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Great Swiss Mountain Dog
Great
Swiss Mountain Dog
The Greater Swiss Mountain dog
breed is
a sociable and loves being part of the family
activities. The Greater Swiss Mountain dogs are fiercely protective and loyal
of their family, and make great watchdogs. The Greater
Swiss Mountain dog is well suited to family life, but
does need plenty of room to exercise as well as daily
power walks. The Greater Swiss Mountain dog can be
stubborn and determined, and is best suited to those
with some experience of dog ownership. With a Greater
Swiss Mountain dog you will have a loyal, calm and
dignified family pet that is devoted to his loved ones,
and is eager to please. The Greater Swiss Mountain dog
gets along well with children, and is both devoted to
them and protective of them. However, the giant size of
the breed may make life difficult of you have very small
children in the household and this breed you need to
train them to ensure that he keeps from viewing them as
part of there pack do to there protective drive. If you
have pets and other dogs then early socialization is important - some
Greater Swiss Mountain dogs will get along well with
other pets and dogs, but others may chase smaller animals, and
some can be dog aggressive with strange dogs. With
strangers the reaction can vary too depending on the
personality of the individual dog, and whereas some may
be friendly others may be reserved or even aggressive.
The Great Swiss Mountain dog is
the biggest of the four Swiss Sennenhunde breeds.
Although relatively a new breed, it is also the oldest
among the four. Also known as the Grosser Schweitzer
Sennenhunde dog or simply Swiss dog, the Great Swiss Mountain
dog has a large, muscular
stature that is agile enough to perform farm duties of
the mountainous regions of its place of origin. The Great Swiss Mountain
dogs
skull is flat and broad with medium sized ears, almond
shaped eyes with an expression that is animated and
gentle. The Great Swiss Mountain dogs topcoat is dense with an undercoat that may
be thick and sometimes showing. This breed almost became
extinct when much work they performed was supplied by
other breeds or by machines. It is still fairly rare at
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