Let me tell you just one of the many Pyr stories I have from raising this breed for 20 years. Chelle dont cry...
About 1996 I had a male stud dog named Illacom's Spirit of the Wolf, "Wolf" (see picture attached).
Here is his story:
http://www.geocities.com/tanimara_2000/Wolfs_Story.htmlThe one thing that is not in that story is the fact that the vet sent him home with me to care for. No pain meds, no antibiotic (my regular vet was out of town). During the night, we were setting on the sun porch. All of the windows were open. It was a beautiful evening. About 3 am, Wolf was laying with his head in my lap, trying to rest. Off in the distance I heard the howl of coyotes. Wolf got up, even with the pain he was in, and started that guarding stance, growling and barking that deep resonant bark of a mature male Pyr. The point is.... This dog was near death and he was still trying to eat the boogie man!
I dont tell this story often and did not retype it here (story in the link above) because it still breaks my heart after all these years and Im sitting here crying right now. The heart these dogs have is just unbelievable! They are the opitimy of dog. Creator's gift to us. And oh what a gift! The worst thing about owning a Pyr is.. you cant own just one. They are elegant, protective, loving, and with a soul that overtakes your very being. The spirit within touches you so strongly that it can not be ignored. If you can deal with the negative aspect of the breed, which in my opinion is minor.. you wont find a better breed to be owned by.
I wanted to also say that Chelle is going to be picking up her Arwen in a few weeks.. Yeahhh I get to spoil her until then! I named her Arwen and it stuck. She is the great granddaughter of Wolf. She has his temperament. She will have his looks. I only have one dog left out of his line and that is her father Warrior.
I dont think, despite what Chelle wants, that she is going to do well making the switch to Delilah for a name at this point. So Chelle and I were talking about names for her papers. Chelle told me that a couple of years back (about that time) she found my site online and read Wolf's story. She told me too that he was the most beautiful Pyr she had ever seen. When she found out she was getting one of his g-grandaughtes, she decided to name her Tanimara's Arwen Memory of the Wolf. So Im crying AGAIN! I am honored Chelle and I thank you.
Wolf is living still in my heart and in his descendants. He will always be in my heart as any of you know that have lost dogs. And Im sure he is waiting on me at the bridge... Him and so many others... I expect to arrive at the bridge to a field of white waiting on me, including my precious Wolf...... I couldn't be happier.
Jackie