Great Pyrnesse Very Busy Reading
by John Telfer
Title
Great Pyrnesse Very Busy Reading
Artist
John Telfer
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
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Photograph of a large Great Pyrnesse named Polar with white fur, lying down on his family's couch and reading a magazine with his reading glasses on. Males grow to 110�120 pounds (50�54 kg) and 27�32 inches (69�81 cm), while females reach 80�90 pounds (36�41 kg) and 25�29 inches (63�74 cm). On average, their lifespan is 10 to 11 years.[7]
The weather resistant double coat consists of a long, flat, thick, outer coat of coarse hair, straight or slightly undulating, and lying over a dense, fine, woolly undercoat. The coat is more profuse about the neck and shoulders where it forms a ruff or mane, more pronounced in males, to fend off wolves that may attack their neck. Longer hair on the tail forms a plume. There is feathering along the back of the front legs and along the back of the thighs, giving a "pantaloon" effect. The hair on the face and ears is shorter and of finer texture.
The main coat color is white and can have varying shades of gray, red (rust), or tan around the face (including a full face mask), ears and sometimes on the body and tail. As Great Pyrenees mature, their coats grow thicker and the longer colored hair of the coat often fades on those dogs that were not born completely white. Sometimes a little light tan or lemon will appear later in life around the ears and face. Being a double-coated breed, the undercoat can also have color and the skin as well. The color of the nose and on the eye rims should be jet black.[8] Grey or tan markings that remain lend the French name, "blaireau", (badger) which is a similar grizzled mixture color seen in the European badger. More recently, any color is correctly termed "Badger" or "Blaireau".[9]
One singular characteristic of the Great Pyrenees is the unique double dew claws on each hind leg.
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Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your fantastic art has been featured on the Home Page of the ABC Group Y IS FOR YUCKING IT UP (humor) themed week OCT 29- NOV 4. You are invited to add this wonderful art to the Features Archive Discussion in the ABC GROUP !
John Telfer replied:
Thank you Pam for featuring my photo in the ABC Group, I appreciate the feature
JOHN TELFER
Thank you Judy for featuring my photo in the group, USA Photographers Only, I appreciate the feature
Mario Lorenz
Just visited your animal´s gallery. I had to stop by. This is so funny and lovely. Love the dog!
Nikolyn McDonald
Priceless! Made me smile for sure. He looks for all the world as if he's completely engaged in and amused by what he's reading - though I can't imagine what's so funny about dermabrasion.