogs
  • Ears always spotted.
  • Tip of tail and lower parts of legs are always white.
  • Mask should be clearly defined.
  • It is an advantage if the outline of the patches is clear cut.
  • At the roots, the coat should be as light as possible, ideally really white.
  • Preferred: The most colours are, in order of preference, pure white (snow-white), patches medium grey, intensive golden yellow, brown, black, grey- silver, light beige, sandy or marbled
  • Undesirable: Undesirable are red patches and yellowish-white basic colour

Resumido de FCI standard n°92 — cada etiqueta está en las palabras del propio estándar, con el veredicto pasado a la etiqueta de al lado. Lee la cláusula completa en la fuente.

Lo que el estándar penaliza

Aquello por lo que un juez resta puntos a la raza Pyrenean Mastiff, y lo que la deja fuera del ring, en las palabras del propio registro. Esto describe el estándar de la raza — no es una lista de comprobación para el animal que tienes delante, y un animal de compañía con un defecto descalificante es un perro que no puede ir a exposición, no un perro enfermo.

Defectos graves

Cuentan mucho en contra de un ejemplar en el ring.

  • Generally weedy or sluggish.
  • Muzzle too pointed or too blunt.
  • Slightly overshot mouth.
  • Absence of several premolars and canines if loss is not caused by an accident.
  • Slight faults in the occlusion of the incisors.
  • Cropped ears.
  • Saddleback.
  • Height much greater at the croup than at the withers.
  • Tail carried lying over the croup; lack of plume; lack of hook on the end of the tail; docked tail.
  • Extremities not vertical.
  • General weakness in pastern, rear pasterns and feet.
  • Cowhocked, either standing or moving.
  • Legs swinging out sideways in movement.
  • Coat very wavy or curly; coat in middle section of the topline slightly shorter than 6 cm and longer than 11 cm.
  • Lack of patches on ears.
  • Generally unbalanced temperament

FCI standard n°92

Información a nivel de raza, de The Dog API. Describe la raza Pyrenean Mastiff en general; cualquier animal concreto puede ser distinto.

Health guide

What to ask for in a Pyrenean Mastiff

No breed-specific health panel has been written up for the Pyrenean Mastiff on this platform yet. That is a gap in our records, not a clean bill of health — ask the breeder which hereditary conditions their lines are tested for, and ask to see the results for both parents, dated and from a named laboratory.

Gallery

Todavía sin fotografías

Aquí es donde irán las fotografías de los propios dueños de Pyrenean Mastiff, desde los perfiles de sus animales que mantienen aquí. Nadie ha añadido ninguna a una página pública todavía.

Una fotografía en un perfil de animal queda privada de su dueño. No pondremos ninguna aquí a menos que nos lo pidan.

Puppies

No puppies listed right now

No Pyrenean Mastiff breeder has a record on this platform yet, so there is nothing to list. That is a gap in our coverage, not a fact about the breed.

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