Eriphos Farm

"Where Every Animal Is Special"

Great Pyrenees Puppies

Please read all information below and continue to scroll down to read more about our new litter.

If you are looking for an older pyr, check out our rescue page.

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Our puppies receive only the finest care from the minute they are born.  The puppies are considered part of our family even after their new family takes them home.

They are born in a large whelping box  inside our utility/dog room. They are named the day the are born and are weighed immediately. We take all measures to ensure that receive plenty of human socialization as well as animal socialization, beginning with the sights and sounds of our indoor animals (cats, parrots, and rodents).  The puppies are weighed weekly and a report is updated. They receive their first de-worming at two weeks old and are de-wormed weekly until they go to their new homes. 

Weather permitting, the puppies are moved outdoors to a specially designed large puppy box (Thank you to Jon & Tina Travis of Elkhorn Alpacas for giving us the box) inside a safe puppy pen. Here they learn about animals and dog manners and learn to potty away from their home. This set-up also introduces them to housebreaking easily. We frequently bring the puppies indoors for baths, pictures, and playtime.

They will remain in the puppy pen where they can nap in the puppy box, or interact with the animals through the fence, until they are eight weeks old. We love playing with our puppies and play several times every day with each puppy. With two daughters (ages 21 and 15) the puppies definitely get the required interaction.  The youngest daughter is home schooled, so someone is always home with the puppies.   Having goats, sheep, alpacas, cows, horses, a mini donkey, a mini mule, ducks, guineas, turkeys, chickens, cats, and rabbits ensures that they have plenty of animal exposure of all sizes and types. At six weeks of age, they receive their first puppy vaccination and begin very basic obedience training.

They are vet checked shortly before their eight week birthday. We take them to Dr. Sculley in Hannibal, MO, who specializes in large/giant breed dogs. There they receive a 12-point puppy check, including subluxation of their joints. An echocardiogram (ECG) of their hearts is also included.  The puppies are ready to go to their new homes at eight weeks. At eight weeks, the puppies who are going to be livestock guardian dogs are safely integrated into pens near young animals. The puppies who will be house dogs come inside to begin their house training.

Our puppy training starts early with basic manners. Our puppies are not allowed to chew or jump on people or livestock. They are taught to respond to "No!" or "Off!" commands. While the puppies are never treated harshly, they are reprimanded firmly. This helps you, as the new owners, to have a firm foundation for continued training, whatever your goal may be. We teach them to walk on a leash. We place collars on them at five weeks so they are used to them. After their first vaccination, we take them to various 4-H functions, preschools, and their long trip to Dr. Sculley's, so they are ready for their trip to their new home.

When a person contacts us about our puppies, we ask them many questions and try to pick a puppy that we feel would fit into their family/needs well. When they come to see the puppies, we let them interact with our puppies as long as they want, helping them to see the differences in each puppy. When the new owner picks out their puppy, they leave a non-refundable deposit. Everyone is welcome to come visit their puppy. We are happy to answer any questions you might have; again, we want perfect homes/jobs for our puppies.

We do allow some puppies to go to their new homes at eight weeks (never earlier) but prefer to keep the puppies until 10 weeks. We feel  this helps the puppies learn more dog social skills and manners. This is particularly helpful if their new homes do not have other dogs. The puppies integrate into the home more easily, understanding the role of "pack leaders."

 With each puppy goes a complete, up-to-date puppy record, including weight, vaccination records, etc, training tips, and  general information about the Great Pyrenees breed, and much more. We also send the food that we feed, Royal Canin Large Breed Puppy, to provide a smooth transition to the new food. After the puppies are in their new homes, we love hearing about them and seeing pictures. We feel that staying in touch with the new owners is the best way to keep up with our puppies.

Puppies start them on heartworm preventative at ten weeks. The puppies are always loved and cherished, no matter how long they stay. Their training continues to build upon itself for as long as they are here.

This is our health guarantee. Please click to enlarge

We reserve the right to refuse sale to any potential buyer for any reason.

Puppies

Lemon's Great Is Thy Faithfulness "Faith" and Self's Little John's first litter arrive November 21st, 2011.

We have 13 Puppies!!!

We have 13 puppies! Seven boys and six girls. Three whites, four badgers, and six red browns. The puppies reside in the puppy pen in our pond area. This helps to instill the idea for them to always potty outside making housebreaking much easier for those that will become inside dogs. They spend time out of the puppy pen each day with the adult pyrs, meeting and socializing with the livestock (chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, goats, and sheep) as well as cats. This starts their exposure to livestock for those going to be livestock guardians. They still come inside and spend time in the puppy play yard and crates, coming inside to be bathed and have playtime. The best of all worlds making well rounded puppies suited to many different situations.  The puppies are very much  individuals now. Each has their own distinct personality and place in the puppy pack. They love to play with toys, sticks, and about anything they can find. They eat dry puppy food with gusto and are wearing collars. The puppies continue to have visitors each week. They have had two puppy vaccinations, been dewormed again, and started on heartworm preventative. They receive regular bathes and nail trimming as well. The puppies went for their well checks with Dr. Sculley on January 13th, in Hannibal, MO. All passed with flying colors. All ECGs were normal and their fecal check was negative. Their AKC applications have been received. They are ready for new homes.

In order to socialize our puppies, we constantly seek out puppy-safe and puppy-friendly places to take them for visits. The puppies have began to accompany us to Victorian Manor and Memory Care Facilities in Cuba, MO, when we visit with our therapy dogs. The residents love to hold the new puppies and the puppies learn to love visiting.  

    These puppies are out of two OFA and CERF certified parents. Both parents have OFA certified hips, elbows, and patellas, as well as CERF certified eyes. Faith is cardiac certified as well.  We have badgers, red browns, and whites. The puppies will have two puppy vaccinations and several dewormings before they go to their new homes on January 16th, at eight weeks old. They will come with a puppy record book,  written health guarantee, and be vet checked including checking for subluxation of their hips and knees, and an ECG of their heart, and as always, life-long customer support. The puppies traveled to Hannibal, MO on January 13th, to have their puppy health checks and ECGs before going to their new homes. The puppies are $700 ($742.83 including Missouri state sales tax) and sold with Limited Conditional AKC registration ONLY.

Weights and Pictures are at nine weeks old

   ISAIAH  red brown male 22 pounds

   PENDING ISAAC  badger male 27 pounds

                                "ISAAC" will be going home to Des Moines, IA to be a family companion.

 

   IRVING white male  25 pounds

 

 

Available Females:

   ISADORA   red brown female 21 pounds

   PENDING IMOGENE red brown female 23 pounds

                                "Imogene" will be going to Lee, NH to be a family companion.

 

 

These puppies have been spoken for:

   SOLD IRA  red brown male 25 pounds

                                "Ira" will be going to Fort Carson, CO to be a family companion.

 

 

If you are interested in a puppy please contact us.