Great Pyrenees - in Popular Culture

In Popular Culture

• Belle, from Cécile Aubry's Belle et Sébastien novel is a Great Pyrenees.
• The 2004 film Finding Neverland used a Great Pyrenees to represent J. M. Barrie's Landseer Newfoundland dog.
• The Spanish designer Javier Mariscal was inspired by this dog breed for the design of the 1992 Summer Olympics mascot "Cobi".
• In the television series, King of Queens, a Great Pyrenees is a recurring customer of Holly the dog walker.
• In the 1965 film Those Magnificent Men in their Flying Machines, a Great Pyrenees is the household dog at the Lord Rawnsley estate.
• In the Marx Brothers' Horse Feathers, a Great Pyrenees appears in the dog catcher's wagon.
• In the Korean variety show Happy Sunday - 1 Night 2 Days, Sang Geun, a Great Pyrenees, is the mascot of the show and recently appointed as "Nation's Pet".
• A popular Korean singer, Hero Jaejoong from TVXQ owns a Great Pyrenees named Vick.
• In the 2009 Disney movie Santa Buddies, a Great Pyrenees puppy named Puppy Paws is the leading character.
• Barry Gibb of the Bee Gees owned a Great Pyrenees named Barnaby who was in their television movie Cucumber Castle and the video for their song "Lonely Days".
• In the Jim Carrey movie Dumb and Dumber, a Great Pyrenees appears in the dog-mobile.
• Webcomic artist Jeph Jacques owns a Great Pyrenees named Shelby, who has appeared in his webcomic Questionable Content on occasion. He appears almost exactly the same as Mr. Tadakichi of anime fame (see below).
• In Hanazakari no Kimitachi e, the male lead had a Great Pyrenees named "Yu Ci Lan" for a pet.
• Many Japanese manga and anime series have dogs that are either this breed or based on its appearance:
  • Alexander from Fullmetal Alchemist
  • Tadakichi-san (Mr Tadakichi in the English anime), owned by Chiyo Mihama in Azumanga Daioh
  • Akamaru from Naruto
  • Cherry, owned by Minami Iwasaki in Lucky Star
  • Baron from Noein
  • Peace, a dog belonging to one of Ashirogi Muto's assistants appears in Bakuman
• The Japanese series Ginga Densetsu Weed features a Great Pyrenees named Hiro, who is nicknamed the "ball snatcher", due to his signature attack of neutering his opponents.
• In the book Between Mom and Jo by Julie Anne Peters, the family takes in a stray Great Pyrenees.
• In the book Futures and Frosting by Tara Sivec, Carter's parents buy him, Claire and Gavin a Great Pyrenees puppy. Claire exaggeratingly describes it as a "900-pound animal", "almost the same size as Gavin" and "looks like a polar bear".