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Now that I think about it I have seen dogs with the herders before. They were smallish like Aussie sheep dogs. Nothing I would be afraid of if they did get snappy.

This is NOT meant as an attack on you or your post but we like big dogs and actually looked in to this breed.

From the article: Though not trained to attack people, the dogs, both white Great Pyrenees, were fierce protectors of Robinson's herd.

Aragon Great Pyrenees

Size, Proportion, Substance Size--The height at the withers ranges from 27 inches to 32 inches for dogs and from 25 inches to 29 inches for bitches. A 27 inch dog weighs about 100 pounds and a 25 inch bitch weighs about 85 pounds. Weight is in proportion to the overall size and structure.

What kind of idiot rides screaming at speed into a flock guarded by this kind of dog?

[TigersEye]

Those are definitely not the kind of dogs I have seen herding sheep in the Rockies. I am sure that if two of those were after my hide I would be scampering up a tree. But I doubt that I would set them off in the first place. Beautiful dogs BTW.

[mad_as_he$$]

About a month ago we were deer hunting way up next to Oregon in Nevada. There was a herd of about 5,000 sheep being watched over by a Great Pyrenees. He was magnificent to watch at work. Very impressive animal.