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I think you missed the point, hon.... The people breeding them are attempting to improve how Pyrs, an LGD breed, react to judges in the ring. To make them easier to show for the inferior handlers. We weren't saying a thing about ringside Goldens--if you are mixing two breeds to put the temperament of one in the good looks of another to win in the ring, you wouldn't even need Champion Goldens to do it, they could be any BYB dogs with soft temperaments. It's the Great Pyrenees that would have to have good conformation.
No I had it reveresed then, and I still say its not happening. They are not using goldens to make pyrs better show dogs. You still have a genetics issue involving color and with that type of breeding loss of dew claws.
The do tend to select for a flashier dog for the show ring, often selecting for an incorrect temperament rather than a stoic non-reactive dog. But they are not using goldens to make pyrs "better" either.