Oh they're great. Not quite as easy to train as Border Collies but for sure great flock protection. They're more "serious," and a bit bigger than a Border. I met a guy who breeds them and when I said that I thought they were very much like Pyrenees, he did not agree... He said a Pyrenees will...
Herding dogs like Border Collies are incredibly easy to train and very intelligent so that's why I jumped on your suggestion of Border Collie. I've trained and showed a lot of dogs. Some of the "not so intelligent," are actually hunting dogs and so you'd have a greater challenge with say...
Herding dogs like Collies are a good choice if you put the time into training them. Are you looking for a breed that will sleep outdoors though? That matters as they are very few breeds that prefer to do that like Pyrenees. My Leo's sleep in the house with me but I leave a window open and if...