Courageous and hardy, the Great Pyrenees is gentle and docile with those with whom it is familiar and devoted to them. The large wedge-shaped head measures from ten to eleven inches from the dome to the point of the nose. The crown is rounded. The cheeks are flat. The close fitting lips are edged in black.
Dewlaps are evident, but small.
The medium size, slightly obliquely set eyes are a dark, rich brown. The close eyelids are well pigmented. The medium size ears are V-shaped, with rounded tips. They are set parallel with the eyes and are carried low and close to the head except when the dog is at attention, when they are raised. The short neck is stout and strongly muscular.