Comté de Foix
A group of Comté de Foix bitches circa
1974
Comté de Foix is arguably the most
important kennel in France. Madame Giralt got her first serious
stud dog as a result of a year long search by Monsieur
Sénac-Lagrange. Madame had grown up with the breed in
Foix, France, so she had a several generation family history with
the breed. Yucca, the dog eventually located for Madame and
Doctor Giralt by Monsieur Sénac-Lagrange, was directly
descended from the best of de Soum stock. I will quote from an
article Madame wrote for the October, 1977 International Great
Pyrenees Review (6),
"Yucca, son of Sultan de Vigar and Roland de Soum's
grandson, great-grandson of d'Astazou de Soum, came then to live
amongst us." To quote further;"He showed us immediately
that he was worthy of his ancestors (great champions between 1935
and 1950) by winning the C.A.C.I.B. at Paris in 1944 (sic)."
Yucca, 1954
Thus began a breeding program that continues
till this day. Almost all the top dogs in France are either
Comté de Foix or have Comté de Foix as a major part
of their pedigree. Comté de Foix is representative of the
breed type preferred in France.
One of the most beautiful dogs at Comté
de Foix was French Champion Micoune du Comté de Foix
Pictured above is Micoune. On the right she is
shown in 1964 at the age of just 15 months. Micoune was bred to
French Champion Lanoux du Comté de Foix. The result were
spectacular dogs that greatly influenced the breed in France.
French Champion Lanoux du Comté de Foix
in 1965
The classic picture of the majestic
dog, French Champion Lanoux du Comté de Foix in front of
the Chateau de Foix in Foix, France
Pictured above is French Champion Micoune du
Comté de Foix , French Champion Razelle du Comté de
Foix , and three young Comté de Foix bitches, U'Izoure du
Comté de Foix (2 years), Vanouche du Comté de Foix
(15 months), and Vallire du Comté de Foix (18 months)