What is Pyrenean Sheepdog?
{{Infobox dog breed | name = Pyrenean Sheepdog | image = Berger-des-Pyrenees Ellea 800x600.jpg | image_alt = | image_caption = Smooth-faced Pyrenean Sheepdog | image2 = Berger-des-Pyrenees Adeux 0302x0214.jpg | image_alt2 = | image_caption2 = Pyrenean Sheepdog Long-Haired | altname = {{lang-fr|Chien de Berger des Pyrénées|italic=no}}<br/>Berger des Pyrénées<br/>Labrit<br/>Labri<br/>Pyrenees Sheepdog | nickname = Petit Berger (Little Shepherd) | stock = | country = [[France]] <!-----Traits-----> | maleheight = {{cvt|40|-|54|cm|in}} | femaleheight = {{cvt|38|-|52|cm|in}} | weight = {{cvt|8|-|15|kg|lb}} | coat = Long or semi-long and dense | colour = Fawn, grey brindle, black or blue, can be overlaid with black and sometimes with a little white on the chest and on the limbs <!-----Kennel club standards-----> | kc_name = [[Société Centrale Canine|SCC]] | kc_std = https://www.centrale-canine.fr/le-chien-de-race/berger-des-pyrenees-face-rase Smooth-Faced | kc2_name = SCC | kc2_std = https://www.centrale-canine.fr/le-chien-de-race/berger-des-pyrenees-poil-long Long-Haired | fcistd = http://www.fci.be/Nomenclature/Standards/138g01-en.pdf Smooth-Faced | fcistd2 = http://www.fci.be/Nomenclature/Standards/141g01-en.pdf Long-Haired }} The '''Pyrenean Sheepdog''' is a medium-small breed of dog. It comes from the South of [[France]], in the [[Pyrenees|Pyrenees Mountains]]. The Pyrenean Shepherd is a [[herding]] dog. The breed in the northern part of the mountains, where the [[climate]] is colder, was originally long-haired and all [[white]]. In the Basque area of Spain, the smaller breed of the dog was primarily used to protect the [[sheep]] from [[bear]] and [[wolf]] attacks. == History == [[Image:Pyrenean Sheepdog.JPG|left|thumb|150px|Pyrenean Sheepdog.]] They may have been a companion of [[Cro-Magnon|Cro-Magnon man]].<ref name=VS>{{cite web |url=http://www.petguide.com/breeds/dog