GPpuppies

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 puppies. Currently, we are taking deposits for a summer 2010 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 19 and 13) 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, 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 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 to check for early signs of dysplasia. 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 with 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. When the puppies are eight weeks old, their families pick them up. 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.

Any puppies residing here after eight weeks still continue their training. We 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.

For those unfamiliar with the "spots" on pyr puppies they will fade by the time they are grown and only be left with black edging around their ears and eyes. This is what the AKC Great Pyrenees standard says about pyr coloring: "Pyrs can be white or white with markings of gray, badger, reddish brown, or varying shades of tan. Markings of varying size may appear on the ears, head (including a full face mask), tail, and as a few body spots. The undercoat may be white or shaded. All of the above described colorings and locations are characteristic of the breed and equally correct."

To give you an idea of how much the puppies will change color here is Mark, a very dark badger from Grace's 2004 litter as a three week old puppy and at 10 months. As you can see he turned white with just the beautiful black eyeliner and ear edging.

Puppies that are born all white should not be bred to another all white dog without knowing the true skin pigment of the two dogs. Uneducated breedings can result in puppies that have too much pink skin, therefore being subject to sun burning, and possibly even skin cancer. It is important to know the true color of both parents and the skin pigment of the puppy itself before getting a white puppy to avoid skin and/or health problems later in life.

We are now registered with the Missouri State Department of Agriculture as a hobby or show breeder. In the past few years, Missouri has been seeking out all dog breeders. The breeders are then classified. The "hobby" or "show" breeder classification is awarded to those breeders who:

	breeds dogs or cats with the primary purpose of exhibiting or showing dogs or cats
	and improving the breed;
	have no more than ten intact females;
	only sells to other breeders or individuals (not brokers, pet store, etc.)

Registering as a hobby breeder is not much more than a voluntary act that simply means that we are now on the books in the State of Missouri as raising puppies on a very small scale with the purpose of showing and improving the breed, and we do not sell to brokers or pet stores.

~*~*Please note: As of January 1, 2010, we are required to charge a 5.975% sales tax on any puppy sold for personal enjoyment or use*~*~

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 Amazing Grace and Self's Little John 2010 litter have arrived March fifth .

Newborn

We have eight puppies, three white girls, two white boys, and three badger boys. Mom and puppies are all doing well.

These puppies are out of two OFA and CERF certified parents. Both parents have OFA certified hips and elbows. They both have their eyes CERF certified. Little John has his patellas certified as well. These will be big, heavy boned dogs with bear heads. We have five whites and one badger. 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. They will be eight weeks old and ready for new homes on April 30th. The pups are ($635.82 including MO state sales tax) and sold with Limited AKC registration only. The puppies in this litter are all spoken for.

Weights are newborn. Pictures are one day.

Elvis white male 1 pound 3 ounces

Elsa white female 1 pound 5 ounces

Emma white female 1 pound 2 ounces (red collar)

Earl white male 1 pound 6 ounces (Blue striped collar)

Erin white female 1 pound 2 ounces (blue collar)

Edgar badger male 1 pound 5 ounces

Eddie badger male 1 pound 8 ounces

Ernie badger male 1 pound 5 ounces

See pictures and more information on Grace and Little John at Our Great Pyrenees.

Summer 2010 litter planned.

Elkhorn's Glen Hope Everlasting will be breed to Self's Little John for a summer 2010 litter. These puppies will be out of two OFA, CERF, and CHIC certified parents. Both parents have OFA certified hips, elbows, and patellas, as well as CERF certified eyes. Hope is cardiac certified as well. These will be heavy coated puppies and should be very correct in type. We will have badgers and red browns. The puppies will have two puppy vaccinations and several dewormings before they go to thier new homes. 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. The puppies are $650 ($688.84 including Missouri state sales tax) and sold with Limited AKC registration only. Deposits are being taken on the litter. We have fourth choice male and third choice female available.

See pictures and more information on Hope and Little John at Our Great Pyrenees.

If you are interested in a puppy please contact us.