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Great Pyrenees
noun
Great Pyr·e·nees
-ˈpir-ə-ˌnēz 
plural Great Pyrenees
: any of a breed of large heavy-coated white dogs often used to guard livestock
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Ardal is a Great Pyrenees mix with a white spot on his neck and white paws and chest.
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The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 7 Apr. 2024
The Papillon went from 51 to 45, and the Great Pyrenees jumped from 69 to 64.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
Casper, a Great Pyrenees owned by John Wierwille of Decatur, suffered major injuries after fighting off nearly a dozen of the wild dogs protecting his owner's flock of sheep, American Farm Bureau reported.
—USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2024
Our tester has a 90-pound Great Pyrenees who, for the most part, did well with this bowl.
—Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 22 Jan. 2024
The 2-year-old canine, a Great Pyrenees named Casper, is in the running to become the People's Choice Pup winner of the American Farm Bureau Federation's (AFBF) Farm Dog of the Year competition.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 4 Dec. 2023
In late October, a woman found the Great Pyrenees wandering the streets of Fort Bend County, Texas, as a stray.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 9 Nov. 2023
As one of the largest dogs who assisted us with this test, 110-pound Winnie, a Great Pyrenees mix, dazzled in The Foggy Dog Collar.
—Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023
She and Dales parent a rescue dog named Joni, who is a Great Pyrenees and Poodle mix.
—Ariana Quihuiz, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2023
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 7 Apr. 2024
The Papillon went from 51 to 45, and the Great Pyrenees jumped from 69 to 64.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 20 Mar. 2024
Casper, a Great Pyrenees owned by John Wierwille of Decatur, suffered major injuries after fighting off nearly a dozen of the wild dogs protecting his owner's flock of sheep, American Farm Bureau reported.
—USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2024
Our tester has a 90-pound Great Pyrenees who, for the most part, did well with this bowl.
—Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 22 Jan. 2024
The 2-year-old canine, a Great Pyrenees named Casper, is in the running to become the People's Choice Pup winner of the American Farm Bureau Federation's (AFBF) Farm Dog of the Year competition.
—Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 4 Dec. 2023
In late October, a woman found the Great Pyrenees wandering the streets of Fort Bend County, Texas, as a stray.
—Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 9 Nov. 2023
As one of the largest dogs who assisted us with this test, 110-pound Winnie, a Great Pyrenees mix, dazzled in The Foggy Dog Collar.
—Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 20 Oct. 2023
She and Dales parent a rescue dog named Joni, who is a Great Pyrenees and Poodle mix.
—Ariana Quihuiz, Peoplemag, 3 Sep. 2023
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“Great Pyrenees.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Great%20Pyrenees. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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