San Diego Great Pyrenees Puppies 


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Sake meeting Moonshine.

San Diego Great Pyrenees Puppies from Health Tested and AKC CHIC Certified dams

Our litter with Moonshine is planned for late May 2025. Moonshine is CHIC Certified by the OFA. A dog achieves CHIC Certification if it has been screened for every disease recommended by the parent club for that breed and those results are publicly available in the database. Moonshine's Dam has been OFA Tested with Hips, Elbows and results are Excellent, Normal. Moonshine's Sire has been OFA Tested with Hips, Elbows, Patellas and results are Good, Normal, Normal, and CMR Clear/Normal. Genetic Wisdom Panel Breeding DNA Test (screening for genetic diseases) results have also been completed and are available. We are breeding Moonshine with a quality male AKC Registered and OFA Tested Great Pyrenees that is on the larger size of the breed, exceedingly mellow, unflappable, confidently calm, good with children, and handsome. His OFA Hip Elbow results are Good, Normal. Moonshine's temperament is: happy, assertive when needed, watchful, alert, agile, energetic, kind.  

Our litter with Sake planned for early Fall 2025. Sake is CHIC Certified by the OFA. A dog achieves CHIC Certification if it has been screened for every disease recommended by the parent club for that breed and those results are publicly available in the database. Sake's dam was tested for Hips and Elbows and was Excellent, Normal. Genetic Wisdom Panel Breeding DNA Test (screening for genetic diseases) results have also been completed and are available. Sake's temperament is: calm, watchful, loyal, mellow, assertive when needed, gentle, and trustworthy. We are breeding Sake with Bruno of Rancho Del Calle. His OFA Hip Elbow Patella results are Good, Normal, Normal. He has also been screened with two types of DNA disease panels. Bruno's temperament is calm, trainable, and a superb example of the breed. Click here to read more on this partnership. 

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Both our females have different levels of AKC Great Pyrenees Championships in their lineage, and both have different personalities. We will discuss your home and needs when the puppies are born, and do our best to assess their personality traits when born. We will utilize Volhard Puppy Aptitude Testing. Puppies are ready to go home around 8 weeks old, and will be exposed to a variety of people, children, noises, and farm animals, including sheep, other dogs, chickens, cats and horses.

Puppies will be eligible for AKC Registration, examined by a veterinarian, received 1 dose of flea control/dewormer if appropriate, and vaccinated for DAPP.  Please work with your veterinarian to complete a vaccination protocol and ensure your puppy's continued health. 

Our goal is that these puppies are placed in their lifelong homes that are dedicated to caring for them their entire lives. 

Read more from about the Great Pyrenees breed. 

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Sake around 1 year old. 

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Sake at 2 years old.

Sake

Great Pyrenees Female with Badger Markings

OFA Hip, Elbow, Patella Results: Good, Normal, Normal

Relatives tested: Sake's Dam has been tested for Hips and Elbows with Results: Excellent, Normal

Optimal Panel DNA Screening: Negative Carrier of 200+ diseases, 1 variant of Canine Multifocal Retinopathy 1 (UC Davis Article). 


Sake is from a strong line of livestock guardian dogs. Sake's calm temperament could absolutely lend her to be a strong therapy animal. We admire that she is aware of true threats, and has a gentle personality with our "herd" (children, chickens, sheep, our dogs and cats- particularly baby lambs and chickens) and is wise around large animals like horses.  If she deems an animal a threat to her flock, her strong natural instincts show that she is bred to protect those entrusted to her care. See the video of her reacting to coyote calls on our "About Great Pyrenees Dogs" page.  Sake is a loved and important member of our family. 


Moony as a puppy.

Moonshine "Moony"

Great Pyrenees Female White (no badger marks)

DOB  04/14/2022

OFA Hip, Elbow, Patella Results: Fair (Performed additional testing with Penn Hip, as dam was Excellent), Normal, Normal

Relatives tested: Moony's Dam has been tested for Hips and Elbows with Results: Excellent, Normal. Moony's Sire has been tested for Hips, Elbows, Patellas with Results: Good, Normal, Normal and CMR Clear/Normal.


Optimal Panel DNA Screening: Negative Carrier of 200+ diseases



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