That is the same breeder I talked to. I enjoyed talking to her and she was very good at talking about her dogs. Is his tail docked? Keeping the ears natural or cropping them?
Yes she's very devoted to the breed and is pretty honest about how they can be. We live in the same general area (about an hour or so away) so I get to see a lot of PyrSheps at shows. Their National is often in my area as well and I have been to a few over the years.
Edit to add: He's all natural and I'll be keeping him that way. I really have most wanted an all natural one, even though i do like the cropped Rough faces. Besides, his ears are way too adorable to cut off LOL
I knew not a terv and probably not an afghan but had no idea what she was but cute! How are they weird? I've heard that before but I never got details.
LOL I think it'd be hard to come up with PyrShep looking at him unless you know the breed - they have such a range of colors, coats, ears and tails.
As to their "weirdness" they can be distrustful of strangers, flightly, alert barking at random every day things that sort of things. They have the unflattering nickname of "Fearshep".. They aren't terribly far removed from being dogs who lived a fairly secluded life with a shepherd, the flock and a Great Pyrenees or two. It was their job to move livestock and alert the shepherd and Pyrs to anything out of the ordinary. As a breed they definitely tend to need a lot of early socialization, tend to be one person dogs are are very "busy". I have met a range of temperaments though from outgoing to aloof to fearful, so like any breed you will have a variation.
This is an outline by a long time breeder about PyrSheps for performance people:
La Brise: Agility & Pyr Sheps - Are They For You?
Silvia Trkmans' writing about PyrSheps:
Steps to Finding a Good Agility Dog:
Steps to find a good agility dog
FearShep?
PyrShep FearShep
BsC vs PyrSheps (scroll down):
LoLaBu Land Experience BC vs. PS