Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs

Why A Swissy?

Most people have never heard of a Greater Swiss Mountain Dog, and neither had we until a number of years back.

Our journey to Swissies started with us wanting a dog. After lots of research, I was interested in a Bernese Mountain Dog. And that led me to its lesser known cousin the Swissy. And that's where the search ended. We were convinced that this was THE dog for us, and after finding our sweet girl Penny, we've never regretted taking on a Swissy.

Why?

*Swissies are 'people dogs'. They want to be with people.

*Swissies are wonderful with kids. They put up with them poking their eyes and hanging off their backs, they love to play with them, and view them as part of the family.

*Swissies have a great desire to please their people.

*Swissies have a sense of 'domain' that keeps them close to home and gives them a desire to watch over it. But they are not inclined to attack, and so make much better watch dogs than guard dogs.

*Swissies have been bred carefully since coming to America and have fairly few joint problems for a large breed dog.

*Swissies are beautiful. Their rust, black and white coloring is striking. Their coats are short, and this keeps them cooler in summer and makes them much lower maintenance.

*Swissies don't bark unless something is unsettling or threatening to them---they don't bark 'just because'.

*Swissies are not couch potatoes. They love to be active and play, and, yes, even work if you train them to.

*Swissies are incredibly intelligent.

These characteristics are just the tip of the iceburg when it comes to why we love Swissies. All these qualities sound great, but seeing them displayed in a dog with its own unique personality is amazing and honestly, just fun.

We encourage you, if you aren't too familiar with Swissies, to find out more about them. It's an incredible breed that too few people know about and has consequently been overlooked by many dog lovers. But I warn you, if you start down this path, you just might end up with a few Swissies of your own!

Monday, June 22, 2009

9 Weeks

Saturday, June 13, 2009

Our Little Swissy Herd

Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Pictures of the Boys

We were doing 'boy shots' today and got some good pics we wanted to share. The puppies are changing so fast they hardly look like their pictures from a few weeks ago!

Monday, June 1, 2009

Individual Puppy Pictures

Boy 1-----------------SOLD

Boy 2------------------SOLD

Boy 3-----------------SOLD

Boy 4-----------------SOLD

Girl 1-----------------------SOLD

Girl 2

Girl 3

Girl 4---------------SOLD

Friday, May 22, 2009

Thursday, May 21, 2009

4 1/2 Weeks

The pups have grown like weeds!

Penny has been a stellar mom and has made taking care of the puppies pretty easy. She started weaning them this week, and I'm glad of the need for more interaction with the pups. They can see pretty well, are running around, climbing and curious about everything! Their personalities are really starting to come out now, and it's amazing how eight little dogs can all be so different.

Here are some more recent photos of the pups.

Thursday, April 23, 2009

Pictures, As Promised!

They're here! Penny whelped eight healthy, fat, darling pups on 4/18/09 (or rather, started then and finished early the next morning---long night!). She four females and four males, all of which look just perfect.

Dew claws were removed yesterday, and Penny and her pups have settled down into a routine of eating and sleeping.

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