Great Pyrenees

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Great Pyrenees

…A herding dog and domestic dog originating from Spain. Also called the Great Pyrenees, the name comes from the Pyrenees Mountains on the border between Spain and France. In the Middle Ages, they were widely used as herding dogs to protect livestock from wolves and bears, sentinel dogs and guard dogs at castles and borders, and working dogs to carry merchants' luggage across the mountainous borders. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions the "Great Pyrenees" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…原産地がスペインの牧畜犬,家庭犬。グレート・ピレニーズGreat Pyreneesとも呼ばれ,スペインとフランスの国境地帯のピレネー山脈が名称の起源になっている。中世には家畜の群れをオオカミやクマから守る牧畜犬,城や国境の歩哨犬や警備犬,また貿易商人の荷物を背に負って国境の山地を越える作業犬として幅広く活躍したと伝えられる。…

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