Smut

Smut (who had a large black spot on one side of her nose) looks most like Sweet P and Sophie, who are Great Pyrenees livestock guardians. She has lost the black spot that caused her name. This often happens with badger marked Pyrenees puppies as they grow. She has the double coat, pyr claws and beautiful brown eyes!

Collie Pyrenees Sharpei

I've been trying to figure out what to call Sweet P and Safari's puppies. They all exhibit the manners of their father, Sweet P, the Great Pyrenees (shown in the photos -- lying down in pasture and in between Safari and Sophie). Sweetheart looks the most like him, but has collie colors in her coat. Bashful seems to want to smile like Sweet P (he really does smile when we greet him in the mornings...his upper lip stretches right up to his gums). And, Sweet P was the bashful one as a puppy, too! Double Dot has his mom's face and the Sharpei wrinkles around his neck and back. Thunder is the one pup who seems to be equally mixed between his two parents.

I have started training them on a leash and will be giving the next vaccine this week. I like the name Pyr Pei because it includes the Sharpei, but Collie Pyr sounds good, too. Oh well, they seem to respond best when we call, "Pup-PEES!" -- especially at dinnertime! :-)