Eriphos Farm

"Where Every Animal Is Special"

Our Great Pyrenees

Our Great Pyrenees are selected for their working ability, temperament, breed characteristics, and longevity. They must protect our livestock and live in the field, yet we expect them to be willing to come inside for a bath or to be groomed. They must walk on leashes and ride in cars and allow us to provide them with medical treatment or care. They must pass their health clearances before being integrated into our breeding program. Our dogs are registered with AKC.

Elkhorn's Hope Everlasting

"Hope" is a lovely female with badger markings. She was born January 25, 2006, bred by Tina Travis of Warrenton, MO. She shows  correct structure and head type. Hope spends her time in our weaning pen, guarding our up-and-coming Boer goats and rabbits. Hope is a silly girl and loves to "hug" her people.

~*~* Hope and Little John's 2012 litter was born April 11th. Check them out at Our Puppies.*~*~

CHIC # 47708

OFA: 

            Hips: Good GP-5165G27F-VPI

            Elbows: Normal GPEL485F27-VPI

           Patellae: Normal GP-PA281/27F/P-VPI

           Cardiac: Normal GP-CA152/27F/C-PI

CERF: GP-288

DNA Profile #: V541935

Pedigree (click to enlarge):

Hope's Photo Gallery:

Lemon's Great Is Thy Faithfulness

Self's Little John

"Little John" is a large, tall male with red-brown markings. He was born April 05, 2005, bred by Sylvia Self of Owensville, MO. He is conditionally registered with AKC. He has  very correct head and type. Little John serves as our whole-farm guardian, and protects everything from the front porch to goats in the fields and the horses in the back woods. John is reserved around strangers but is lovable and loyal with his family, and generally warms to people quickly.

CHIC# 39848

  OFA:

            Hips: Fair GP-5039F24M-PI

            Elbows: Normal GP-EL410M24-PI

            Patellae: Normal GP-PA185/24M/P-PI

CERF: GP-289/2007--30

DNA Profile# V492148

Pedigree (click to enlarge):

Little John's Photo Gallery:

Our Special Helpers

These retired dogs spend their nights guarding our goats and small animals and their days relaxing in the shade.

Lemon's Amazing Grace

    "Grace" is a large female with tan markings. She was born on October 01, 2002, bred by Helen Lemon of New London, MO. Grace's pedigree goes back the Tip N' Chip bloodlines. She weighs 108- 120 pounds.  She has a lovable sweet temperament but when it comes to stray dogs and wildlife she is all business. She is the heavy boned "bear" headed style. She is the guardian of our rabbitry and poultry. She is excellent at keeping vermin and stray dogs away. Grace was retired in 2010.

OFA:

          Hips: Good GP-4702G26F-PI

          Elbows: Normalgp-EL271F26-PI

CERF: GP-290/2007--62

DNA Profile #: V516971

Pedigree (click to enlarge):

Grace's photo gallery:

   Sunny South's Image of Honor CGC

"Honor" was bred by Sam Holmes of Letohatchee, Alabama.  He has excellent bloodlines-- his father is Ch. Rivergrove's Platinum Image, and his mother, Polly of Sunny South Pyrenees, is out of Ch. Tip'NChip's Spirit of Thornhill CDX RAE and Ch. Patorama Glimmer of Hope. Only two dogs on his pedigree have not finished their championship. We had high hopes for Honor and planed on visiting the conformation ring with him. He has completed his health testing and sadly was found to have Moderate Hip Dysplasia at 17 months.  Honor is neutered and now lives with Tora in Columbia, MO while she attends vet school.

OFA:

            Hips: failed, Preliminary Moderate Dysplasia

            Elbows: passed, Preliminary Normal

            Patellae:  Normal GP-PA450/17M/P-VPI

            Cardiac: Normal GP-CA286/12MC-VPI

CERF: GP-327/2010--12

DNA profile: V579606

Titles: Canine Good Citizen (AKC)

Pedigree (click to enlarge):

Honor's Photo Gallery:

   Frannie  red brown female

         at 7 mths

    "Frannie" is out of Self's Little John and Elkhorn's Hope Everlasting.  Frannie was born June ninth, 2010.  She was born with issues with her knees. She had corrective surgery (bilateral Patalla repair and pubic Fusion) on September 10th. Her patellas were tacked into place as she was born with them on the outside of her knee instead of in the middle where they belong. A pubic fusion was done to prevent any possibility she might have had of hip dysplasia from the wear on her hips from before the knee problem was corrected. Sadly this surgery did not go as well as expected. Frannie has started her training as a livestock guardian and is doing well. She has her mother's wonderful temperament and loves everyone.

                 Newborn                                  1 week                                       2 weeks                                   3 weeks                                      4 weeks                                         7 weeks                                  8 weeks                                     13 weeks                             at 4 mths