What a great story! Ours were sired by goat guardians too, but we got them at 12 weeks. We raised ours with a baby goat, next to but not with the herd. At around 4 months we put them all together and they are all truly a pack. We brought the pups to the house for a few months after spay/neuter but they were so sad, they missed their goats.
We never had to train them. The girl pyr walks the fence line and is the most vocal. The boy lays among the herd and has a booming bark. He is the cuddler. It’s not unusual to see him laying with 2-3 goat kids climbing on top of him. Such special dogs ❤️
Yes, they are very special indeed. An ancient breed, bred to protect livestock against wolves and bears in the French Pyrenees, then they became the Royal dogs of Paris, but almost became a lost breed until about 60 or 70 years ago. Our “Ivory” just loves to play with our grandchildren, she is very loyal, affectionate, and intelligent, but can also be very stubborn at times, given all of her great qualities, we can live with a bit of stubborn.