Greater Swiss Mountain Dog
Since the last book report I did was My Side Of The Mountain I thought I would do a mountain dog. So today I am going to write about the Greater Swiss Mountain Dog. This dog is a big mass of love when it comes to it and its master. They are just like a big teddy bear, a big droolly teddy bear.
Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs were originally used to pull carts and heard cattle and sheep.Yes, I said pull carts, they were so big they were used to pull carts of stuff like buckets of fish, bales of hey, etc. Basically they were used like horses, they could carry up to 300 pounds of dog food!
Swissies are not very active, and don't need a lot of exercise. There vary affectionate and easy to train. They actually don't need much grooming, just a weekly brushing and a quick wipe at the mouth from all the drool and they are fine.
Although the Greater Swiss Mountain Dog has some miner health issues they can be treated easily. Just watch out for stuff like CHD, shoulder OCD, and seizures have been occasionally seen. Other than that they live to be 10-12 years, and live it happily.
(information found from The Encyclopedia of Dog Breeds, Second Edition.)
Since the last book report I did was My Side Of The Mountain I thought I would do a mountain dog. So today I am going to write about the Greater Swiss Mountain Dog. This dog is a big mass of love when it comes to it and its master. They are just like a big teddy bear, a big droolly teddy bear.
Greater Swiss Mountain Dogs were originally used to pull carts and heard cattle and sheep.Yes, I said pull carts, they were so big they were used to pull carts of stuff like buckets of fish, bales of hey, etc. Basically they were used like horses, they could carry up to 300 pounds of dog food!
Swissies are not very active, and don't need a lot of exercise. There vary affectionate and easy to train. They actually don't need much grooming, just a weekly brushing and a quick wipe at the mouth from all the drool and they are fine.
Although the Greater Swiss Mountain Dog has some miner health issues they can be treated easily. Just watch out for stuff like CHD, shoulder OCD, and seizures have been occasionally seen. Other than that they live to be 10-12 years, and live it happily.
(information found from The Encyclopedia of Dog Breeds, Second Edition.)
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