In a longitudinal study of 389 BMD’s the life expectancy of male dogs was only 7.7 years and females, while a bit longer was only 8.8 years.( Klopfenstein, 2016). We got excited, but again studies showed major red flags. The BMD is a great family dog, loyal, excellent with children and animals. Along came one of the four Sennenhund breeds, the Bernese Mountain Dog (BMD). Since our primary criterion was destroyed, we started looking for breeds that fall in the same category as Golden Retrievers, namely an excellent family dog, good with children, not too spazzy and “plays well with other animals” traits. Over a 27 year period and 655 golden retrievers, “424 of the 652 (65.0%) were determined to have died because of cancer”( Kent, 2018) We were crushed. We were shocked when we read about a longitudinal study of Golden Retrievers and cancer rates. He is smart, loyal, chill, loves to swim, is a big cuddle bug and like all doodle hybrids, hardly sheds. This was due to our experience with Barklee, our silver Golden Doodle, who is arguably one of the best dogs I have ever owned. When researching breeds, we were set on Golden Doodles, a Golden Retriever/Poodle hybrid. The Thought Behind The Swissy Mountain Doodle.īarklee, Our Beloved Silver Golden Doodle with puppies. Poodle History Project – an extensive website devoted to the history of the Poodle.This is why out of all the hybrid breeds the poodle cross is so prevalent. Today’s popularity of the poodle stems from their temperament, intelligence, personality, and their low shedding fur type. The lion cut, where the hair on the head and chest were kept long, and the pompons (not pompoms), the tufts left on the joints and around the hips, were there to keep vital organs and joints warm, while the shaved areas were to allow better mobility through the water. However, the seemingly pompous haircut was not born of the aristocrats, but of the hunters that used them. Regardless of the origin, the Poodle has been associated with aristocracy since the 1800’s as there are countless painting of Lords and Ladies with their poodles, The Sun King (Louis the XIV) had a favorite named Filou, and Queen Anne is reported to have owned several of them. There is, however, no such breed as the “French Poodle.” In France, Poodles are known as the Caniche, or “duck dog.”ĭespite the Poodle’s association with France, the breed originated as a duck hunter in Germany, where the word “pudelin” refers to splashing in water. The Poodle is the national dog of France, and the French sure do love their Poodles. The British and American Kennel Clubs’ state the origin as German, however, the French Kennel Club report the origin as French. There is a difference of opinion about the origin of the species. This ancient breed of high intelligence was originally bred to be a waterfowl retriever, but over the years it has become so much more. The Poodle has been one of the most popular breed for years and is the primary foundation for over 100 hybrid breeds. Mid-Atlantic Greater Swiss Mountain Dog ClubĬharlie, our precious merle miniature poodle.The Greater Swiss Mountain Dog Club of America – History, temperament, beginners guide and health.To read a more detailed version of the breed visit: Rademacher, who imported the breed into the US in the late 1960’s, we might not have one of the best family oriented, child friendly, loyal dogs around. Frederick and Patricia Hoffman with the help of Perrin G. Albert Heim, who resuscitated the breed and J. By 1945 there were only 350-400 known Swissies left. However, by the early 1900’s, with the advent of tractors, people didn’t need the “poor man’s horse” anymore so the breed almost went extinct. For an agrarian society, there is little doubt to why they were were thought to be Switzerland’s most popular breed. Their faithful, family-oriented and dependable temperament could herd, guard, and pull great amounts of weight (the current world record for a Swissy is 4,800 pounds!). From there they were incorporated and bred into the local population of dogs.ĭue to their great size, Swissies were utilized by herders, farmers and merchants. The most prevalent theory is that the all Sennenhunds descend from the Roman Molossus when Julius Caesar brought his legions over the Alps. There are several theories to the origin of the species.
The Greater Swiss Mountain Dog, otherwise know affectionately as a “Swissy”, is the largest of the four Sennenhunds, The Swissy is an ancient working breed of dog that has a colorful beginning and almost tragic ending. Emmy, our first Greater Swiss Mountain Dog
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