PyrsForSale

Great Pyrenees For Sale

Bountiful's dogs are guaranteed extensively and that guarantee is available at the bottom of this page.

Bountiful's dogs are always up-to-date on shots, heartworm preventative, and parasite control.

Bountiful's Great Pyrenees are sold on contract. A copy of the Buyer's Agreement is shown below the guarantee.

We are always happy to send current pictures of any particular dog for sale upon request.

We do not give quantity discounts as each Bountiful Livestock Guardian Dog is well worth the purchase price.

All Great Pyrenees on Bountiful farm are micro-chipped. There are just too many reasons not to do it and we believe it offers our customers one more valuable service not available from backyard breeders.

Bountiful is pleased to announce that we now offer a puppy training program. See details below.

We currently have no pups for sale. They will be posted here when we do. You might be interested in one of our rescue dogs. Check the site map for links to LGD and Companion Rescues.

Note About Color

We have noticed that many people do not understand that Great Pyrenees are born with much darker color on their coats than they will display when adult. The color fades as the pups mature. Our pups often end up with some color on their ears, nice dark eyelids and noses, and, in some cases, light markings on the face or body but we have pups with both less and more color at different times. People who use color as their primary or secondary selection criteria would do best to look elsewhere.

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Our Belief About Great Pyrenees Dogs

Great Pyrenees Dogs were developed over the millenia to protect stock. Those who continue raising LGDs to protect the stock of the world are doing an important job of continuing the purpose these animals were developed to fulfill. It came as somewhat of a shock to find there were those who thought spending 24/7 with awful animals like goats and sheep was cruelty and abuse. Those people who claim to love the breed and make statements like that are examples showing the shallowest kind of "love" imaginable. It's like finding a new toy and knowing nothing about it. There are also those people who show Great Pyrenees and take great delight in raising beautiful dogs, meeting the standard for the breed so closely one must look hard to find any faults at all. These people are playing as important a role in the continuation of the dog we all love by setting and following the standards for the breed set by the different "clubs" around the world. It would seem that between the breeders of LGDs and the breeders of show dogs, one would find the union of ideals necessary to keep our dogs both beautiful and physically able to work at their jobs. Alas while there are many breeders of each kind and some breeders of both who work with diligence to both protect the heritage of our dogs and ensure their future abilities, there are far too many breeders of each group who care nothing for the dogs we love. Farmers breed poorly selected dogs to make a buck and end up dumping Pyrs into the rescue system because they've never learned and don't care about the breed. Show people follow fads like teenagers lusting after the next pop idol breeding dogs that have little relationship to the working dogs we love because they want the status and fame of championships. Human beings, being what they are, delight in blaming others for any problems that affect them and so a kind of war has developed between the breeders of LGDs and the breeders of show dogs. It's a poorly fought war, filled with misstatements, hurt feelings, and defensive attacks. We have, at times, visited various aspects of this war and they are all filled with little truths and exaggerated universal statements. The fact is, people who love these dogs do what they want to do and always keep the well being of the dogs in mind. We breed dogs to guard stock and we work to make our guardians the equal in appearance and ability of any show dog and we know people who show dogs and work to make the the equal of any of the great LGDs of the breed. We sent one dog to Europe and she became a champion. Other have taken their guardians out of the field and won championships here. Some who show primarily follow their retired show dogs as they become great guardians. With the fantastic adaptability of these dogs, why do people breed so carelessly for any activity? The answer is greed and ignorance. Will it ever stop? Probably not. What can stop are the bad feelings between people based solely upon words like "farmer" or "show" and variations of the use of those words. All of us know people who breed with no regard for the breed and those people are not separated by what they use the dogs for. They are separated by their lack of understanding, their lack of care, their embracing of what they see as fiscally smart maneuvering in breeding coats that won't stay decent outdoors but look pretty when fluffed, not checking joints for signs of genetic diseases, breeding dogs to meet their own personal standards and promoting those as "real" Pyrs. For those of you who had no idea such things were going on, we simply ask you to stop a moment before you support any particular breeder and look at their dogs. Get a copy of the standard and see how close the dogs come to meeting it since the standard was set to identify the things that make the Great Pyrenees great at their work. If you hear carless talk about farmers or show people, forget it. Most people don't know who does what, just that it's the nameless "Them" that we should hate depending upon which side we support. Our advice is buy the best dogs you can, and know why they're the best. If you want to adopt a rescue, there are beautiful rescue Pyrs available and some kinda of ugly ones too. If it's Great Pyrenees you want make the highest choice you can within your means. These dogs are too valuable to lose into a mixed breed generic type of guard dog. Show people and farmers should support each other in their goals to provide Great Pyrenees where beauty, elegance, and outstanding performance are to be expected.

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Bountiful's Puppy Training Program

To better meet the needs of our prospective customers, we are offering a puppy training program. Your deposit will hold the puppy for one month in order to give you time to arrange transportation. If you choose to purchase the puppy and leave it here for training beyond that month we will:

Leave the puppy with its dam or sire so that it will start to "go out" with both its parent and the goat herd and actively participate in the guarding process. Although any Great Pyrenees will become a guardian over time, this apprenticeship will allow the parent to correct youthful exuberance in relating to the stock and will add a sophistication to the pup's performance of its duties that might otherwise take longer if it had to develop all its technique on its own.

If you purchase more than a single pup, we will ensure the pups are kept together for bonding and to learn teamwork as guardians.

Furnish basic veterinary care, including shots, worming, and Frontline applications.

Ensure the puppy is cared for exactly as we care for our own guardians.

Socialize the puppy for basic handling and teach it to come to its name.

Provide this service for $200 per month, paid in advance monthly.

Bountiful's Great Pyrenees Guarantee

1. This dog is guaranteed to be disease free at the time of purchase. Conditions diagnosed by a licensed veterinarian within 14 days of purchase are included in the guarantee. We recommend you take this dog to your vet for an examination and confirm its health.

2. This dog is guaranteed free of genetic defects that will hinder the ability to perform as an LGD until the age of 30 months. This guarantee includes but is not limited to hip dysplasia.

3. This dog is guaranteed to possess the breed characteristic instinct to act as a livestock guardian. This instinct may not be manifest in a newly weaned puppy. A started dog may not react to exceptional circumstances as capably as a mature dog. Any dog may need a reasonable period of time (up to thirty days) to adapt to its new circumstances. The guarantee does not cover inappropriate training, intentional or accidental. Common results of such training often include but are not limited to: bonding to either humans or pets instead of the desired stock. It does not cover carelessness and inattention on the part of the new owner nor does it cover the failure to make timely corrections.

4. Satisfaction under this guarantee may be replacement of the animal with a comparable animal or a full refund at the discretion of the seller

5. At any time during the life of this dog the buyers may return this dog to the sellers. Any return necessitates the buyer releasing any claim to the dog; no refund will be made under these circumstances.

6. If at any time during the life of this dog, the buyer has problems or questions pertaining to the dog, we will continue to provide educational support.

7. If you purchase a Bountiful Great Pyrenees Livestock Guardian Dog to protect stock other than goats, we guarantee the dog(s) to accept and bond with your stock provided you follow the directions and procedures we provide to you for that purpose.

Bountiful's Buyer's Agreement

1. Buyer agrees to provide daily care necessary to the health and well being of the dog, i.e., food, water, parasite protection, distemper and rabies shots at a minimum.

2. Buyer agrees that this dog or any offspring of this dog shall not be given to, sold to, leased to, or consigned to any commercial pet store, chain store, puppy mill, commercial breeding establishment, nor fund raiser raffle, no matter how charitable.

3. Buyer agrees that, should the occasion arise, the buyer shall rehome the dog to a working farm, making a reasonable effort to ensure the new owner will exercise humane and responsible treatment of the dog and continue providing a working environment for the dog.

4. Buyer agrees that if it becomes impossible to either maintain the dog in a humane situation, or to arrange to rehome the dog as agreed to in paragraph three, the buyer agrees to return it to the seller with no or partial compensation at the discretion of the sellers.

5. Buyer agrees to provide an adequately fenced enclosure to restrain this dog and agrees not to keep the dog on a chain (tied out).

6. Buyer agrees to contact us by phone or email monthly for at least 6 months to keep us apprised of the dog's performance. Failure to do this will void the guarantee.