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The "great dogs of the mountains" are written by the French as guardians of the Chateau of Lourdes.
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Basque fisherman bought Great Pyrenees over to Newfoundland and mated them with the black curlycoated retriever and formed the Landseer Newfoundland.
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Dauphin, Louis XIV, adopted the Great Pyrenees as the Royal Dog of France.
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The first two male Pyrenees were introduced to America by General Lafayette when he brought them over for a friend.
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Queen Victoria of Britian became an owned of a Great Pyrenees.
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The Great Pyrenees' blod was used in Switzerland tp help bring tthe numbers up of the St. Bernard breed after they were depleted by avalanches and distemper.
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The Great Pyrenees were registered with the Kennel Club in London.
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Great Pyrenees were introduced in England for breeding purposes.
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The Great Pyrenees was used in Northern France and Belguin to pull small carts and to deliver milk.
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The largest Great Pyrenees kennel was established and launched by Mr & Mrs Francis V. Cane. Without them it is doubtful rather or not the blood line would have survived.
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The American Kennel Club acorded Great Pyrenees official recognition.
